Dec 9, 2022
Mr. Michael Davies' talks deal with the relationship of Pius VII, Cardinal Consalvi, and Napoleon I. It begins with the tragic death of Pius VI, on the way to exile in France, and the difficulties surrounding the election of Pius VII in Venice at the very dawn of the nineteenth century. Davies tells of one of the most...
Dec 9, 2022
Michael Davies describes the election of Pius VII, the signing of the concordat with France and the crowning of Napoleon. Napoleon, who was both a revolutionary and a man of order simultaneously, wished to restore a stability in Church and State that would support his own power. Hence, the negotiation of the Concordat...
Dec 9, 2022
Michael Davies recounts the showdown between Napoleon and Pius VII. Napoleon was finally excommunicated and Pius VII taken prisoner. Napoleon never wanted a truly independent Catholic Church, but he did want hegemony in Europe and a son. When both these goals got him into trouble with Pius VII, excommunication on the...
Dec 9, 2022
Michael Davies describes the final battles of Napoleon and Pius VII are recounted with Napoleon's exile to Elbe and later St. Helena. Confrontation of the sort that Mr. Davies describes could not go on forever without Napoleon's prestige among Catholics suffering badly. The battle of Emperor and Pope had to be...