modernisation of the Catholic Church‚ ecumenism and to bring a social reformation system‚ “it was to be a new Pentecost‚ a means of regeneration for the church…a way towards the reunion of the separated brethren of the east and west” – Pope John XXIII. This regeneration was known as “Aggiornamento”‚ meaning renewal. This reformed Christian church worked to develop and renew the expression of Christianity. Through the Vatican II the church established a definition for itself; a church for all people
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themselves and to receive the other as a gift. Marriage is both a natural institution and a sacred union because it is rooted in the divine plan of creation. In addition‚ the Catholic Church teaches that the valid marriage between two baptized Christians is also a sacrament‚ a saving reality and a symbol of Christ’s love for his church. In every marriage the spouses make a contract with each other. In a sacramental marriage the couple also enters into a covenant in which their love is sealed and strengthened
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Portugal. The rise of Catholicism would enter England as well with Queen Mary’s reign from 1553-1558. However‚ Spain had a larger role in sending missionaries to Colonial Latin America than England. England is referenced to provide prospective of the Catholic Church’s reach in the late 1400s-1500s. Catholicism was expanding across the world. At this time many natives already had religious and cultural practices of their own that involved cannibalism‚ Indian style music and other unorthodox practices
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which caused him to be accused of heresy by the Catholic Church. He was accused of heresy because his words had challenged the pope and the practices of the Catholic Church. While some people think Martin Luther was guilty of heresy‚ there are other people that think that Martin Luther was innocent. From doing research‚ Martin Luther was guilty of the charges presented against him. First of all‚ Martin Luther was technically a member of the Catholic Church. Since‚ Martin Luther was a Christian theologian;
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Mackillop has many works and writings which were significant to her life and teachings. Mackillop’s works and writings were highly influential to the church and society of her time. Father Julian Tenison Woods was very concerned about the small amount of Catholic education in South Australia. He asked Mackillop and her sisters Annie and Lexie to open a catholic school in Penola. (Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart‚ n.d.) At the feast of St Joseph‚ 19th of March 1866‚ several other women decided
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Magisterium In Catholicism‚ the magisterium is the authority that lays down what is the authentic teaching of the Church. For the Catholic Church‚ that authority is vested uniquely in the pope and the bishops who are in communion with him.[3] Sacred Scripture and Tradition "make up a single sacred deposit of the Word of God‚ which is entrusted to the Church"‚[4] and the magisterium is not independent of this‚ since "all that it proposes for belief as being divinely revealed is derived from this
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Thomas More wrote Utopia a few years before the Protestant Reformation‚ during a period rife with religious instability. Not everyone trusted the corrupt Roman Catholic Church‚ and many Europeans looked elsewhere for their religious inspiration. Though the Utopian religion has some similarities with Catholicism and Protestantism‚ it is an entirely unique belief system uninfluenced by the numerous European faiths of the period. The main thing the sets the Utopian religion apart is its complete religious
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took place in the 15th century. A man named Martin Luther‚ a German monk‚ had a vision beyond the Catholic Church. In his eyes‚ the Catholic Church was corrupt and wanted to change that. Martin Luther had a very encouraging personality that made him fight for what he believed. The Catholic Church not only rejected Luther’s letters and visions but also wrote back. Martin Luther attacked the Catholic Church‚ but his efforts towards his beliefs led to appeal to German groups. Most of these groups agreed
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Q. How far is it true that madness before the enlightenment is understood in primarily religious terms? Origin of Enlightenment During the enlightenment period fact named itself in a manner that would later enlighten compatriots. The Enlightenment was one of rare movements in human history associated with 17th and 18th century. Scholars argue that it begun way back primarily in Paris and London. Basically this period was to see a great positive shift in tyranny‚ ignorance‚ superstition and to
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During the Reformation‚ Protestants were known for opposing the Church’s ideas that the papacy was somehow special. In the eyes of the Roman Catholic Church‚ the Papacy was above the common people‚ and that the Pope’s work was more important to God. Protestants like Martin Luther and John Calvin denounced this claim‚ and supported in all work is sacred. This doctrine meant that God saw everyone as spiritual equals. Another belief that the two had in common was priesthood of all believers‚ which means
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