SMC103Y1 Chapter Notes -Pope Clement Xiv, Counter-Reformation, French Revolution
11 Apr 2013
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Pope clement xiv dissolved the order of jesuits because of uncutting. Mission to china: matteo ricci dressed as confucian scholar and surrounded his house by science things to attract ppl. Mission to japan: suspect missionaries were spies for spain. Mission to africa: converting king and family, son remained catholic, missionaries use food as bribery to baptism causing africians to assoc. Developed jesuit science - seismology (with known catholic inventors) Church leaders told scientist which boundaries cannot cross. Copernicus work on sun-center universe welcomed by church. Galileo was supported by the church but not openly (change of pope urban vlll to cardinal barberini: told by him to teach as hypotheses but said it was the truth instead. Scriptures should not have to explain physical word only faith: why did the american revolution, french revolution and enlightment represent such a challenge to the catholic. American revolution: colonist a stand against british mother (won and state and church were separate)
