The Catholic church‚ founded around the third century A.D.‚ came into existence under the leadership of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. Since its inception‚ the reach of the Catholic church has spread the globe and influenced many different lives‚ peoples‚ and cultures. Sadly‚ although its influence may have encouraged and fostered morality among people‚ it lacked one key component: the truth. The Catholic church and its teachings have been harmful in the advancement of the true Gospel and
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Reformation of the corrupt Church The Catholic Church we know today has been transformed tremendously over thousands of years and‚ fortunately‚ for the better. Us twenty-first century Catholics would be so appalled if we went back to the sixteenth century and saw how the Church was. There were numerous problems in the Church‚ but during this time no one knew any better because that was what they were taught from birth so they didn’t think any different about it. The Church obviously had to
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For my final project‚ I chose to compare the Catholic and Lutheran religions. I was born and raised in the Roman Catholic faith and have always attended a Catholic church. In fact‚ I even attended Catholic schools my entire life‚ so I am very familiar with the religion. I chose the Lutheran religion for comparison because I hear that it has some striking similarities to the Catholic religion and it interested me to find out both the similarities and differences between the two. The Lutheran religion
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the Catholic Church The Catholic Church had many close encounters of failure in the first 400 years of its being‚ yet it is still standing 2‚000 years later. Jesus said “the gates of hell will never prevail against it”‚ meaning that no matter what‚ the church shall never fall.1 Through the hardships of the Church‚ the Church still stands strong due to the guidance of the Holy Spirit guiding the members of the Church on to the right path. In the first 400 years of the Church‚ the Catholic faith
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ultimate objective of the Catholic Reformation was to recognize and spread Catholicism. Some aims‚ methods‚ and degree of success of the catholic reformation in the 16th century were activities of the Jesuits‚ the revival of papacy and the Council of Trent. Activities of the Jesuits Established highly disciplined schools The Jesuits took over in catholic universities and by 1600 they were the most famous educators in Europe Propagation of the catholic faith among non-Christians
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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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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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Name: Stephanie Manriquez Day/Period: April 20‚ 14 Catholic Social Teaching Review Worksheet Chapter Eight—Catholic Social Justice: Justice and Peace Directions: As you are reading through the chapter‚ fill in the missing information. Pages 174-196—Christians and Peace 1. Pope Paul VI once wrote‚ “If you want peace‚ work for justice”. 2. In The Challenge of Peacemaking‚ the American bishops discussed a _spiritual of peacemaking‚ which begins in the individual’s mind and heart
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XXIII. Cause for concern for factors that were appeared in society after the World War II‚ Pope John 23rd used the Italian word‚ aggiornamento to express renewal‚ modernize‚ and updating that were necessary for the Church. Religions such as Catholic‚ Orthodox‚ Anglican‚ Lutheran‚ Baptist are all Christians‚ as reason that all Christian denominations believe that there’s only one God‚ whom they call father as Jesus Christ taught them‚ importantly Christians recognize Jesus as the Son of God
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Catholic Social Teaching is a doctrine created by the Catholic Church dealing with issues such as poverty and other social injustices. Over the years‚ there were many people‚ such as Dorothy Day‚ who influenced Catholic Social Teaching. Catholic Social Teaching is the Church’s helps guide the members of the Church in various to way to assist those in need‚ not only with respect to poverty and illness‚ but in all aspects of life. Dorothy Day embraced the idea of a double ministry and addressed the
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