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Diminishing powers of the Roman Catholic church in international matters
Before Enlightenment and Renaissance, Church or Pope had some powers which were almost same as what international organization may have.
for example:
After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, ...
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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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Who was the French king during Pope Alexander VI (Borgia) [closed]
Who was the French king during Pope Alexander VI (Borgia)
(watching Borgias TV Show) and interested.
The one who started Italian wars.
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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 ...
