Pope Gregory XII

governed more cogently. Francis could no longer handle the duties of overseeing so many people, so Pope Honorius III required him to bring more organization to the order. At this time, Francis appointed Peter of Catanii as minister general to oversee the order. Within a year, Francis wrote a more formal letter to govern the order. Over the next few years, he would debate and revise the rule. In 1223, Pope Honorius III approved the Third Order. The Beginning of the End Over the next few years, his health

In the same way we see another corrupt pope having the same problem when pope John XXIII quoted: “Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one.” Just in saying that shows you how easily persuade and corruptible he was. Woman weren't his only downfall being pope, but other corrupted sins such as: Simony. It started when Pope John wanted a third occupation after advancing in his military position and then getting his doctorate being

reign of Pope Clement V; and there was now a movement to return the center of power back to Rome. This movement was first truly seen under Pope Gregory XI and his successor Pope Urban VI. Earlier Pope Urban V had moved the center to Rome but it had been proven to be no more than a temporary idea; he had gone back to Avignon to die and there his replacement, Pope Gregory XI was elected . This along with other political problems and circumstances created a split in the loyalty among

there were two Popes who both claimed full authority over the Catholic Church and he people were divided they didn’t know whom to follow. King Philip did not like the pope elected after Pope Gregory XI died, Pope Gregory XII. (http://www.britannica.com) He was an Italian pope, King Philip decided to elect a Pope who ruled from Avignon, Pope Benedict XIII. (http://www.britannica.com) The idea of two popes destroyed the idea of unified church, which is The Great Schism. The two Popes were constant rivals

Amelia Kasgorgis Ms. Argue Mission March, 10 2015 The Great Schism The Great Schism of 1378 was caused when the papal court, which was based in Rome, elected an Italian Pope named Pope Urban VI. The French cardinals refused to accept the Italian Pope so they announced that his election was invalid and elected a new Pope, Pope Clement VII. Urban VI began to show absence in self control when he criticized the cardinals for their luxury and laziness and when he revealed his plan of reforming the Church

between three popes in the Roman Catholic Church. This political upheaval within the Roman Catholic Church caused distrust of the western civilization towards the church. It began after the Avignon Papacy or the more commonly referred to, “Babylonian captivity of the papacy” which was when the papal court was moved to France and French cardinals who later became popes from 1309-1378 resided in Avignon, France (a total of seven French popes by the papal names Clement V all the way to Gregory XI, who moved

crowned Emperor by Pope John XII in 962, officially recognising the German Kings as successors to the Carolingians, and by extension, the Roman Empire of old. It was during the Salian dynasty however, which replaced the Ottonian dynasty in 1024, that the first conflict between the papacy and the empire would take place. Pope Gregory VII vocally objected to the practice of secular kings appointing individuals to ecclesiastical offices, leading to the Investiture Controversy between Gregory and King Henry

Papacy and Power, “Popes have been ‘players’ in the world since at least the fifteenth century pontificate of pope Leo the Great.” Weigel was precise, the political role of the pope has been in place since 440 A.D. and significantly increased following the sack of Rome. As stated earlier, the unbroken line of bishops starting with St. Peter was not recognized as the papacy until centuries later. In 312, churches emerged and became public buildings. With that being said, popes of the earlier years

shortcomings, and beliefs, but they are all inextricably linked. Though the Middle Ages have been called Dark, they always had the light of the Church shining in them. The Early Ages started in 476 A.D. with the fall of Rome to barbarian tribes. The Popes from that time on had to run everything themselves, due to a lack of support from Byzantium, the eastern part of the empire. “Severed from Byzantium, and with Rome in the hands of the Barbarians, the West had only itself on whom it could rely.2” The

more power: the Pope or a king? The power struggle between religious leaders and leaders of nations came into fruition around the eleventh century and lasted for hundreds of years afterward. As Popes tried to gain power, their decisions were seen as corrupt by numerous Europeans. Dante Alghieri, through his book The Inferno, establishes his negative opinion by his portrayal of Popes. Machiavelli does the same in The Prince, often pointing out the shortcomings of Popes. At the time, Popes portrayed themselves