Be ready on Monday for Kahoot about the video, and the two readings "Slavery in Islamic Spain"--4 pages and "Why the Crusades were called"--a quick read. I will count this one in terms of how well everyone does on it.
Today, we will watch a 10 minute overview of how the pope's role had developed from Roman times to the high middle ages. The Popes had been very influential since at least Augustine's time; sometimes resisting or commanding political authorities. But papal power reached its maximum during the high middle ages.
Why? Because most people, rich and poor, powerful and weak, believed that the Pope truly had the keys to heaven and hell. It was a fearsome thing to be excommunicated--to be expelled from the sacraments--communion, baptism and so on. If the pope did not lift the ban of excommunication, the individual believed that they would be condemned to hell for eternity. A frightening belief to invest in one man.
We must understand the scriptures that the Catholic church bases its claim for the divine authority of all Popes. Here is a clear explanation: https://blog.tms.edu/upon-this-rock Salvation truly depends on which interpretation of these verses is correct.
Given the Catholic belief that the Pope is Jesus' only true representative on earth it is no wonder that most people believed (and continue to believe) that the pope also had the power to proclaim that a person's sins were 100% forgiven. They sometimes offered, as in the Crusades a free pardon to all who fought.
Sometimes, they sold certificates called "plenary (meaning 'full') indulgences (pardons)". They made massive amounts of money selling indulgences in the high middle ages. It was one of the practices that motivated Martin Luther to try to reform the Roman Catholic church. He saw indulgences as corrupt and unbiblical.
We'll end with a few thoughts about Pope Urban, who was the first Pope to call for a crusade, which he did in 1095. There are many interesting descriptions of how the crusades progressed over the next two centuries, but we have time only to think about why they occurred. Here is a link to a documentary that gives a very interesting look at how the first, and most successful, crusade took place: https://youtu.be/aqsnNUlx1gc?t=97
Read the chapter on the right of the blog, "Why the Crusades were called" and be ready to Kahoot about it on Monday.
Today, we will watch a 10 minute overview of how the pope's role had developed from Roman times to the high middle ages. The Popes had been very influential since at least Augustine's time; sometimes resisting or commanding political authorities. But papal power reached its maximum during the high middle ages.
Why? Because most people, rich and poor, powerful and weak, believed that the Pope truly had the keys to heaven and hell. It was a fearsome thing to be excommunicated--to be expelled from the sacraments--communion, baptism and so on. If the pope did not lift the ban of excommunication, the individual believed that they would be condemned to hell for eternity. A frightening belief to invest in one man.
We must understand the scriptures that the Catholic church bases its claim for the divine authority of all Popes. Here is a clear explanation: https://blog.tms.edu/upon-this-rock Salvation truly depends on which interpretation of these verses is correct.
Given the Catholic belief that the Pope is Jesus' only true representative on earth it is no wonder that most people believed (and continue to believe) that the pope also had the power to proclaim that a person's sins were 100% forgiven. They sometimes offered, as in the Crusades a free pardon to all who fought.
Sometimes, they sold certificates called "plenary (meaning 'full') indulgences (pardons)". They made massive amounts of money selling indulgences in the high middle ages. It was one of the practices that motivated Martin Luther to try to reform the Roman Catholic church. He saw indulgences as corrupt and unbiblical.
We'll end with a few thoughts about Pope Urban, who was the first Pope to call for a crusade, which he did in 1095. There are many interesting descriptions of how the crusades progressed over the next two centuries, but we have time only to think about why they occurred. Here is a link to a documentary that gives a very interesting look at how the first, and most successful, crusade took place: https://youtu.be/aqsnNUlx1gc?t=97
Read the chapter on the right of the blog, "Why the Crusades were called" and be ready to Kahoot about it on Monday.
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