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Is there any evidence that the catholic church reduced innovation during the middle ages?
I often hear that the rate of innovation was very high during ancient times in Greece and the Roman empire. I've also heard that the rate of innovation was reduced once the Catholic Church gained ...
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What do “roses” represent in the history of Protestant vs Catholic conflict?
My history is a little rough, but I am aware that Ireland's past, particularly that of North Ireland, is wrought with conflict. I know there are multiple causes, but that -- whether as cause or excuse ...
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Crusades motivation
I was just debating with a catholic acquaintance. He ascribed merit to the catholic crusades and said that many historians agreed with him. Are there any non-catholic historians who believe that the ...
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What did the Catholic Church do to promote human rights of non-christians from 1500s to mid 1900s?
Clarifications: When I say Church, I mean anybody who recognises the authority of the Pope over him. Also, I am referring to efforts on a mass scale, that is papal bulls, formal policies etc. I am not ...
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What corrections did the Catholic church make to the Copernicus work “De revolutionibus”?
Catholic encyclopedia says:
On 5 March, 1616, the work of Copernicus was forbidden by the Congregation of the Index "until corrected", and in 1620 these corrections were indicated. Nine sentences, ...
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Father-Presidents of the California Missions
During the Spanish Colonial period, the California missions were run by a priest with the title of Father-President (padre-presidente). I'm trying to find more information about this office, ...
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Who were the Catholic popes before Francis I who used names not of Latin, Greek or Jewish origin?
Who were the Catholic popes before the current Francis I who used names not of Latin, Greek or Jewish origin? Particularly, names of Germanic origin, like Francis.
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Was any pope imprisoned during his service to Catholic Church?
On 11 February 2013, the Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XVI would resign on 28 February, due to infirmity from advanced age. Earlier in the history, few popes resigned similar way, probably the ...
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Why did Catholic chruch wait for 350 years to accept “Galileo's idea”?
In 1992 Pope John Paul II officially conceded that the Earth was not stationary - it revolved around the sun
The time that took to be accepted Galileo was right about the kind of relationship ...
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Were Pope John Paul I's views anything that could imply a support for contraception? [closed]
Pope John Paul I was a short lived pope (only 33 days). There are rumours that he was assasinated.
Someone told me that he was quite liberal (as catholic popes can go), and some of his ...
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What are the differences between actual Roman Catholicism and American Catholicism? [closed]
What are the differences between actual Roman Catholicism and American Catholicism?
Please point out the historical, political, cultural and belief differences.
You can also provide me with some ...
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Hitler's Religion or Atheism [closed]
There seems to be even amongst some Historians and even this forum an unclear approach to Hitler and his Religion or the lack there of is there any clear history that establishes Hitler's religious ...
