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A History of the Popes 1830-1914
Contributor(s): Chadwick, Owen (Author)

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ISBN: 0199262861     ISBN-13: 9780199262861
Publisher: OUP Oxford
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Published: May 2003
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Annotation: Could a Pope ever consent to be the subject of a political power? Chadwick presents an analysis of the causes and consequences of the end of the historic Papal State, and the psychological pressures upon old Rome as it came under attack from the Italian Risorgimento; and not only from Italy,
but from liberal movements in Germany, France, Spain, and Portugal, as well as Tsarist Russia as it oppressed its Polish subjects. If a united Italy was to be achieved, the State would have to disappear. These pressures caused Popes to resist "the world" rather than to try to influence it, to make
the Vatican more of a sanctuary behind high walls, and to preach the more otherworldly aspects of Catholic faith. At the same time they met new moral demands: the rights of the laborer in industry, divorce, and toleration--which they could confront because the Revolution had destroyed the powers of
the Catholic kings over their churches. Thus, Chadwick points out, Catholic authority could be far more centralized in Rome.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Western Europe - General
- Religion | Christianity - History
- Religion | Leadership
Dewey: 262.130
LCCN: 97047470
Lexile Measure: 1210(Not Available)
Series: Oxford History of the Christian Church
Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.42" W x 9.24" L (1.97 lbs) 624 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Could a Pope ever consent to be the subject of a political power? Chadwick presents an analysis of the causes and consequences of the end of the historic Papal State, and the psychological pressures upon old Rome as it came under attack from the Italian Risorgimento; and not only from Italy,
but from liberal movements in Germany, France, Spain, and Portugal, as well as Tsarist Russia as it oppressed its Polish subjects. If a united Italy was to be achieved, the State would have to disappear. These pressures caused Popes to resist the world rather than to try to influence it, to make
the Vatican more of a sanctuary behind high walls, and to preach the more otherworldly aspects of Catholic faith. At the same time they met new moral demands: the rights of the laborer in industry, divorce, and toleration--which they could confront because the Revolution had destroyed the powers of
the Catholic kings over their churches. Thus, Chadwick points out, Catholic authority could be far more centralized in Rome.
 
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