Pope Paul III

Question 1

example of Paul III as an archetypal old-style Pope

Answer 1

immediately promoting two of his 15 year old grandsons to be cardinals

Question 2

why were Paul III’s motives complex

Answer 2

1. failure to reform may lead Charles V to replace Paul as Pope
2. also motivated by a conviction that the correction of abuses and the generation of increased spiritual vigour were desirable as ends in themselves

Question 3

1. what did Paul III establish

2. when

Answer 3

1. consilium de emendanda ecclesia

2. 1536

Question 4

1. when did Paul III start his pontificate

2. what did this signify

Answer 4

1. 1534

2. positively changed papal leadership attitudes towards religious priorities

Question 5

what is the overall significance of Paul III?

Answer 5

his 15 years in power marked the change from almost exclusively materialist Papacy to the spiritually dynamic Papacy and church where spiritual values predominated