Leo The Great Papacy Analysis

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pope became the most authoritative figure in Rome, which helped him become not only a spiritual leader, but also a political figure.

“The break-up of the Western empire (A.D. 476) contributed to Romish supremacy. The Papacy throve on the confusion of Italy.”(Wheeler) While the papacy was founded under the Western Roman Empire it did have as much power as it wielded after the fall of Rome. The bishops of the Catholic Church were freer to exercise authority in the churches of the region once the emperors were out of power. The collapse of the Roman Empire left a vacuum of leadership in Western Europe which would be filled by the papacy. In 455 AD Valentinian issued an edict which proclaimed that the bishop of Rome was the supreme papal authority while Pope Leo the Great was in power. “Through both his powerful teaching and his leadership, Pope St. Leo the Great very much strengthened the office of the Papacy and made a strong biblical case for the Divine institution of this ministry by examining the biblical evidence for Peter's unique role among the apostles.”(D’Ambrosio) Leo I dealt with many political issues such as Attila the Hun and Gaiseric the Vandal in 455 AD which contributed to the influence of the papacy. Leo I is …show more content…

The Catholic Church also paved the way for better education by encouraging literacy and generating an interest in intellectual things. A system similar to modern capitalism was encouraged by the papal system by encouraging a program of industrialism and agriculture which stimulated the economy of the

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