History 1401E Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Pope Pius Vii, Joseph De Maistre, Hannah More
28 Apr 2015
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Opposed to the french revolution, worried about the spread into their respected countries. Matternich believes that enlightenment is wrong, states are reoganised around tradition and loyalty, believes the philosophs are idiots. Believe that revolutionary ideas should be combatted like a virus. Clergy is quite opposed to the ideology of the revolution. Pope pius vii (1800-1823) doesn"t believe ideas of democracy are foreign to religion but believes that attacks on the church and attempts to subordinate the church and remove the church from national life are not just wrong but damnable. Pius vii is a quietest, they do not combat absolutely. Viewed as the savior of catholicism by ensuring that it was more focused to inner development of people instead of going for power. Papal estates and property have been seized by revolutionists. Believes that the revolution is wrong, revolutionists are anti pious and do terrible things and are unreligious. Lady huntington, employs chaplains, effectively the founder of the methodists.
