known as one of the “Five Good Emperors.” It showed what happens when his son‚ Commodus‚ takes his place. Marcus Aurelius is shown to be a great emperor‚ and one who cared about the Republic. In Gladiator they claimed that Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus‚ or “Commodus” was Marcus Aurelius’ son‚ which in real life is true. They also claimed that Commodus killed his father‚ which is not true. I believe
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session. In this paper I will be writing about the transition from Vatican I to Vatican II and what happened during the four sessions at Vatican II‚ along with one of the most profound document written at the session the Lumen Gentium. Vatican I Pope Pius XI called the First Vatican Council (Vatican I) together in 1869 after a four year preparation. One of the main purposes of the First Vatican Council was to define the Catholic doctrine concerning the Church of Christ and its first matter was to create
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References: Assumption of the Virgin by Antoine Sallaert (1585–1650) © Roman Catholics believe the doctrine of the Assumption‚ which teaches that at the end of her life‚ Mary‚ the mother of Christ‚ was taken body and soul (i.e Pope Pius XII‚ Munificentissimus Deus‚ 1950 This made it an important article of faith for Roman Catholics. The Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception‚ orSoult‚ by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618-1682) ©
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The Italian Renaissance garden was a new style of garden which emerged in the late fifteenth century at villas in Rome and Florence‚ inspired by classical ideals of order and beauty‚ and intended for the pleasure of the view of the garden and the landscape beyond‚ for contemplation‚ and for the enjoyment of the sights‚ sounds and smells of the garden itself. In the late Renaissance‚ the gardens became larger‚ grander and more symmetrical‚ and were filled with fountains‚ statues‚ grottoes‚ water
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she still endured on her journey of religion. St. Joan was born on January 6th‚ 1412 to a peasant family in Domremy‚ France. She died on May 30th‚ 1431. Her feast day is May 30th. She was beatified on April 18th‚ 1909 in St. Peter’s Basilica by Pope Pius X. May 16th‚ 1920 was the day that she was officially canonized in St. Peter’s Basilica by Pope Benedict XV. While St. Joan was growing up‚ she had these
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Abortion Murders an Innocent Baby The moral gravity of procured abortion is apparent in all its truth if we recognize that we are dealing with murder and‚ in particular‚ when we consider the specific elements involved. The one eliminated is a human being at the very beginning of life. No one more absolutely innocent could be imagined. In no way could this human being ever be considered an aggressor‚ much less an unjust aggressor! He or she is weak‚ defenseless‚ even to the point of
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STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES OF SITUATION ETHICS PARAGRAPHS PRODUCED BY 12D (MARCH 2011) INTRODUCTION ‘Love and do what you want’ Augustine Inspired by Christian teachings on agape love‚ Joseph put forward Situation ethics in the 1960’s. Fletcher attempted to reconcile the strict legalist (binding rules) nature of the church with the antinomian (no rules apply) attitudes of an ever changing secular society. STRENGTHS One key strength of Situation Ethics is that it puts people before rules; personalism
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Renaissance was a time of humanistic shift in society that stressed education‚ success‚ and secularism. The original definition of humanism was “study of the ancients”. During the Renaissance‚ Italian patricians copied the lifestyles of Ancient Rome. Pope Pius II went as far as to say that Rome was as much his home as his actual home town of Siena because of names such as Aeneas being used in his family. Humanists studied the Latin classics to reveal aspects of human nature‚ while during medieval times scholars
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Perspective on Euthanasia Everything that was created by God has a beginning and an end. All the members of creation follow that rule and man has no right to change it or influence that. The Church is very clear in Her teaching on moral issues and Pope Pius XII was the first leader to address this issue
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The German word Kulturkampf refers to the struggle between Otto Von Bismarck -chancellor of the newly formed German and the man in charge of German Unification – and the Catholic Church. Kulturkampf was in introduced by the newly elected chancellor Bismarck in 1871 as a targeted attack towards the Catholic’s political influence in the newly unified Germany. The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871 after the defeat of the French in the Franco-Prussian war‚ naming the king and prime minister of Prussia
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