Pope Pius II

war. The main reason of this document was because for Pope, the missile crisis was a very prophetic moment. This was like a message for peace to the superpowers who were locked in the world threatening contest. The documents talks about the rights and duties for the people which includes the right to live, which includes the proper

Catholics view the Pope as the 'Vicar of Christ', the visible head of the church on Earth; thus, he is a supreme power in the Church. The teaching about his primacy is rooted in the belief that he is the spiritual successor of St. Peter, who was given the responsibility to care for the Church. The Pope has supreme authority over church councils and should be respected by all other bishops. However, the Pope's

Christianity. He believed that 'the renewal of the Catholic Church willed by the Second Vatican Council has come to a standstill.' (Kung:1971:9) The transformation of Roman Catholicism both by the councils of Trent, Vatican I and II was believed to have been needed in order to look ay the way in which the Christian tradition encapsulates the truth of the religion. Both the Vatican councils attempted to transform Roman Catholicism. Before I can first look at Kungs

Testament, this doctrine proclaimed that “...the bishop of Rome (the pope) as the successor of Saint Peter (traditionally considered as the first bishop of Rome), should hold a preeminent position in the church (Spielvogel, page 378)”; this way, the Pope would be recognized as supreme over all bishops, and therefore give the church a leader to look up to. And there was one pope in particular, that was a very strong leader: Pope Gregory I, or Gregory the Great. When he took the position in the sixth

The Two Vatican Councils: Journey of Faith in the Modern World ¬Introduction Faith is the foundation for any Christian to exercise hope, charity, and good works and enter into a communion with God. Our notion of faith as Catholics is rooted in Christ whom we know through the Church’s traditions and the Scriptures. It is our concept and belief in God that the Church holds true and protected from error since the time of the early Christians. As Avery Dulles maintains, “theologians have taken faith

In the beginning of the 20th century, Pope Pius X had initiated a liturgical movement, in which he wrote a document in 1903 on sacred music entitled “Tra le sollectitudini,” (Hitchcock). In the Second Vatican Council, the fathers produced the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which was their first work. This Constitution was entitled Sacrosanctum Concilium (1963). In the Constitution, the fathers described the use of liturgy as vital in Catholic life, thus calling for liturgical reform. This reform

Michelangelo Buonarrati      The typical stereotype of artists of the past, is a lonely, tormented outsider, who creates his art through his pain and anguish. Well Michelangelo was just that. In fact the stereotype is modeled after him. He was an unsociable loner who didn’t have many friends, lovers, or even assistants to help him. His temper and rudeness drove others away from him and kept him lonely. However, even though he was not the most likeable or social guy, he

Why did Urban II call for a crusade in 1095? In order to establish reasons for Urban’s call for a crusade in 1095, we need to look at many accounts of the time, and find out what was happening in the rest of the Christian world which influenced both what and when he said what he did to launch the first crusade. At the time, religion played a major role in almost everyone’s daily lives, and the belief system of the afterlife was extremely strong. It was true that every Christian had a very vivid

Catherine's parents and to secure some other agreements between the two countries. In the Catholic Church, it was forbidden to marry the wife of a deceased brother. A papal dispensation was required for the marriage. It was easily obtained from Pope Julius II. Henry VII died before the marriage took place but Henry VIII immediately married Catherine once he became

in 1487; this would make Michelangelo about thirteen years old. In 1508, Michelangelo started his famous work on the Sistine Chapel, which was requested by Pope Julius II who asked if he could paint and decorate the ceiling, according the Accademia; at this time Michelangelo was in his thirties. The chapel is used for ceremonies by the Pope and is also now a part of the Museums of the Vatican in Vatican City. The paintings in the chapel by Michelangelo took four years to complete, and according