Pope Boniface VIII stepped into his role as pope following Celestine V stepping down from his unsuitable role as the pope. Many rumors claimed that Boniface may have played an immediate role in ushering Celestine to stepped down. Boniface quickly came into conflict with King Philip IV regarding issues of secular versus ecclesiastical authority. This… Continue reading →
St. Francis faced many trials and tribulations in the years leading up to the 1223 version of Francis’s Rule. In the same time that he brought Clare into his ministry, Francis sailed, yet again, out of Italy and visited the Muslims in Levant in an attempt to convert them. Francis would abort the mission due… Continue reading →
The relationship between the Franks and the papacy is ignited in 751. However, it is the establishment of the Carolingian Dynasty that leads up to this unification between the Franks and the papacy. When Pepin III received the power because of his role as the king’s aid, he wished to be recognized as the king… Continue reading →
