The Diplomatic Role of Gasparo Cardinal Contarini at the Colloquy of Ratisbon of 1541

The greatest possibility for establishing concord between Protestantism and Rome during the Reformation occurred during the colloquy of Ratisbon of 1541. Along with Charles V one of the chief actors in the attempt to bring about such a concerd at the diet and its accompanying theological colloquy was Cardinal Contarini. He had been appointed papal legate by Paul III. Although Contarini's theological position on the question of justification was of crucial importance, the conflicting political forces represented at Ratisbon also helped to delineate the role he played there and its tragic denouement. In fact religious and political interests were so interwoven at Ratisbon that it is often hard to tell which came first. Whichever interests came first at any particular point, Contarini was, however, well equipped to deal with them, for he was both an experienced diplomat and a learned theologian

Political science · Politics · Position (finance) · Protestantism · Theology · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity

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