Pope Innocent II

One of the most iconic work of art during the Hellenistic Age was the statue known as Laocoon Group or Laocoon and His Sons. Hellenism art was based on the respect people had for the Greek culture. The Hellenistic Age lasted from 323 BCE during the death of Alexander the Great, to 30 BCE shortly after the battle of Actium in 31 BCE. The countries and colonies in the eastern Mediterranean were the ones with the highest influence of the Hellenistic art. The statue of Laocoon and His Sons portrays Laocoon

Oscar Jacobson, who was also an art professor for the university, founded the Fred jones Jr. museum of art in 1936 (Wikipedia 2016). The museum is home to over ten thousand beautiful and very valuable pieces of art, including sculptures, paintings, and even some books. Recently, the museum had a collection of busts from the Immortales collection in Rome. This was the first time that many of these pieces have ever left Italy and was the only place in the United States that they have been. Whenever

is simply transmitting the information. But history clearly refutes this idea. African slavery in America received the full blessing of four centuries of popes. Considering the social and scientific disasters that the Church hierarchy (of all denominations) have been guilty of promoting, from the burning of witches to the enslavement of innocents, no thinking person could ever place blind faith in the fallible leadership of men. That's just a practical observation; let's turn to a more theoretical

Identification and evaluation of Sources This paper is going to use two major historical secondary sources as far as the persecution of the Jews between 1933-1945 in Germany is concerned. It generally addresses the question, “to what extent did pope Pius xii support Hitler’s persecution of the Jews?” One of the investigative sources which is used, is the book ‘The Papacy, the Jews and the Holocaust,’ written by Frank J Coppa and printed by the Catholic University of America Press in 2006. In this

a person by killing him or her. It has been recognised by the Australian Institute of Criminologythat people change over time and many murders can and do change their attitude towards crime. It is also wrong for everyone involved: the persecuted innocent, criminals and victims’ families, countries around the world need to replace capital punishment with life without parole, a safer and more inexpensive option and it does not effectively deter crime, and it doesn’t not give closure to victims’ families

anyone would be able to give their opinion on. This search lead me to the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis. Much to my surprise he is extremely popular in this modern time. Many call him the pope of the new world. The model of millions of Catholics around the world. As a child my family often had figures from the Catholic Church around the house. Saints, crosses and even small statues of popes who served in the past. As I grew older I came to realize that this was a common

In almost every society, there are crimes and violations of human rights. To deal with these things, there are laws that prescribe the prevention of their occurrences. However, if the law is broken, commensurate punishment is put on the violator. Depending on the seriousness of the crime, the punishment may be light such as imprisonment for up to one year with corresponding fines, or it could also be severe as death penalty. Capital punishment or death penalty is usually imposed on persons who

As society has advanced and time has progressed, it has become apparent that capital punishment should be abolished worldwide. Around the world, various countries continue to practice this brash, inhumane punishment. The legal system is intended to regulate citizen’s behaviour which aims to provide a smooth functioning society. When someone is sentenced to death, the legal system loses the “fair” aspect of the proceedings, as under no circumstances is the death penalty “fair”. Capital punishment

9PART I Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: The U.S. Bishops’ Reflection on Catholic Teaching and Political Life Introduction 1. As a nation, we share many blessings and strengths, including a tradition of religious freedom and political participation. However, as a people, we face serious challenges that are clearly political and also profoundly moral. 2. We are a nation founded on “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” but the right to life itself is not fully protected, especially

worldwide is abortion. The Catholic Church defines abortion as “the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is sacred from conception until natural death, and the taking of innocent human life, whether born or unborn, is morally wrong.” As the Catholic Church teaches, "Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with the Creator, who