Alex Pravat
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Honors English Period 5
MOTM Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography
Benigni, Umberto. "Pope Pius X." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 6 Jan. 2015
This website explores Giuseppe Sarto’s life from the time when he was born to when he died in 1914. Through descriptive language and copious details, the author of this biography helped me understand how Sarto got to where he was through the support of his peers. I learned how big of an influence Catholicism was on him and his life. The author is very well-informed, and as a result the details are factual and unbiased. I used many of the facts from this article to write my resume and speech as accurately as possible.
"Fondazione Giuseppe Sarto." Fondazione Giuseppe Sarto. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2015.
This website was among my most helpful sources because it is dedicated to Pope Pius X, and is therefore very well written and has a great number of articles pertaining to his life. Within the website, there are various links that lead to primary as well as secondary sources. I used a couple of primary sources found here as well as the biography to help write my speech. The articles were great and very original, which proved to be a huge help when trying to write an authentic-seeming speech. The only problem with this source is the language in which it is written, Italian. This meant that in order to read the text, I had to use a translator.
"Pope St. Pius X: The Great Reformer - Crisis Magazine." Crisis Magazine. N.p., 19 Aug. 2013. Web. 08 Jan. 2015.
This article, written by an author with a PHD in church history, explains Pope Pius X’s reform to the Catholic Church, among other accomplishments of his. Through historical facts and the consequences that resulted from the changes he made, I got a better idea of Pius X’s motives for reform as well as the subsequent effect they had on society at the time. This article shows no bias, as the author writes about both sides of the conflict between the Pope and the society. Many of the facts presented have been incorporated into my resume as well as my speech, and they prove to be insightful.
Sarto, Giuseppe Melchiorre. Pascendi Dominici Gregis: Pie X. Paris: Éd. De L'Homme Nouveau, 2007. Print.
Written by Pope Pius X himself, this primary source explored the multitude of reasons justifying his decision to condemn modernism. It was helpful in my research because it gave me a clear view on the Pope’s reasoning and it helped me understand why he disproved of the ideologies within modernism, like science and history. Additionally, Pius X wrote the document all by himself, so the language and tone can be incorporated into my speech to make me sound more authentic. Overall, this source was probably the most important one used in my speech.
Sarto, Giuseppe Melchiorre. "The Oath against Modernism." The Oath against Modernism. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2015.
Another primary source by Pope Pius X, this time in the form of a speech, helps me better understand Sarto’s opinion and reasoning for opposing modernism. This speech is very eloquent, further helping me formulate my speech to make it sound like him. There are also several allusions and references to religious texts, in which I found even more information supporting his view on modernism. The only downside with this source is the influence that Pius X’s religious background had on his way of thinking. However, it goes to show how dedicated the Pope was to the church, helping me better understand his character.