Saturday, May 13, 2006
China & the Vatican
"Richard" wrote to us May 5, 2006:
"Hurray for the People's Republic of China and the Vatican! They're giving us a history lesson in the 11th-century or so "Investiture Controversy" between the Papacy and the Emperor and (directly or indirectly) some assorted European kings.
The Papacy won a major round at Canossa and the Concordat of Worms, but the reverberations helped keep the times interesting right through what Protestants call the Reformation. , , Another reminder of why Americans really, really, *really* should keep Church and State strongly separated!"
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"Hurray for the People's Republic of China and the Vatican! They're giving us a history lesson in the 11th-century or so "Investiture Controversy" between the Papacy and the Emperor and (directly or indirectly) some assorted European kings.
The Papacy won a major round at Canossa and the Concordat of Worms, but the reverberations helped keep the times interesting right through what Protestants call the Reformation. , , Another reminder of why Americans really, really, *really* should keep Church and State strongly separated!"
