The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-07-24

most abject submission-su submitted to the
most humiliatiug penance. When his day
of power returned, he deposed Gregory and
imprisoned INN FOR three years in the castle
OF st. Angelo, then drove nm into exile,
and placed Clement III in his chair Never
for one moment would Gregory compromise
the rights of the church Il have loved
justice, he said, hated niquity, and there
fore ! die in exile,
In the pontiticate Of Urban H., 1898. began
the erusades. preached by Peter The Hermit.
He conceived the wild project OF driving the
Mohamnedans from Jerusalem So ent nusi-
astic was one of his harangues that the vast
assembly rose and with one voice cried, 1t
Is Gods VIII fastened a red cross upon
their shoulders, after which there could be
no looking back More than 800 coo started
hut few survived Five erusades followed
The last ended with the death Of Louis IN
by fever, before the walls of Tuns
When Innocent HI assumed the papal
crown, ll9S he resorted to the same high
handed measures as had Gregory VII When
John of England refused to confirm the elee-
ton Of Stephen Langton as archbishop Of
Canterbury, Innocent depesed him and
placed the kingdom cuuder an interdict
Philip Augustus OF France he excommuni-
Gated because he had repudiated his wife
and taken another The king was obliged
10 submit and restore his wife 10 her place
Innocent established the inquisition-m
transubstantiati9n in the Lord : supper and
aurieular confession dogmaS Of the church
1t was the time of the childrens crusade
one OF the most remarkable events in history.
Thousands OF children assumed the cross
by their enthusiasm overruled parents and
guardians and departed Thirty thousand
French went by the way OF Marseiles They
were placed on beard vessels and sold into
slavery IN Africa Seven thousand Germans
went to Genoa--uuable to find vessels. set
tied there, having suffered too much on the
way to Try to return.
Gregory X, l27l, established the regula
lions Of the eonelave for electiug a pope,
which have never been changed.
Martin ~, 1872. was tie confederate and
ally Of Charles Of Anjou, conqueror Of Sicily,
VINO, by cruelty. caused the massacre called
sieilian Nespefs, as happening at the hour
Of vespers, Easter Monday. when s.00o
French fell. Martin bore such cnnity to the
German nation as to wish that Germany
was pond full Of FISH and he pike. that
be might swallow them all
Boniface VIII, 1898, was another pope
who arrogated to himself the power TO rule
kings and emperors At his induction the
kings Of Sicily and Hungary held his bride
on the way 10 Lateran and served him al
table with their crowns upon their heads.
1t was Boniiaee who first wore a double
crown as sign Of power over spiritual and
temporal things, saying, 81 am Caesar, am
emperor Seventy years later Urban Y
added the third crown as sien Of the
power Of the popes in Heaven. on earth and
IN he'll. Boniface exeommunicated Philip
the Fair of France, Pailip defended bic roy.
al rights-cut eff the popes supplies. To
gain money, the pope so!d inGulgenets 10 all
who would make a pilgrimage to Rome
Two millions visited 1t in one year. 1t was
the beginning of a popes jubilee and has
since been celebrated every % years. Philip
sent emissarles to seize the pope's person.
Benifaee. acted with spirit. donnea his pom
tifical robes and the tiara. took the keys
and the cross in his hand, seated himself in
the papal chair, saving, Since l am be
frayed as Jesus Christ was betrayed, will
die at least as a pope He was imprisoned
had such fear Of poison he refused food.
He was soon released and died month la.
ter. Il was Bonlfaee who exileG Dante, who
wrote of him that he gained the popedom
like a fox, lived il like lion, and died like
a dog" Dante assigned him place in his
Inferno indeed, Dante admitted neither