Catholic Word of the Day: GUNPOWDER PLOT, 02-28-15

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GUNPOWDER PLOT

 

A conspiracy in English Reformation history, formed by Guy Fawkes and others, to blow up the English Parliament in London in 1605. Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators were discovered and put to death. an attempt was made to incriminate the Catholic Church by arresting the Jesuit priests Greenway and Garnett, to whom the conspirators made their last confession. But the priests kept the seal of confession. Henry Garnett was executed in 1606. One effect of the plot was the passage of new drastic measures of persecution against Catholics.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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an attempt was made to incriminate the Catholic Church by arresting the Jesuit priests

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Remember, remember,
The Fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason, and plot

[Grateful2God]

Interesting! Read about Guy Fawkes- those masks always creep me out... I never knew who it was. He gets burned in effigy every Nov. 5. That's a heck of a thing to teach kids.

St. John Paul II, Head of the Church as well as Head of State, went to the prison where his would-be assassin was, spoke with the man, and forgave him.

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JPII

The first attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II took place on Wednesday, 13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square at Vatican City. The Pope was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca while he was entering the square. The Pope was struck four times, and suffered severe blood loss. Ağca was apprehended immediately, and later sentenced to life in prison by an Italian court. The Pope later forgave Ağca for the assassination attempt.[1] He was pardoned by Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi at the Pope's request and was deported to Turkey in June 2000.

Following the shooting, Pope John Paul II asked people to "pray for my brother [Ağca] ... whom I have sincerely forgiven."[8]