Popes

The Papacy The Papacy, which is the power the Pope has, and the hierarchy he is the head of, has a long history filled with corruption, greed, but also good. The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church, controller of the faith, and yet throughout history, Popes have not been all that faithful, but terribly corrupt and sinful. So if it was so sinful, then why is the Papacy still so prominent in today’s society? In the world today, over 1.2 million people are Roman Catholics and supposedly because

recognized successor to St. Peter, who was ordained by Jesus Christ as the bishop of Rome and the leader of the universal church, the pope represents the spiritual authority of Christendom and stands as a symbol of union within the Catholic Church. The continual succession, from as early as 32 AD until present day, has seen a total of 265 popes (The List of Popes) hold the title of "Vicar of Christ," and this unbroken chain of leadership stands as a testament to the enduring significance of the papacy

The Shroud of Turin, called “[the] icon of love, of Christ’s great love for humankind” by Pope Francis, is one of the most debatable human artefacts of which has gone under the most extensive and scrutinising research in human history – still to this day. The shroud is a rectangular linen cloth – around 4.37 metres long and 1.13 metres wide – and is centuries old. The main highlight and mystery of the shroud is that it contains two appearances of a disfigured, naked man. This image however is not

Pope Leo X was originally named Giovanni de’ Medici was born in Florence, Italy on December 11, 1475 and died on December 1,1521 in Rome. He was raised in the culturally sophisticated city of Florence, Italy and was born in a family of renowned people of the arts and politics. Pope Leo X was the son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was the ruler of the Florentine republic and was destined religious life, as he became a Cardinal Deacon at the age of 13. He received the best education in Europe and

Rebellious and Pope are two words that generally do not go together, but that is not the case for Pope Francis. The Roman Catholic Church’s new Pope, Pope Francis, has come in to power with the ambition to transform the Vatican for the better. Will the Pope Change the Vatican? Or Will the Vatican Change the Pope? is an article written by Robert Draper and published by national geographic. The article explains the Popes origin and his progressive changes to the Vatican to revert the Catholic Church

Pope Urban II delivers a touching an inspiring speech that is meant to highlight the importance of trusting in God in one attempt to overcome their challenges. The pope delivers the message at a time when there is turmoil and the country had been subjected to chaos to misunderstanding by the kings and rulers at the time. In his speech the religious leader employs a prayer in their attempt to convince their followers to embark of the dangerous journey and rescue what belongs to them based on the motivation

11th century, Pope Gregory VII not only enacted moral alterations within the Church that had continuous effects, but the Pope also clashed with a political leader Henry IV. This indicates that these changes are defined as a revolution because a revolution is a sudden and vast change that has lasting effects. Although most of the prominent modifications enacted by Pope Gregory VII altered the ethical lives of Church leaders still remain important today, the doctrines established by the Pope and the emerging

Pope Benedict XI Efforts to End War I Pope Benedict XI must be one of the greatest Papal ever. At the time of his leadership it was a moment great quest by Christians in Europe and the world to get someone with divine prophetic call to shape the end of the war I. Pope Benedict XI is hailed as having had great desire to help Europe stop carnage and destruction of innocent lives and property. He must have used his gifted voice to call for warring nation to make peace by use of peaceful means such

was fought over the Christian control of Holy Lands. Pope Urban II initiated the war in the 11th century to try and take back control over the Holy Lands from the Muslims. There are eight official crusades that did not achieve their goal of gaining control. The Crusades lasted for nearly two centuries, and the effects can still be seen to this day. The Crusade began after Pope Urban II gave a speech to the community asking them to help. When Pope Urban II gave his speech he wanted to aid the Byzantines

The Sistine Chapel was built in 1475, by Pope Sixtus IV. It is best known for its paintings on the ceiling by renaissance artist Michelangelo. Originally Michelangelo was going to make a sculpture, but the Pope tricked him and had other plans. One of the most famous Biblical scenes “The Last Judgement” is painted on the ceiling. Michelangelo’s work took him four years to complete, and was finally revealed to the public on November 1, 1512. The Sistine Chapel is one of the centers of Christianity