The Corruption And Immorality Of The Catholic Church

Throughout my selected text, Johnson focuses on the church along with the subsequent androcentric image of God, and how it impacts woman around the world. She explains that throughout history, with the help of the church’s patriarchal nature and society’s values as a whole, woman have been seen “as a ‘defective male’…that must live in obedience to her [male counterpart,]…[ and who are often also referred to as the] ‘second sex’” (Johnson 92). This

Through the study of the records of courts, both secular and ecclesiastical, which exists in thousands of European and American archives and libraries, a patient and careful researcher can reconstruct particular images of “the world we have lost” and of the people who inhabited that world. From this vast, largely untapped repository of judicial records, Gene Brucker uses the notarial protocols of Ser Filippo Mazzei, which contains the transcripts of the litigation in the archiepiscopal court and the catasto records, which provides information about Florentine households, to piece together the dossier of Giovanni and Lusanna. The story of Giovanni and Lusanna explores the love and marriage in renaissance Florence and uncovers the gradation of the city’s social hierarchy and the role of women in society.

Lorenzo de’Medici had passed away leaving the city under control of his heir, Peiro. This took a huge toll on their lives once Peiro was ousted and the French King prepared to march his city through Florence. Alessandra, along with all the other unmarried girls, were forced to move out to convents for their own protection. However, this was an idea that Alessandra could not bare so she proposes that a marriage contract be made for her. It was important for Alessandra to stay in Florence, being a city that is the center of an explosion of artistic enterprise, she was eager to know about the latest news. So Alessandra was married off to an elegant middle-aged man named Cristoforo, who is very well-versed in art and literature. Cristoforo promises Alessandra freedom to do all that she wants, but on her wedding night, Alessandra soon finds out that her marriage is just a lie. Infact, her husband only married her so that his homosexuality wouldn’t be discovered. Cristoforo was actually in love with Alessandra's brother, Tomaso. At times, Cristoforo would leave home for a while and during one of his times away, he came back with Alessandra's brother. Alessandra, realizing that her marriage was anything but normal, became depressed and had an emotional breakdown. Cristoforo believed that her crying was due to a miscarriage, so he turned the nursery into an art studio for

During the time of corruption in the Catholic Church, Protestantism was growing because of the influences of politics, corruption within the Catholic Church, and Renaissance ideas. Many Catholics were unhappy with the Catholic Church because of all the corruption in the church, and they wanted reformation. The Catholic Church wouldn’t be able to stop the growth of Protestantism.

Because Marinella could complete her formal education, she was exposed to the popularized literature, art, and political climate of Venice in the early renaissance. This allowed her to directly experience the misogynist arguments that would influence her feminist ideas. The Nobility and its respective advocacy for women serves as a direct response to Passi’s Defects of Women. In Lucrezia Marinella and the ‘Querelle des Femmes’ in Seventeenth Century Italy written by Paola Malpezzi Price and Christine M. Ristaino, Passi’s treatise is analyzed: Passi satirizes intellectual women, and comes to close to suggesting that women are different species. He asserts that women are like animals because both women and animals are devoid of reason and virtue (Malpezzi Price and Ristaino, 108). These claims of Passi set a precedent for the argument of Marinella in The Nobility. She focused primarily on the nature of women and argued that women were superiority of men. Commenting on the extreme nobility and virtue of women, Marinella contends that because women are the nobler sex, they inevitably perform their duties better

Corruption in the Catholic Church was real; the Church has always had a strong present in Mexico since the beginnings. For instance, those in the strong circle of the Church who are not part of the clergy have always been men of power who hold swayed over the government. They have passed laws that benefit the Church, such as the example I pointed out before of Title 1. Precisely, for this reason, was why the Mexican liberals hated the clergy. The main problem and reason why the anti-clerical liberals wanted to remove the clergy in Government was “Fueros”, which means corporate immunities. For the Church, corporate immunities meant that if there was a transgression in the clerical power they were subjected to a different form of justice than the Mexican people. The Liberals saw it as the highest form a corruption because basically those part of the clergy circle who were men of power could get away with corruption. Laws like the example that was given were what ultimately what triggered the anti-clerical liberals to fight back, and that is why by 1861 when Benito Juarez re-established the Mexican government. Once Benito Juarez establishes the Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857, the Catholic Church was slowly starting to lose the control it had over the Government.

The extent of Cordova's debriefing on the intersection of gender with the aforementioned themes is in relation to the hagiographers preference in imagery of the penitent and discalced nuns over imagery of the crowned nuns. The reason being that the crowned nuns threatened the Counter-Reformation efforts of orthodoxy and had the power to "… threaten male ecclesiastical power if left unchecked" (Cordova 164). However, what Cordova fails to note in both the popularization of imagery like the Virgin of Guadalupe and the crowned nuns, is the significance in their depiction as not only females idols, but chaste female idols. Their chastity is an integral characteristic of their being and womanhood, which is reflective of the Enlightenment era's emphasis on creating defined gender roles, pushing beyond the mere difference in genitalia to describe anatomical depth. The female gender was subsequently subscribed to the importance of their modesty and chastity. Therefore, the aggrandization of female religious icons is not just symptomatic of the plight of New Spain to develop a unique and respected identity, but is also in direct relation to the enforcement of strict gender conformant. These two

Lucretia, the most virtuous wife in Roman society, is a prime example of one who holds this highly honorable roman virtue. When Lucretia was given two options (to be accused of adultery or to be raped) she chose the more honorable (yet more brutal) choice for this time period. Lucretia decided she would rather be raped than allow a disgrace to fall upon her family (101). So, Lucretia’s choice inevitably portrays the idea that she respects her husband and is completely devoted to keeping her husband’s pure reputation which overall demonstrates her value of being pietas.

The Prioress’s eagerness to impress Ambrosio, the celebrity of Madrid sheds light on her ambition which is further illustrated in a later scene during the Procession where the Prioress harboured “secret pride at displaying the pomp and opulence of her Convent” (269). These details underline how the Prioress essentially treats St. Clare Convent as her own domain where she can gain fulfilment by enhancing its prestige. As such, she subjects Agnes to “all the rigour of which severe laws admit” as a vengeance over her injured pride. Her fixation on her own aspiration at the expense of others which verges on cruelty is represented by her indifference towards Agnes’s “tears and sighs” which demonstrates her “penitence” and “contrition”. (177) The Prioress metes out extreme punishment to Agnes despite other nuns including Mother Camilla and Mother St. Ursula supplicating her to “mitigate the severity of [Agnes’s] sentence” because she deems ruthless treatment of Agnes as the only way to “convince Ambrosio that [she] abhors such crimes” (177). The Prioress’s tendency to abuse power is further exacerbated by the fact that she exercises “absolute will” in St. Clare Convent as shown by her dismissal of the “opposition to [her] will and assertion that those supplications “will be unavailing” because “[her]

Do you know how many of your County neighbors are barely making ends meet—often not earning enough to cover just one unexpected expense? A recent survey revealed that about 46% of Americans don’t feel they have enough money to cover a $400 emergency expense. Rather than paying it outright, these individuals and families have to put the expense on a credit card or simply cannot cover it.

As one knows today, there are many Churches around the whole world. Although there are many today, back in the 1500’s, there was only one Church, and that is the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church was a corrupt church back at the time but no one really knew about it. One reason is because peasants and other lower-class people didn’t understand Latin so they couldn’t read the Bible except for the priests. This gave the pope and the whole church administration an idea to get huge wealth. They used relics,sacred items, to their advantage to give false hope to people, gave indulgences, a ticket to heaven, for money, and with this money the Catholic Church grew more powerful than the king. Then a man named Martin Luther started practicing the

History is not just about events that happen throughout the course of time, it is also about the people who helped created the historical moments in history, its is about those who brought about change. History contained a multitude of things from politics to religion. Their are many individuals whose names are common to many, and others who aren't as common but still made a huge difference. Every individual made a contribution and an impact to the history of the world. The first individual that I chose was Martin Luther. Luther challenged the teaching and practices of the Catholic church during a time in history when most would not, because of persecution. The second individual that I choose was Thomas Jefferson, Not only did he contribute

According to Strayer and Nelson, “The roman catholic church had more power than many empires during the 15th century.” This power was generated from the morality it introduced to its people bringing many together. This brought many people together for a similar belief making the church even more powerful socially and politically. As stated by Strayer and Nelson, “the empires often selected church officials for the catholic church.” This gave the kings a perception of power that would keep them at peace with the power that the church actually had. It also kept the empires from fighting for the power keeping the number of followers strong. Which kept the social and political cohesion between the empires strong. The roman catholic church generated social and political power that was hard to destroy

The Roman Church dominated the western world from 590-1517. Subject to the Roman Catholic Church were areas of religion, politics, education, philosophy, and art. Biblical doctrines and principles were none existent creating an opportunity for corruption to ensue. This was a dark period for Christianity. Rome’s teachings were created to control and exploit the population. Corruption of the Church in the Middle Ages was caused by neglecting true doctrine and giving place to greed and power.

“Useless Beauty” is the story of Countess de Mascaret and her husband, Count de Mascaret. During their eleven-year marriage, they have seven children and the Countess has fallen deaf to otiose adulation from her husband. The Countess feels as though her husband loves her only because he asserts claim over her youth and life, over her ability to have children. He loves their children not as a father but again as a victory over her youth and life. One day the