Saxony‚ a thousand years of Catholic unity are about to be undone. Martin Luther‚ an Augustan monk and professor of theology at Wittenberg University has written his 95 Thesis which within weeks will spread all across the Holy Roman Empire and beyond. Of all the trials that had faced the Catholic Church over the last two centuries‚ none was more damaging then the Reformation. Faced with the spreading support of Lutheranism by the people and princes of the Empire‚ the Church required an overhaul unheard
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The church has influenced various issues in our society. The issues which have been influenced are abortion‚ divorce‚ homosexuality‚ and poverty. But before we look at how these issues were influenced lets first look at some of the aspects of the church. The churches mass is made up of two parts- the liturgy of the word and the liturgy of the Eucharist for the duration of which the Holy Communion is rejoiced. Mass is the center of worship that Catholics participate in. Catholics are supposed to
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Church and State in Italy during the middle ages! Church has always played a major part in Italian History. As Europe gradually emerged from the destruction of the Roman Empire‚ the church became one of the mainstays of civilisation. The disorganisation of the Holy Roman Empire‚ its ongoing dispute with the papacy over the extent of Church authority in secular government and absentee foreign overlords left Italians largely self-governing within their communes. At the start of the fourteenth century
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Excursus: What is “good” according to the Roman Catholic Tradition? (Ref. Gula‚ Richard. 1989. Faith Informed By Reason) The nature of the concept good is the full realization of any beings’ potential‚ or to achieve perfection. The innate tendency within the human person to seek perfection is the ontological basis for the fundamental moral obligation – to realize one’s potential‚ or to be all I can be. Actions are moral when it arise from this innate tendency and contribute to the full
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The seventeenth century witnessed of a great reformation in the Catholic Church as a result of the increase in the followers of the Protestant Reformation. All artistic manifestations were influenced by these changes and the artists of the time made echo of them. In this period we can still pensive how most of the art is religious related‚ especially paintings. The mannerism was a tendency characterized by the special complexity‚ artificiality and a new psychology impressed in the painting. Italian
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the face of the church. At the same time‚ as we confess our sins let us forgive the faults committed by others towards us.” Pope John Paul II On March 12‚ the first Sunday of Lent‚ John Paul II will publicly ask the Lord’s forgiveness for past and present faults of the children of the Church. Interestingly‚ when I heard this I am really surprise how the Catholic top religious leader admittedly and reflective in behalf of his leadership to sin committed by the Catholic Church in the service
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Title of the Article: Religion and Politics in the Philippines: The Role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Democratization of the Filipino Polity Author: Aloysius Lopez Cartagenas I. What Struck Me? i. The Roman Catholic Church as an organized and institutionalized religion has had a significant role in and impact on Philippine political life. In recent times it served as the primary locus against the dictatorship of the Marcos regime and facilitated the 1986 People Power revolt
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Pope Francis said that‚ “The church must speak truthfully and also by her witness: the witness of poverty. If a believer speaks about poverty or the homeless and lives like a pharaoh‚ this is not good.” The Catholic Church consistently teaches about helping the poor and vulnerable but as individuals‚ are people truly acting upon this? In our society‚ homelessness has become a major crisis; it is not only a political‚ economic‚ and social issue but also a moral issue. Through the Scriptures‚ the
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was heavily dependent on the Church for just about everything. The Catholic Church had a firm hold on any religious beliefs people held. Therefore‚ science only existed for the few people that dared to go against the normal religious teachings. Slowly‚ people began to break away from the uniform idea of religion and started to question many of the teachings of the Church. Also‚ Enlightenment thinkers got the ball rolling‚ calling out the corruptness of the Catholic Church in Europe. This new style of
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I have the opportunity to choose The Roman Catholic Religion as part of Christianity. The Christianity roots are interlinked with Judaism because of Jesus and Jewish concept. Roman Catholic Church is a monotheistic religion (the existence of one God) which started with the birth‚ death‚ resurrection of Jesus about two thousand years ago. After the death of Jesus followers of the Roman Catholic religion used the teaching and saying of Jesus to assemble different forms of documents‚ then lead in the
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