The Catholic Church responded to the challenges posed by the Lutheran Reformation. The Council of Trent was created in order to change the Catholic Church. The ideas of the Lutheran reformation were becoming popular and therefore‚ the Catholic Church had lost many followers. The Council of Trent began the Catholic reformation by abolishing the corruption of the Catholic Church. In addition‚ the Council wanted to prevent the growth of Protestantism and affirm the beliefs of Catholicism. The Council
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weighty matters of life‚ and one’s faith is (or at least should be) at the top of the heap. Many Protestants think Roman Catholics teach a works-gospel that cannot save‚ while Roman Catholics think Protestants teach easy-believism that requires nothing more than an emotional outburst brought on by manipulative preaching. Protestants blame Catholics for worshipping Mary and Catholics think Protestants are apparently too dull to understand the distinctions Rome has made in this regard. These caricatures
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One of the teachings of the Church‚ the Sacrosanctum Concilium states that: “Mother Church earnestly desires that all the faithful should be led to that full‚ conscious‚ and active participation in liturgical celebrations” (Flannery‚ 1996) Hence‚ a mission to see to it that it is passed throughout the generations is a must for them as it is seen to be the most authentic manifestation of one’s faith. Whatever it is‚ everything is rooted on the dominance of the influential religion in a Filipino’s
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In the early Sixteenth Century the Church was an integral part of the European society and the Church’s’ power was virtually absolute. The church stood for justice‚ supposedly‚ but many historians argue the Church was corrupt and exploited the people’s religious faith to increase its own wealth. Source 1 agrees with this view ‘The bishops… take a tenth part of everything’ this illustrates that the Church was willingly taking the wealth of the people into its own wallets and the source further explains
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On the face of it‚ Dr. Faustus is not an anti-Catholic play. Yet‚ once you have read into it certain aspects of the play - there are many anti-Catholic notions and views that Marlowe has placed within the text. If the reader has no prior knowledge of how the world was in the Sixteenth century‚ then they would probably not uncover Marlowe’s hidden messages. There are many issues dealt with in the play‚ yet‚ they all follow a route to anti-Catholicism. All of the ideas dealt with are reminiscent of
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Being a Catholic‚ we as a community welcome all to our religion. But being a Catholic can be difficult. Not only because we have things such as the commandments and the beatitudes to follow‚ but to live a life like Jesus. I‚ as a Catholic‚ am not the best example of one and doesn’t live like how a Catholic should be living. But I do wanna better myself as a Catholic. I plan to live out the Ten Commandments fully as a Catholic‚ which is my goal to help better myself as a Catholic and as a person.
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The Roman Catholic Tradition faces challenges from contemporary and social issues within the community. The Church must respond to these internal and external challenges and follow the teachings in the bible. A major contemporary issue in today’s society is homosexuality and same sex marriage. The Roman Catholic Tradition has a certain vision on this issue and has responded in a number of different ways. The Roman Catholic Tradition continuously responds to many contemporary issues in a rapidly
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Did the Church play a positive or negative role in the Middle Ages? The Middle Ages are known as dark period of history. The Roman empire collapsed‚ barbarian tribes took over and formed new kingdoms and the Church got great power. The Church got political influence and not always used it for good purposes. Also‚ the church preached about one thing and did another. In the end‚ was there anything positive about the church? Well‚ maybe after some thinking we may find some positive things‚ but in
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The Roman Catholic Funeral Rite vs. the Jewish Funeral Rite Funeral services in the 1990’s are more complex that they have ever been before. The modern funeral director must not only be aware of and comply with their own state and local rules and regulations‚ but also with the Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule and a variety of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) rules. Add to this the fact that the so-called “traditional funeral” has become less and less traditional. While the
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Chapter 1‚ Section 3‚ Comprehension 3-5 Why did many Christians call for Church reform? The Church had become increasingly caught up in worldly affairs. And many Popes competed with princes for political power. The church needed money to finance the many stculptures that were hired to beautify the church. So soon the Churches charged for indulgences that were once only earned by going to the crusades. The church began to sell Gods forgiveness‚ an idea that was corrupted and therefore had to be change
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