Reflections on Pope Innocent III's treatise "On the Misery of Man" (c.1200 AD), and the later counter-reactions to the dark and negative theology from the New Papacy after the Great Schism - with the celebration of positivity and incredible beauty in the Florentine Renaissance!This could also serve as a reminder of the contrast between the Papal pessimism vs. the more positive, glowing and life-affirming view of the Earthly Life in the Eastern Tradition.Historian Fr. John Strickland's books are here:The Age of Paradise: Christendom from Pentecost to the First Millenniumhttps://amzn.com/B07W89XLNCThe Age of Division: Christendom from the Great Schism to the Protestant Reformationhttps://amzn.com/B08N2KZ138And his latest episode "Subverting a Sacramental Culture" is here:https://spoti.fi/3iLuCVrThanks for listening!