The article was promoted by SandyGeorgia 22:48, 27 June 2009 [1].
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I am nominating this for featured article because... I feel it meets the FA criteria. And it's not a bishop or a horse! As is usual, Malleus has done his usual wonderful job of massaging my prose. Any errors still remaining are mine. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:56, 14 June 2009 (UTC) reply
I have a problem with these sentences, they are very specific about Gregory's beliefs but I can not find the bolded one in the referenced source here [3]. I think that undue weight is given to this and that it should be reworded to more accurately reflect the source."Gregory believed that the end of the world was imminent, and that he was destined to be a major part of God's plan for the apocalypse. His belief was rooted in the idea that the world would go through six ages, and that he was living at the end of the sixth age, a notion that may have played its part in Gregory's decision to dispatch the mission. Only the conversion of more of the peoples of the world to Christianity could bring about the end of the world, and thus it was important to support missionary efforts.'"
In this context, the six ages theory means the end of the world and the coming of Christ once more. I myself don't see the problem with the paraphrase here. It's an inference, but it's certainly there to be read in what Higham's saying. If that last sentence is a bother, I'm not sure how else to condense what Higham's saying, honestly. The preceding sentences won't make much sense without drawing the conclusion, at least not to most folks. I can trim it if others feel that it's not a valid conclusion, but I think removing it will make Higham's thoughts less clear. Ealdgyth - Talk 02:25, 15 June 2009 (UTC) replyGregory clearly had a continuous and ongoing commitment to the spread of Cahtolic Christianity through his role as the senior bishop of all Christendom, and more particularly of the West. He saw himself as the key agent on early through whom God's plan for mankind might be made manifest beofre the sixth age of the earth should end - an he believe that ending to be iminent. His interst in conversion was, therefore, ideologically rooted.
Not much to do here at all. I'm enjoying the article - will post a full review soon. Awadewit ( talk) 15:46, 15 June 2009 (UTC) reply
Ealdgyth - Talk 17:55, 15 June 2009 (UTC) Once the image issues are resolved, I will fully support. :) Awadewit ( talk) 16:33, 15 June 2009 (UTC) reply
jimfbleak ( talk) 16:06, 17 June 2009 (UTC) reply
-- Malleus Fatuorum 16:47, 17 June 2009 (UTC) reply
Wider points, that the sources must cover, I'm sure.
Johnbod ( talk) 23:16, 17 June 2009 (UTC) reply
Xan dar 02:12, 18 June 2009 (UTC) reply