In the 6th
and latest Chapter, the Church witnessed the modernization of nations and the
implementation of technology that began in the 1200s.
Protestants
founded the US in 1789 and wrote the US Constitution to support a meritocracy
with freedom, property rights and a free market capitalist economy.
There
have been 16 Popes since 1800 in the past 219 years, with tenures averaging
13.7 years. These Popes have seen great technological advances in standards of
living and devastating wars.
Industrial
Revolution begins 1800
Holy Roman
Empire dissolved 1806
Marx
Communist Manifesto 1848
Pius VII (1800-1823)
Leo XII (1823-1829)
Pius VIII (1829-1830)
Gregory XVI (1831-1846)
Blessed Pius IX (1846-1878)
World War
I 1914-1918
Communist
Revolution in Russia 1918
World War
II 1939-1945
Communist
Revolution in China 1948
End of
Colonialism in the 1950s
Leo XIII (1878-1903)
St. Pius X (1903-1914)
Benedict
XV (1914-1922)
Pius XI
(1922-1939)
Pius
XII (1939-1958)
St.
John XXIII (1958-1963)
Paul VI
(1963-78)
John
Paul I (1978)
St.
John Paul II (1978-2005)
Benedict
XVI (2005-2013)
Francis
(2013—)
Our
standard of living improved markedly from 1800 to 2018, due to the discoveries
we made and applied from the 1400s to the 1800s. We have increased productivity
and continue to advance technology.
The
Christian Church was freed from government influence, but continues to
influence our cultures. The Church needs to remain independent and use its
influence to support things that work.
There
are 2.4 billion Christians on the planet. 1.2 billion are Catholic and 1.2
billion are Protestant. Christians account for 31% of the global population
There
are 3.4 billion non-Christians in 3 large religions. 1.8 billion are Muslims,
1.1 billion Hindus and 535 million Buddhists,
Non-Christians account for 44% of the global population.
There
are 7.7 billion people on the planet.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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