Pope Innocent III

church’s fought for and rose to a higher power. Pope Innocent III was responsible for the new church law, called the canons, and church reform that was established during this time. Pope Innocent III’s time as the pope was really the main turning point for the powers that the church had. This is evident in the canons that were established and written by him and a council of the estimated over 1000 church officials of different titles, during his time as pope. The canons are a clear representation of some

Pope Innocent III to many people is a savior of Christianity. He is thought of very highly because he was one of the most influential and powerful popes of the Middle Ages. Pope Innocent III not only made a mark on everyday citizens of his reign, but especially so to the Roman Catholics. The election of Pope innocent III happened to him at the age of thirty-seven on 8 January 1198, his real name was Lothar of Segni. Many popes before him had let the Christian values slip through their fingers, ultimately

versus that of the spiritual: Emperor/kings Henry IV and John of England, and the popes who aggressively challenged their exertions of authority, Pope Gregory VII

The history of the church under the leadership of Innocent III (1160-1216) is one f the widely studied stories across the globe. According to the records, he was one of the most powerful and influential popes who extended wide influence in both the Christian and legal issues across Europe. Pope Innocent III was central in supporting the Holy War as well as Catholic Church reforms through his quite number of decretals. He understood to better extend the canon law, thus used most of his legal knowledge

Pope Innocent III began a sequence of changes that influenced the face of secular and ecclesiastical Europe through careful use of law and political manipulation. It has been remarked that the papacy acquired and retained the most power under the leadership of Pope Innocent III during the late 12th and early 13th centuries. I plan to examine sources primarily pertaining to the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215 and secondly to a collection of Innocent III’s papal letters. In my analysis, I hope to draw

unprecedented to this time. When discussing these points in history, it is important to discuss how such events came to be, and whilst the sacking of Zara and Constantinople are not in question, what is in question is how much of a role did Pope Innocent III did play in the 4th Crusade? Was he the mastermind, or was control of the 4th Crusade taken from him? This

order to partake in a successful crusade one must fulfill that mission. In the case of the Fourth Crusade, which took place from 1202-1204, regaining control of Jerusalem was the objective at hand. The proclamation of a Fourth Crusade came from Pope Innocent III in 1198 when he became “determined to restore Christian control over the Holy Land.” The envoys even delivered a message to the Doge saying that they “have taken the sign of the cross to avenge the shame done to Jesus Christ, and to reconquer

during the papacy of Pope Gregory VII. He saw the Church as an active organization that had to create “right order in the world”. Gregory VII thought that the papacy was superior to Kings and Emperors and he was very confrontational with them. His ideas drove the papacy to strive toward a “papal monarchy”. The Canon Laws were created as a basis for the Church to preside over matters pertaining to clergy as well as many civil areas such as marriage, adoption, and inheritance. The pope and bishops had the

The Flopped Crusade The Crusaders were created by Pope Innocent III in 1889. The Crusaders fought against Christian blood, just to have more money. The Crusaders were not even in it for religious purposes. The Crusaders failed to support enough troops, and made a decision to either stick with the Christians, their own religion, or to ditch their religion and all of its beliefs. In the end, Alexius III, the person who was going to give the Crusaders the money, did not have any and the Crusaders ended

In 1095, at the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II began a striking expedition to Jerusalem in order to release the city from Muslim control. His moving campaign and the promise of an immense reward was inspirational to the many willing participants. One must essentially understand that the leaders of these crusades connected almost every accomplishment to the works of God, and felt a huge moral obligation to take back what once belonged to Him. The extent of the crusades shows the deep devotion