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'']] Pope Clement VII (born 26 May 1478 as Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, died 25 September 1534) served as pope from 19 November 1523 to his death. He was too deeply involved in the political affairs of his time, especially in the wars between [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558)|Charles V]] and Francis I of [[France|France]], to be greatly concerned with the Reformation in[[Germany|Germany]], of which he had not the least comprehension. He believed he could suppress it with measures of violence, fire, sword, and the Inquisition. But he was too late. In October 1528 he ordered Charles V to "put an end to the innovations, which have already progressed to a denial of baptism and communion" (Ney, <em>Geschichte des Reichstags zu Speyer, </em>1529, p. 7). It may therefore be assumed that Pope Clement VII caused Charles to suppress the [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]] most ruthlessly, and that he was thus an essential factor in the passing of the cruel [[Diet of Speyer (1529)|Edict of Speyer]] of 23 April 1529, calling for the complete suppression of the Anabaptists by death. | '']] Pope Clement VII (born 26 May 1478 as Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, died 25 September 1534) served as pope from 19 November 1523 to his death. He was too deeply involved in the political affairs of his time, especially in the wars between [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558)|Charles V]] and Francis I of [[France|France]], to be greatly concerned with the Reformation in[[Germany|Germany]], of which he had not the least comprehension. He believed he could suppress it with measures of violence, fire, sword, and the Inquisition. But he was too late. In October 1528 he ordered Charles V to "put an end to the innovations, which have already progressed to a denial of baptism and communion" (Ney, <em>Geschichte des Reichstags zu Speyer, </em>1529, p. 7). It may therefore be assumed that Pope Clement VII caused Charles to suppress the [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]] most ruthlessly, and that he was thus an essential factor in the passing of the cruel [[Diet of Speyer (1529)|Edict of Speyer]] of 23 April 1529, calling for the complete suppression of the Anabaptists by death. | ||
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Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon, </em>4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 360. | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon, </em>4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 360. | ||
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Pope Clement VII (born 26 May 1478 as Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, died 25 September 1534) served as pope from 19 November 1523 to his death. He was too deeply involved in the political affairs of his time, especially in the wars between Charles V and Francis I of France, to be greatly concerned with the Reformation inGermany, of which he had not the least comprehension. He believed he could suppress it with measures of violence, fire, sword, and the Inquisition. But he was too late. In October 1528 he ordered Charles V to "put an end to the innovations, which have already progressed to a denial of baptism and communion" (Ney, Geschichte des Reichstags zu Speyer, 1529, p. 7). It may therefore be assumed that Pope Clement VII caused Charles to suppress the Anabaptists most ruthlessly, and that he was thus an essential factor in the passing of the cruel Edict of Speyer of 23 April 1529, calling for the complete suppression of the Anabaptists by death.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 360.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Neff, Christian. "Clement VII, Pope (1478-1534)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Clement_VII,_Pope_(1478-1534)&oldid=79739.
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Neff, Christian. (1953). Clement VII, Pope (1478-1534). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Clement_VII,_Pope_(1478-1534)&oldid=79739.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 621. All rights reserved.
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