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    reformation was created by Pope Greggory VII during his papacy from 1073-1085. Out of his many points‚ some of them were on his concerns involving women and marriage. The most important issue for opponents and supporters of Gregorian reform was clerical celibacy. Marriage and concubinage among the lower class of the clergy was already occurring‚ but the reform was determined to stop this. The papacy insisted on

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    I suddenly remembered one of the discussions in my ecclesiology class regarding the need of the Catholic Church for more bishops‚ priests and pastoral leaders. My professor‚ Fr. Vic de Jesus‚ SJ‚ mentioned that in the case of the Society of Jesus‚ as it celebrates its 150 years in the country‚ the infirmaries are being occupied more by the aging members of the society. He stated that there is a great need to replace them by looking for new priestly vocations. He also used as an example the case of

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    Martin Luther’s speech at Diet of Worms was a defense of his 95 theses‚ and his other works. He was asked if he wrote them‚ and then he was asked if he wished to retract anything. He agreed that he wrote them‚ and he refused to retract them for several reasons. Luther cited multiple reasons for not retracting his writing‚ one being that he believes in what he wrote and as the main crusader for the protestant faith he cannot retract his statements‚ “What‚ then‚ should I be doing if I were now to retract

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    Handbook of Life Course‚ New York: Springer‚ pp. 3-19 House‚ James S. 1977. “The Three Faces of Social Psychology”. Sociometry‚ 40: 161-177 Donnelly‚ Denise‚ Burgess‚ Elisabeth‚ Anderson‚ Sally‚ Davis‚ Regina‚ and Dillard‚ Joy. 2001. “Involuntary Celibacy: A Life Course Analysis”. Journal of Sex Research‚ 38: 159-169 Carpenter‚ Laura M.‚ 2010. “Gendered Sexuality over the Life Course: A Conceptual Framework”. Sociological Perspectives‚ 53: 155-177 Elder Jr.‚ Glen H. 1994. “Time‚ Human Agency

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    # 14 THE WARD CATHOLIC TAKES ON A NEW MEANING Catholic Church as we know it today took on its own form of the Apostles creed. and added‚ "Baptism for the remission of sin".  Many changes are to take place  within the Roman Catholic Church. Catholic Church as we know it today took on its own form of the Apostles creed. and added‚ "Baptism for the remission of sin".   This is one of the steps that starts to leads them from the cardinal doctrines of the Bible. The Roman Catholic Church developed

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    the love between the man and woman reveals the “total gift of self‚” the complete and embodied offering of one’s self to another that lies at the heart of our vocation as human beings.. The vocation to love in totality is realized in marriage or celibacy. Marriage follows from this plan of God

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    MIDTERM #3 CH. 9 SEXUAL BEHAVIORS CELIBACY Complete celibacy - a person who does not masturbate or have interpersonal sexual contact. Partial celibacy- does not have interpersonal sexual contact‚ but still masturbates. Celibacy or abstinence is an option until the person is ready for a sexual relationship- and becomes a positive act. Religion/morals: becoming a priest or a nun includes a vow of celibacycelibacy until marriage‚ personal criteria for a good sexual relationship has

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    Malthusian Theory of Population Thomas Malthus: Thomas Malthus’ Theory of Population that was proposed more than two centuries ago‚ foretold the problems of food shortage that the world is facing today‚ due to uncontrolled increase in population. Thomas Robert Malthus was a British economist and a demographer‚ whose famous Theory of Population highlighted the potential dangers of overpopulation. Malthus put forth his ideas in six editions of his famous treatise ’An Essay on the Principle of

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    a system that selects‚ cultivates‚ protects‚ defends and produces sexual abusers. We are amazed to find how often a man‚ who would otherwise be behind bars if he were not a priest‚ is entrusted with the care of souls. You may not be keeping your celibacy‚ but as long as it’s kept a secret it’s ok. Clericalism‚ the act of keeping a priest on a pedestal‚ away from ordinary people‚ led parents to not believe their children when told of sexual molestation. This has been classified as Nobel Cause Corruption

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    Monogamy‚ especially for young people‚ can be quite constrictive. Therefore people who call Monogamy home are generally older‚ or have just given up. Monogamy Island is just across the bay from Celibacy Island‚ you see. If one stays too long on Monogamy Island‚ one often ends up taking a visit to Celibacy Island‚ just to break up the monotony. Imagine eating the same meal everyday‚ even if it’s your favorite meal‚ eventually you will probably begin to hate it. You may even starve yourself just so

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