popes Flashcards
leo 13
conservative, dealt with American revolution and wrote encyclicals on political leaders. still prisoner of vatican
pope pius x (10)
spent most of time attacking modern world & excommunicates people from church who have diff opinions
list of errors
pope pius xii
had some stuff to do w/ with darwin evolution tried to be moderate when writing encyclical about it
main: was cardinal pacieli, dealt with wwii, faked baptism certificates, set up cia spies. still conservative since he said he had authority to teach and we cannot teach something unless he allows it
pope benedict xv
OG name; giacomo
his 3 probelsm: modernism, the roman q (couldnt get to that since wwi), WWI
peace notes and spends lots of money, teams up with switz, sets missing persons case
pope pius xi
not prisoner anymore, settles roman q, concordats, dealt with wwii
pope saint john xxiii
vatican ii. dies in middle of vatican ii
pope paul vi
continues vatican ii
sells crown but does not update rules on, updates everything else
meets leader of eatern orthodox and formally unexcommunicate eachtoher. world council
john paul
didnt get to do anything, died after month
john paul ii
controversial since he had cover ups
OG name carol
finally not italian, grew up in time of soviet union (communists)- underground priest,
benedict 16th
og name joseph
retires since needed some other pope younger to go out to wordl and who have experince on modernism.)
but got involved in environment stuff