Pope Pius III

attempt at the papal seat failed when the cardinals chose Cardinal Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini, nephew of Pius II and a renowned man of virtue as the new pontiff who then took the name of Pius III. The newly elected pope died twenty-six days later. In this conclave, Giuliano finally succeeded in gathering enough votes for his claim of the papal seat . Most notably known as the Warrior Pope,

although it would’ve been persuasive, it was also risky. The Pope was a very influential and powerful figure, therefore by explicitly exposing the him to the public, Erasmus could’ve been severely punished. However, by using satire, his crime will be less severe and yet he could still get his point across the audience. In his pamphlet, Erasmus used mostly humor to criticizes Pope Julius II. For example, on page four, Erasmus pointed out that the Pope had the “belch and stink like a man just come from a drunken

and happy” (25). Niccolo Machiavelli considers Cesare Borgia to be a great example to follow if one wishes to apprehend, secure, and strengthen their principalities. Cesare Borgia was a great prince whom gained his principality through his father Pope Alexander VI by fortune. He exhibited great prowess to secure his state, but lost it to unfortunate fortune, that led to his fall and death. Cesare Borgia, called Duke Valentino, came into power through “his roots in the state that the arms and fortune

The man chosen for this paper will be no one than Niccolo Machiavelli. Machiavelli was a many things during this life such as a politician, humanist, a writer, but most important he was the founder of modern ideas on who we look at politics and day to day situations. Machiavelli was born May 3 1469 in Italy. He was born during a important era in Europe called the Renaissance era were art, and humanism began to flourish. Machiavelli had other idea as giving in depth look how rulers and states must

social organization of the state and the rising of totalitarian regimes, which represented a threat to the principles of the individual that the Church defended. Popes Pius XI and Pius XII defended the rights of each person in their statements. These notions signified also a development in the idea of religious freedom. However, it would be Pope John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council who would affirm clearly the stance of the Church on this issue. The totalitarian states claimed an ethical state that

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, by the Rev. Elaine Gallagher Gehrmann:   Most of us know that the Roman Catholic church teaches that life begins at conception, and yet most of us don't know that this is a relatively recent change. It wasn't until 1869 that Pope Pius IX decreed that "ensoulment" takes place at conception. Up until then, the Catholic church had taught that "life" begins at 40 days gestation for a male and 80 days for a female, and therefore abortions before those 40 or 80 day periods were not

strongly endorsed the principle of Subsidiarity, supporting the belief that areas concerned with provision should be managed at local level, by various community based groups. The wording used in the papal encyclical Quadragesimo Anno in written by Pope Pius X1 in1931 as cited by (Ibid) illustrates this endorsement. The language used in the encyclical reflects the dominance and

longstanding grievances, some were nationalists and some were liberals. Despite all having different ideas and aims they all resoundingly agreed that Italy needed change. The hopes of the various revolutionary groups had been raised by the election of Pope Pius and Charles Albert the King of Piedmont Sardinia. However, their hopes and resulting revolutions were crushed due to many concerning factors. A crushing factor of the failure of the revolutions was the trouncing of the Piedmontese army at both

she still treated and loved her neighbors as herself. In spite the fact that she was tortured, she did not fight back, harm, or express any negativity towards anyone. “Pray to Saint Philomena. Whatever you ask from her, She will obtain for you.” - Pope Gregory XVI. St. Philomena is known as “The Wonder Worker” because she has listened to prayers and requests. St. Philomena can help me in my day to day life by being an inspiration for me. She is a role model because she was abused and killed at a

Tension grew between the Catholic Church and France during the French Revolution, leading to a schism, which deeply devastated the Church’s economy. Pope Pius VII and Napoleon Bonaparte came into power as the French Revolution was ending. For different reasons they both saw the importance of restoring Roman Catholicism’s position in France. The Catholic Church’s initial support of Napoleon greatly affected both parties (O’Dwyer 12-14, 43, 49). This statement has led me to ask the following question: