Lens 1 - History of Ideas During much of the Middle Ages‚ the Roman Catholic Church was the most important aspect in one’s life. Sacraments and worship were essential elements in the lives of peasants. However‚ religious dominance was threatened as countries began to secularize. The political centralization that occurred in the High Middle Ages was precedent for the change in the relationship between church and state. Prompted by taxation of the clergy and the consequent retaliation to and disdain
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opportunity to examine and explore Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church through attending the ritual of Eucharist. Through this opportunity‚ I could gain a greater sense of respect for Christianity and hence widen my perspective about Christianity. In this essay‚ I examine the pattern of symbolic roles to draw
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are for the legalization of abortion and others who are against it. In this paper I will be comparing the secular viewpoint of abortion with the Catholic Church view‚ followed by my own opinion of the matter. The secular (non-religious) part of our world is mostly against child abortion. The majority of people believe that you do not have to be catholic or a person of faith to have morals and know the difference between
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resistance in the domains of religion‚ politics‚ and society in general. The Catholic Church faced a lot of criticism from Protestants‚ fueled by Martin Luther. His critique was focused on the greed and abuse of power portrayed by the church. Rome was referred to as ‘the whore of Babylon’ because of the expensive art‚ extravagant banquets and grand architecture present in the church. In its defense‚ the Catholic Church responded by addressing the issues from corruption from within and defended
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for something good that a person does in this life Purgatory is a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven. The sale of indulgences What were Indulgences? In Church teaching‚ Purgatory is the way in which God helps us to “make up” for sin which has already been forgiven. Purgatory is the state or place those who have still to make up for sin go to after death before entering heaven. What is the
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war” theory was introduced by the Catholic church in the Medieval period. The just war theory was created to protect lives of innocent people and defend moral rights. The Just War theory has its own conditions for judging if it is just to go to war‚ and conditions for what strategies to use when fighting a just war. Just War Theory is the origin on which nations obtain to legally and morally justify going to war. A war has to be approved as a just war by a church official. A war that causes unnecessary
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In May of 1819‚ at the age of twenty two‚ Charles Hodge was presented with a question that would transform him into a leading figure on moral issues in America‚ and ultimately the shape the course of theologians in the nineteenth century. After graduating from the Princeton Theological Seminary‚ Hodge was approached by the President of the Seminary‚ Archibald Alexander‚ and asked if he would like to be a professor in the seminary. As you may have presumed‚ Hodge graciously accepted this offer. In
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candidate that would be a transitional pope. The cardinals choose someone they thought would be rather harmless‚ simple‚ and out have a quick term as head of the church. So in October of 1958 they elected Angelo Roncalli. As pope‚ Angelo took the name John the XXIII‚ which was almost blasphemous‚ because anyone who knew anything about church history knew the last John was 500 years ago and was considered a false pope. Pope Jon XXIII choose his name in hopes to restore legitimacy to the name. On January
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Medieval Times and the Roman Catholic Church. An indulgence was a full or partial remission of sins granted by the church. The person committing the sin still had to confess to a priest. Only a priest could completely get rid of your sins.The ideology of indulgences is a practice that says that one’s journey to eternal salvation could accelerate because of madly works. The first practice of indulgences was in the 11th and 12th centuries when the leaders of the church (Popes) “offered full remission
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political unity of Italy. The influence of the Catholic Church was a very significant obstacle but it was one of many‚ such as the conservative rulers‚ the lack of popular support for unity and divisions amongst supporters of unity itself. By far the greatest obstacle‚ however‚ was the role of Austria in preventing unity. The Catholic Church was influential in Italy in many ways. Both rulers and ordinary people were influenced by the conservative beliefs of the Catholic Church and the attitude
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