Pope Innocent II

Dante and Machiavelli were both writers who felt that society and leaders were greatly mislead in their approach of operating the state. Yet even they had very contrasting beliefs in their view of what was ideal for a society to function properly. Machiavelli judges religious or political leaders is based there’s ability to maintain order and unity, regardless of whether one or not need these leaders put there morality and ethics aside for this greater benefit of one’s state. This differs greatly

sculpture was commissioned by Pope Julius II, in an attempt to mirror his “larger than life” reputation and personality. Michelangelo’ Moses along with other pieces of sculpture and artwork were to be enshrined in the Pope’s planned resting place, with the Moses statue placed opposite of another figure of Saint Paul. However, it would never come to be, as the Moses sculpture would not be completed until more than 30 years after Pope Julius’ death in 1513. Pope Julius II had commissioned Michelangelo

As humans have changed and progressed throughout history, so has their art- from cave paintings to Greek sculptures to the incredible realism of the Renaissance. In addition, throughout history art has been questioned- why did the artist make this? What are they trying to convey? What is the purpose, the symbol, the reason? Every artist has a motive for creating, and it may be as honorable as challenging a social injustice, or as mundane as a commission. The three most universal motives for making

she would get through this. Adelina grew strong. She wouldn’t remarry to anyone. She promised to herself she would raise her children to be brave just like their father. She gave birth to a second boy months after Peter had died. She named him Peter II, but the young child died at age two because a disease struck the town. Adeline was heart broken. She now only had Stephan and she treated him with love and care every second of every day. She told him stories of the brave knight Peter Roland and taught

Many people seen him as greedy for himself, and constantly worried about making a name in history for himself, and money for the church. Pope Leo X, was a member of the Medici family. This family created a name for itself through a bank and many smart bargaining. Leo was an exceptional person that everyone loved and felt they had that connection with. He grew up in a wealthy family, but

Todeschini-Piccolomini, nephew of Pius II and a renowned man of virtue as the new pontiff who then took the name of Pius III. The newly elected pope died twenty-six days later. In this conclave, Giuliano finally succeeded in gathering enough votes for his claim of the papal seat . Most notably known as the Warrior Pope,

Palazzo Piccolomini, Pienza, Tuscany Abstract 14th century marks one of the biggest shifts in European history, a shift in thought, literature, arts, culture and society, leading to a change in the way of life. The Renaissance played a major role in modelling people’s thoughts and beliefs in Europe and the effects of it were far reaching. This period changed how people enjoyed and perceived beauty. People were being drawn back to the classical school of thinking. They kept trying to improve and

Catholic church is the world’s largest religious group united under one leader (the Pope) so therefore it has tremendous influence over world politics. This means that when the pope says ‘I declare that direct abortion, that is, abortion willed as an end or as a means, always constitutes a grave moral disorder, since it is the deliberate killing of an innocent human being’2 a lot of people believe his orders and deny innocent women their right to choose.3 Mother Teresa was also a staunch opponent of abortion

Euthanasia is the ability to choose to die willingly. This could be through terminal sickness or near fatal injury of which there is a high chance of dying anyway. The topic is very divisive but currently under Australian law, euthanasia is illegal and considered murder. It is seen as dying without dignity to people who are against euthanasia such as the view that each life is sacred and euthanasia would bring about an increased disregard for life. People in the condition of terminal or incurable

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, by the Rev. Elaine Gallagher Gehrmann:   Most of us know that the Roman Catholic church teaches that life begins at conception, and yet most of us don't know that this is a relatively recent change. It wasn't until 1869 that Pope Pius IX decreed that "ensoulment" takes place at conception. Up until then, the Catholic church had taught that "life" begins at 40 days gestation for a male and 80 days for a female, and therefore abortions before those 40 or 80 day periods were not