Pope Urban II wanted them to stop this continual warfare. ... Rather than fight with their fellow Christians, the Pope wanted the people to attack these Turks. ... It had its religious center at Rome, and the people embraced the power of the Pope. ... Pope Urban II was able to provide help to his neighbor. When Pope Urban II placed the idea of a Holy War before the people, even he had not expected to get the response that he received. ...

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The 1500's brought further ruin when Pope Alexander VI allowed it to be used as a quarry for new buildings. It wasn't until 1744 that Pope Benedict XIV resolved to protect the Colosseum from further damage. ...

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In Rome, Faustus turns himself invisible and, along with Mephistophilis, pokes fun at the Pope and some friars. He also goes to the German court where he shows of his power to Emperor Carolus by conjuring the ghost of Alexander the Great. ...

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Christianity is very practical. It is not a dead, dry, formal, human religion of rituals, outward form, and show, but a divine, living, vital, dynamic, liberating religion. The word Christian means, "Christ like", or "One follows Christ". Jesus Christ, who laid the foundation of Christian Church, w...

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After learning about the Holocaust, I've asked myself many times how this could have happened. Why would anyone believe it's acceptable to massacre an entire people? This is my reasoning for writing my paper on how Christian theology influenced anti-Semitism. Much of the Holocaust appears to have it's beginning with Christian theology. I will begin my paper with the early writings of Christians and continue chronologically until after World War II. ...

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• Grade Level: High School