The interplay between the life of one signifcant religious person , their context and religion Flashcards
How did the Marian devotion influence the life of Pope Pius XII?
context
full name
when was he born
before Pope
family
born into
established
Eugenio Pacelli
Born in 1876
born into wealthy aristocratic family
family members of black nobility
continued to work for papacy after church lost papal states
Pacelli’s family strong ties to papacy.
Pacelli father worked in legal hierarchy of vatican
Cousin financial advisor to Pope Leo XII
How did the Marian devotion influence the life of Pope Pius XII?
what did he do when he became Pope
Became Pope in 1939.
Key vatican diplomat before Pope
negociated Lateran pacts with Mussolini , papacy lasting until 1958
established Vatican city as independent sovereign state.
How did the Marian devotion influence the life of Pope Pius XII?
devotion to Virgin Mary does not
what is devotion
directed to the person Blessed Virgin Mary devotion to the Virgin Mary does not however amount to worship which is reserved for God.
devotions - external practices of piety by which the faith of an individual finds expression
How did the Marian devotion influence the life of Pope Pius XII?
many Marian devotions
Many Marian devotions like multi day prayers such as Novenas
(Augustinian Friars 2022)
How did the Marian devotion influence the life of Pope Pius XII?
Early life
Apartment he lived
what did he publish about Mary
Apartment lived in had shrine to Mary consecration of feast days , feast of immaculate heart (1942)
Inaugurated Marian year 1953/1954
Published encyclicals on Marian theology
Mystici Corporis (1943)
How did the Marian devotion influence the life of Pope Pius XII?
Invoked
quote about
Invoked infallibility to define bodily assumptions of Mary as a dogma of faith.
“the ever-Virgin Mary , having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.”
How did the Marian devotion influence the life of Pope Pius XII?
Pope explained
Mary unique
corruption
overcame
Pope explained Mary by a unique divine privileges was exempt from the corruption of the grave. Due to her immaculate conceptions, she overcame sin entirely and did not need to wait until the end of time for the redemption of her body.
How did ultramontanism influence the life of Pope Pius XII ? Definition:
19th century Catholic movement that supports strong central authority in the Pope and emphasizes his supreme control over the Church, often opposing local or national church authorities.
How did the Marian devotion influence the life of Pope Pius XII?
Two ways the influence of ultramontanism was evident in Pope Pius XII papacy.
- Centralized leadership and diplomacy
advocated for interests of Catholic Church and followers to be represented through concordats and diplomatic negotiations.
work as papal nuncio, Cardinal sec of state. Concordat such as Reich.
by Church hierarchy rather than through local political parties.
How did the Marian devotion influence the life of Pope Pius XII?
Two ways the influence of ultramontanism was evident in Pope Pius XII papacy.
- Papal Infallibility
Only Pope since first vatican council in 1870 to exercise right of papal infallibility by issuing apolistic constitution (Muntificentissimus Deus)
upheld centralized authority of pope, over matters of faith , emphasizing Church’s independence from secular authority.
Why did Pope Pius XII develop a strong sense of anti communism and how did he express his view through Church documents?
Definition of communism
a doctrine that aims to replace private prop and profit based economy with public ownership and communal control of the major means of production.
(Marx , Kand Engels F. 1848)
Communist Manifesto
Why did Pope Pius XII develop a strong sense of anti communism and how did he express his view through Church documents?
Joseph Stalin
murdered millions of own citizens through political persecution and forced famine.
Why did Pope Pius XII develop a strong sense of anti communism and how did he express his view through Church documents?
The Decree Against Communism (1949)
Approved when
Catholics not permissible
Catholics could not
Approved by Pope Pius XII, published vatican newspaper july 16 1949.
Decree indicated , not permissible for Catholics to join or support communist party because it was materialistic and anti Christian
Catholics could not publish or read books that upheld communist ideologies.
Those who violated the first two prohibitions should not be admitted to the sacraments.
Why did Pope Pius XII develop a strong sense of anti communism and how did he express his view through Church documents?
invaded in 1919
Pacelli faced down
event formative
1919 Pacelli papal nuncio to Bavaria. In April Communists invaded.
Pacelli faced down small group of communist revolutionaries and convinced them to leave without conflict.
event believed to be formative experience that informed Pacelli’s later critical views of communism
