sash. The colors of the clothing of the priest’s are very symbolic in the Catholic religion‚ and white stands for purity and peace. The other altar boys were carrying candles while walking in a Christmas song as an entrance hymn‚ signifying the advent season. Advent prepares for the birth of Jesus. When the priest began his opening prayers‚ he bowed his head in reverence to Jesus and chanted the opening prayer. Many Catholic masses operate in a chanting manner. As I observed the congregation‚ leadership
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CATHOLIC RELIGION To belong to the church one must accept as factually true the gospel of Jesus as handed down in tradition and as interpreted by the bishops in union with the pope. The most important thing in this divine tradition is the Bible‚ its text determined and disseminated by the church. The church‚ according to the Roman Catholic catechism‚ is the only Christian body that is "one‚ holy‚ catholic (universal)". The doctrine of apostolic succession is one of the key parts of the Catholic
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C h u r c h H i s t o r y I By Mr. Kennedy K. Kirui I. Benefits to be gained from the study of Church History A. A perspective informed by a sense of continuity 1. The whole family in heaven and earth (Eph.3:14) 2. Connecting the canonical history with our own time (Acts 28ff) 3. Escape from the theological and ecclesiastical provincialism (1 Cor.14:36). B. The encouragement of a Godly Heritage 1. The great cloud of witnesses (Heb.11; 12:1) 2. Perspective on persecution
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I chose to attend a Catholic Mass service at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. I selected this type of experience because I have never attended a Catholic service. I am an African-American female and I was raised in the Baptist faith. In my community there are very few Black people of the Catholic faith; therefore contacting a friend to attend the service with was impossible. I attended the service on a Monday. The service started at noon. The congregation was predominantly white. The African-Americans
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not calm or peaceful in the slightest. Protestant leaders like Martin Luther and John Calvin fiercely attacked and denied traditional Catholic beliefs‚ causing much controversy and debate upon religion. Many regions of Europe as a whole were converted to Protestantism‚ and many more Protestants emerged in areas where Catholicism remained the state religion. The Catholic faith became less and less appealing to people as the abuses of the clergy were now publicly addressed by reformers and a new‚ personal
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The Roman Catholic Inquisition The Roman Catholic Inquisition‚ formally the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition was a system of tribunal for discovery and punishment of heresy‚ which was marked by the severity of questioning and punishment and lack of rights afforded to the accused. The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy which resulted in the torture and murder of millions of
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Catholic Theology Tradition and Scripture are considered one and the same within the Catholic Church and are both part of the sacred deposit of faith. Tradition includes practices such as the Eucharist and the belief that Christ is present‚ while tradition includes beliefs such as purgatory. Thus‚ Tradition is backed by Scripture‚ while tradition is according to culture and era. To Catholics‚ Tradition refers to the beliefs and practices that Jesus conveyed to the Apostles for the benefit
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Throughout history there has been a deep tradition in the Catholic religion of men to take on a major influencing role in the community‚ while women only have a few positions to be a part of. It has been said that Christ had other positions for women‚ as they are to play a part of spreading the Gospel and spread the news that Christ has risen. However‚ women are limited to how they are able to spread their readings‚ as they can spread the word but not in a teaching way. Time and time again Pope
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and unto their successors-modern day priests. The Roman Catholic Church has held tightly to this tradition; however over the past fifty years when young children knelt as sheep before their shepherd they met vile‚ sinful hands‚ not tender and compassionate ones. "Between 1950 and 2002 more than 10‚667 boys and girls in the United States were victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by members of the Catholic clergy. More that 4‚392 Catholic priests and deacons were their abusers" ("Report on the Charter
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Protestant & Catholic Reformation On October 31st 1517‚ Martin Luther started the beginning of the Protestant Revolution by posting his 95 theses at Wittenberg’s castle. These 95 theses argued on the power and efficacy of indulgences and explained the fundamentals of justification by faith. Thus opened the eyes of the people who had begun to question centuries of Catholic beliefs. Luther and his supporters believed that the Church had been corrupted by power and wealth and therefore it needed
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