The Catholic Church played a main role in Europe during medieval times as it had complete power and dominance over the people living during this period. The Church was made up of an elaborate hierarchy of bishops‚ priests‚ deacons and clergy. It was considered the centre of medieval life as it was the centre of the community. This is known because nearly every village or town had a church or cathedral as they were used for worship‚ meetings‚ festivals and nearly all town activity was centred around
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My Mom grew up in the Catholic Church‚ “before the Second Vatican Council” as she says‚ however the only time I visited a Catholic Church was for weddings and funerals. According to my Mother not being a Catholic was unthinkable‚ being Catholic was married with being an American; however my Mom is no longer Catholic and her children were not brought up Catholic‚ Why? I had the pleasure of speaking with Father Ward‚ of the Immaculate Church of Mary‚ Harlingen‚ Texas. Throughout our conversation
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Throughout the 16th century‚ the Roman Catholic Church wielded substantial power‚ allowing it to control and influence society. This was facilitated by the education of various fields that fell under the jurisdiction of the Church. Since the bible was the basis for church ideology‚ it was also the foundation of all knowledge with priests controlling the content. Supporters of their doctrine were compensated whiled opponents were fearful due to the consequences carried out. In this way‚ by controlling
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religious commitment” Discuss this view of the Roman Catholic Church on the eve of the reformation. Prior to the reformation in England the Roman Catholic Church had been the only church in the country and as such had a form of monopoly which over the years had begun to be exploited by some who entered the priesthood for reasons other than those religious. An example of what was considered to be a form of corruption in the Roman Catholic church is given as an argument by Luther in his case for a reformation
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The group of Jesuits were a group of people who‚ originally from the Roman Catholic Church‚ were Catholic missionaries to the entire world; its original name was the Society of Jesus. In certain views‚ the patron of the Jesuit Mission was not quite a saint: clever in the ways of power‚ Matteo Ricci acted more like a minister (Corsi 7). Matteo Ricci‚ a man who believed in a better life for Christians; a man who believed that the culture of a person did not need to be abandoned in order to be converted
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Wilfredo Alvarez Piera Separation Between Church and State One of the earliest modern liberals was John Locke‚ who in 1690 published Two Treatises following the conclusion of a major‚ and Locke would think senseless‚ religious sectarian war between Catholics and Protestants. In his manuscript where he introduced the concept of natural law and argues that faith and government have no business mixing‚ Locke contends that government should remain small enough not to trample on people’s liberties while
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The 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing was a crucial event in the city of Birmingham‚ Alabama. During the civil rights movement‚ it was a very racist time period. It consisted of the KKK‚ the separation of blacks and whites‚ and of course the church bombing. Birmingham was a main part of the Civil Rights movement‚ Sixteenth Baptist Church was the organized place for the blacks. On September 15‚ 1963‚ in Birmingham‚ a bomb exploded on 16th street Baptist Church at 10:22 A.M. During a Sunday school
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Westboro Baptist Church members led by Fred Phelps believe that God hates the United States and punishes its citizens for its acceptance of homosexuality. To express their beliefs‚ the church members picket military and other funerals. Phelps’ group pickets by carrying signs and singing songs while standing on public property. Other groups have been formed to protest Phelps’ group. The church claims their speech is protected by the First Amendment Freedom of Speech Clause in the United States Constitution
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1 The Wall Of Separation Between Church and State. David Domke and Kevin Coe wrote in In The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America‚ that “For U.S. politicians today‚ having faith isn’t enough; it must be displayed‚ carefully and publicly. This is a stark transformation in recent decades.” There has been a rise of religion in American politics over the past seventy five years. From Franklin Roosevelt Christmas tree lighting ceremony to
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We have seen that after a long historical process the Popes’ sole rule of the Catholic Church‚ rigidly centralized‚ bureaucratized and clericalized‚ was finally established‚ and continued to exist until the middle of the 20th century. Then something unexpected happened. Pope John XXIII (1958-63)‚ the son of an Italian peasant farmer‚ called the Second Vatican Council in 1959 with a view to pastoral renewal and the promotion of Christian unity. The pope attributed the calling of the historic
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