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CatholicismCatholicismHigh Middle Ages
Basic Belief
Reform Movements
Avignon Papacy
Schism of the Church
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A Brief HistoryA Brief History• Jesus executed ca 30 CE
• New testament Books written ca 50-150 CE
• Multiple ‘followers of Christ’–Mancheist–Gnostics–Pauline, etc
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• Council of Nicea (325 CE)– Solve discrepancies over nature of Christ
– Set date for Passover (Easter)
– Nicean Creed created
– First attempt to create consensus
• Constantine exiled any who did not follow Nicean Creed
• 1st ‘Pope’ was Apostle Peter (ca 50 CE)
• 1st Bishop of Rome was ‘Pope’ Marcellinus in 296 CE
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• In general, the ‘Katholikos’ or universal church was the official church, and all others are eliminated
• Primacy of Roman bishop as ‘Pope’ and leader surfaced some in 4th century
• 440 CE Leo the Great (Pope Leo I) exerted papal authority as doctrine extensively
• Petrine Doctrine outlines supremacy of the Papacy
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• Patriarch (or Bishop, or Pope) of Rome argued with Patriarch (or Bishop) of Constantinople
• Eastern Orthodox (Greek Orthodox) and Roman Catholic split in 11th century
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Basic BeliefThe Ages of Faith
• EVERYONE possessed ‘devotion’
• Varied in degree of devotion:–Salvation was real and true
–Salvation was personal safety
–Salvation was mere conformity
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“People rarely thought of themselves as ‘having’ or
‘belonging to’ a religion” (Barzun, 2000, p 24)
• Everyone had a ‘soul’, but not ‘God’
• “‘God’ and all that pertained to Him was simply what is” (Barzun, 2000, p 24)
–Just as ‘physics’ just is today!
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• Ancient polytheistic and eastern mysticism still a part of Medieval Man’s minds
• Catholicism, however, was the dominate faith
• Catholic rituals and doctrine was focus
• Some Muslim (in Spain and Balkan Peninsula)
• Some Jewish (Spain mainly)
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Roman Catholic BeliefRoman Catholic Belief• Pope is head of Church
(Christendom)–Papacy, Papal
–Vicar of Christ, Christ’s Vicar
–Roman Pontiff, Pontifus Maximus
• Papal infallibility doctrine• Power over emperors (Pope Gregory VII)
• Dictates all doctrine & Cannon Law
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Seven Sacraments1. Eucharist
2. Baptism
3. Penance/Reconciliation
4. Confirmation
5. Matrimony
6. Holy Orders
7. Anointing of the sick
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Early Church ReformEarly Church Reform• Papal involvement in political
matters–Sometimes to the expense of clerical
duties
• Frictions between Church and State–Taxation (lay rulers taxing clergy)–Lay Investiture
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• Decline of discipline among regular clergy
• Cluniac Reform–Monks in the Abbey of Cluny renewed
dedication and discipline
–Spread throughout Europe
• Reforming popes try to free Church from secular interference
• Pope Gregory VII clearly outline Papal authority
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Avignon PapacyAvignon Papacy• Struggle between Pope and French
King over taxation
• King Philip IV ‘arrested’ Pope Boniface VIII
• Italian nobles quickly freed him
• Pope died
• Philip IV exert pressure on cardinals and a French Pope is chosen (Clement V)
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• Pope used excuse of ‘turbulence in the city of Rome’ to move to Avignon France
• A palace was built
• Popes reigned in Avignon for 72 years (1305-1377)–134 new cardinals chosen in 72 years;
113 were French
• Pope Gregory XI moved back to Rome 1377 (Papacy loosing prestige)
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Great SchismGreat Schism• Pope Gregory XI died…
• Roman citizens feared a return to Avignon–Threatened cardinals
–Must choose Italian/Roman as Pope; NOT French!
• Pope Urban VI elected under ‘duress’ (Italian)
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• French dissenting cardinals, 5 months later, declared Urban’s election null and void
• Clement VII declared ‘real’ pope (Frenchman)
• They returned to Avignon• Euro nations divided loyalties• Each pope excommunicated the
other• Catholics call the false pope the
‘antipope’
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• About 40 years later…
• Division strain finances and hurt prestige of Church further
• Each pope worked to increase ‘taxes’
• Belief that ‘councils’ should balance papal authority arose
• Called ‘conciliarism’
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• Cardinals from both camps met on their own in 1409
• They deposed both popes and elected a 3rd: Alexander V
• Both popes refused to step down!
• Now we have 3 popes!!!
• HRE convened another council which met for 4 years (1414-1418): Council of Constance
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• The 3 remaining popes either resigned or were disposed–More pressure on them than the
1409 council!
• Pope Martin V chosen as new pope (we are back to just one pope)
• Schism is over!!!
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Other odds and endsOther odds and ends• Church corruptions:
–Simony
–Pluralism
–Nepotism
• Many debates in universities and monasteries about the current state of Christendom
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• Adjustment to ‘popular religion’ resulting from the loss of Catholic prestige
• Many started to consider a ‘separation’ of church and state (restrict church to spiritual matters)
• Many people’s faith was shaken