REFORMATION BYSTANDER: Adrian VI (1522-1523)
Quote:Pope Adrian VI (1522-1523) sought to reform and convert the Church, but his short pontificate made that impossible. Adrian was thoroughly pious, even something of an anti-Renaissance pope. On...
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Quote:Adrian VI (also known as Hadrian VI or Adriano VI), born Adrian Florisz. Dedel (March 2, 1459 - September 14, 1523) served as Pope from 1522 to 1523. He attempted to reform the Catholic Church...
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Quote:In dealing with the early stages of the Protestant revolt in Germany Adrian did not fully recognize the gravity of the situation. At the diet which opened in December 1522 at Nuremberg he was...
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Interesting to speculate what kinds of reforms Pope Adrian envisioned.It is Paul III who is credited for being the 'Pope of the Counter Reformation' - the Council of Trent etc.The committee of...
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Quote:Why did it take the Catholic Church so long to respond to what evidently was a crisis recognized by those in leadership from the get-go ????????I believe that the Vatican figured that they would...
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Quote:Catholic apologists say that a really religious pope succeeded Leo X, but they do not freely say why or how. From what information we have about him, it seems that he was ridiculed by the people...
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Why was it that Adrian Dedel (1459-1523) a brilliant educator who was elected Pope Adrian---wished to meet with Martin Luther (or his representatives) to work with them to bring reforms to the Church?...
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