On a sunny day in The Vatican, one of the most beloved popes died. Twelve cardinals were to vote for the next pope, however four of them went missing out of nowhere one morning, so some officials went to the most qualified people they could ever go to.
Traveling over 5,000 miles they came to a little quiet school in Peachtree Corners with not much happening until the phone rang in Doc’s room asking for Mr.West, Mr.Nail, and Ms.Sanders immediately. They went to the front where three officials were standing and rushed them out to PDK Airport to fly back to Rome. While there, Mr. West asked why they were chosen instead of hundreds of other professors and more qualified teachers. One of the officials said that kids are more clever and like puzzles. So on they went, knowing that this mission could be fatal but they were up to the challenge.
Once they arrived, they got to work to find out who these Cardinals were. However, the Vatican granted access to only a few documents in the Secret Archives and only a few had the names of the Cardinals. But with a Vatican official, they could gain more access to more documents including secrets that The Vatican would allow outsiders to see. Since they knew it would be only a matter of time before the next pope would be selected, they had to
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When the phone rang on that day, he was the first to realize that the people at the front desk were Vatican officials and was put in charge of the investigation. Mr. Nail was almost the same but he was the taller stronger one. He would be the brawn of the group while Mr.West would be ⅓ of brain while Mr.Nail would be another ⅓ barin. Ms.Sanders was selected to be the historian for the team. She had just finished reading about the Secret Archives and knew her way around the Vatican. She wasn’t afraid of blood and was one of the smartest. Together they would work as one and in theory track down who the kidnapper
The age leading up to the first crusade is detailed by many current historians, as well as Pope Urban II, as a time period where inhabitants "rage[d] against [their own] brothers and cut each other [to] pieces" (Peters, Baldric of Dol, 31) for economic and social advancement. In spite of these references, many people today believe that the Pope instigated the crusades for the sole reason of reclaiming Jerusalem. However, other motivations such as supplementary religious factors and the chance for economic, social, and political gain also played major roles. These motivations were not experienced supremely by the Pope; in fact he needed to instill these inspirations in all Christians to evoke their will to fight. The holy land had long
Greetings, pope Leo. I believe I have some pointers for you and the Church. I believe you should follow them so your followers continue to follow you.
She sat down in her chair and waited for her boss to brief her about the next mission. Mr.Smith said, “As you all know, all of you have been looking up certain people for a good reason. This reason has to link to your next assignment. Julia you have been looking up facts about Mr. Gefish and Boris you have been studying a new drug that can cure any disease. Both of you will be an undercover drug store salesman because one of Mr. Gefish’s worker will deliver the drug to Maxwell Rowman, but we will find Rowman and take him to our headquarters and investigate him on why he needs the drug. The delivery is set for tonight at 10, so be ready by six so we can suit you guys up and go over the basic attacks. This meeting is dismissed. ”Everyone hurried out of the meeting room and went back to
The papacy – the office held by the pope as head of the Catholic Church - gained great power from the sixth through eighth centuries, and there are several reasons for this surge in influence. Starting around 590, Pope Gregory I sought to convert Teutonic invaders to Christianity. Islam was also in play, as it had taken over most of Asia and Africa. According to Earl Cairns, by trying to win Teutonic tribes to Christianity, the medieval church “…further centralized its organization under papal supremacy and developed the sacramental-hierarchical system characteristic of the Roman Catholic Church.”
Pope Paul III (pope till 1534-1549) designated a commission that documented the lack of education of some clergy and scandals that went on within the Church. Pope Pual III rejected a last-ditch attempt to reach an agreement on the issue of salvation through faith alone (Luther felt the same). Gian Pietro Carafa established an inquisition in Rome by outrooting Protestantism in Italy. He became Pope Paul IV despite the rejection of The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Paul IV invented the "ghetto," in 1555 he stated that the jews were guilty of killing Christ and deserved to be
Pope- A man who is a head of the Roman Catholic Church and The Bishop of Rome.
Pope John Paul the Second It was recently this year that the Catholic world had lost its leader,
Talking with each of the people. “Have you seen any suspicious figures?” Everyone would answer no. It seemed that no one saw a single thing. It was time after that to check around the bodies. One of the officer’s called out “Found something!” The detective quickly walked over, “What did you find?” As he looked down he would see a piece of a tuxedo. With each of the men wearing one that was questioned, it seemed one of them did it. “An odd coincidence.” On the drive back to the precinct the detective thought about all the things in his head. “There was the piece of the tuxedo missing, but both men wore one. Only thirty five men had access, three questions, and one let go. Two murders, no connection…Random…?” The detective had his answer by that time. As he walked into the precinct he had both men put into the interrogation room. “So who did it..?” Neither one of them answered. “Let me see your Tuxedo.” They showed him, with each of them having a piece missing… “So who is holding out..? Who did it?” Both of them looked at each other. “So, it was both of you, hmm?” Their faces went red mostly out of fear. Everyone in the room went silent, while the detective had handcuffs placed onto their hands. He would fully wander if they had actually done it together, or if it was just one of them. “Another day’s work completed.” He thought… “Another day’s
Daniel: The family was forced to leave their home at 5:00 a.m. and head to the civil control station. They were on a train for about a day and a half on the ride to the assembly center. Finally, after the uncomfortable ride the family arrived
With that being said, popes of the earlier years had to find a way to attain authority over the church. Pope
The Bishops and Archbishops were crucial part of the church. They were church leaders and they sat on the king's council to make important decisions for their empire. The Bishops and Archbishops were next only to the Cardinals, who would assist the Pope with a variety of needs. They were the sole caretakers of everything related to the Roman Catholic Church.
Now they had to make approaches to end the schism. They first thought to attempt to win the mutual cession of both popes, so it would clear the way for the election of a new one. The other idea was to secure the resignation of the one in favor of the other. But at the end, both of the approaches failed and now each pop considered himself fully legitimate, and too much was at stake for either to make a magnanimous concession. They realized that there was now only one way, to go to a special church council empowered to depose of them both.
According to Jim Colin’s idea of the “high-performance organization” (Eric M. Eisenberg, P.111), Pope Francis has achieved “Level 5 leadership” or the highest quality of leadership, in which the corresponding essential quality of character is modesty. Pope Francis’s personal humility about one’s accomplishments and a profound commitment to the good of the society makes his leadership appealing and successful. He is humble and is able to have a modest view of one’s own importance. Pope Francis denies himself the luxuries and being accessible, making himself more approachable and attempts to get in touch with others. For instance, instead of living in the Apostolic Palace, he chooses to live in a Vatican residence alongside visiting clergy and
People often say that if from the inception of the Catholic Church, she had taught and proclaimed the truth, then why would the Church hold a Council to change all of what the Catholic Church held to be true. It would seem then that Vatican II would be contrary to Church teaching over the century’s. This disingenuous view was contrary to what Vatican II did nor embodied the content. One can see notable instances of continuity in the Church’s teaching on major issues through the Council and its documents. The Council did materialize for a reason. Pope John XXIII was seeking a breath of fresh air in the Church, to let the spirit blow in. Our Holy Father was looking for engagement with mundanity, which up to now, was treated as if it was
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 of their faith all of them respect and follow the Pope at the head of the church. Even today the Pope still holds authority, and the Papacy has morphed into a beacon of goodwill that simply shows the goodness of mankind. So why still do people disparage him as “demonic” or “the antichrist”? To know this let us truly start at the beginning.