Topic: Moral teachings of the Catholics church Introduction: Catholics believes that acting morally means acting in accordance with the eternal laws of God‚ which are written into the human hearts so deeply that even those who know nothing of God can follow the path of morality. According to Cynthia Stewart‚ Nature law‚ as this interior marking is called‚ comes to humans through their capacity to reason‚ which sparks the conscience to respond to the eternal law. This means that people of
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membership to the Church (“Eugenics”). In fear of this‚ Pope Pius XI promulgated Casti Connubii in 1930. It banned sterilization‚ mass-genocide of the unfit‚ and all methods of birth control: methods which the elites of Latin America encouraged. The encyclical was targeted towards Eugenic “extremists”‚ such as those in Germany‚ several other European countries‚ and the United States‚ who‚ because of fascism and increasing secularization‚ did not end their policies as a result (Kelves
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Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10354)‚ Date enacted December 19‚ 2012 Date signed December 21‚ 2012 -informally known as the Reproductive Health Law‚ is a law in the Philippines which guarantees universal access to methods on contraception‚ fertility control‚ sexual education‚ and maternal care. While there is general agreement about its provisions on maternal and child health‚ there is great debate on its key proposal that the Philippine government
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THE IMPACT OF TWO MAJOR HERESIES ON THE CATHOLIC CHURCH INTRODUCTION This essay will consider two early heresies and their impact on the Church: Gnosticism Arianism Discussion will include: Background Information The Person and Nature of our Lord Jesus Christ The etiology‚ content and current status of each heresy The Church’s response to each The outcome and consequences of these heresies The essay will conclude: Heresies present enormous challenges for the church: “if a kingdom be
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Modern History Assessment Eloise Archer Throughout the Third Reich different social groups played different roles in Nazi Germany. Three Prominent groups that had a substantial effect on the period in which the Nazis ruled are the Youth‚ the German women and the Churches. Each responded differently to the ideas and policies of the Nazis. The indoctrination of young people was an important factor in the Nazi regime. Hitler saw that implementing the Nazi Party’s ideology in the children of
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Magazine-Issue 51: Heresy in the Early Church (Carol Stream‚ IL: Christianity Today‚ 1996). Ortlund‚ Dane C. Christocentrism: An Asymmetrical Trinitarianism? In Themelios: Volume 34‚ No. 3‚ November 2009 (United Kingdom: The Gospel Coalition‚ 2009)‚ 309. The Encyclical Epistle of the Church at Smyrna In The Ante-Nicene Fathers‚ Volume I: The Apostolic Fathers With Justin Martyr and Irenaeus‚ ed. Alexander Roberts‚ James Donaldson and A. Cleveland Coxe (Buffalo‚ NY: Christian Literature Company‚ 1885)‚ 42. Millard
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Theology of the Body Explained Theology is the study of God and of religious truth. The words religious truth ’ usually fall on deaf ears in our modern day world‚ but to a chosen few‚ these two words can be life changing. The word truth‚ in religious terms‚ can lead a person to salvation or damnation. Truth‚ metaphorically speaking‚ can be like a light enriching its followers with the rays of wisdom‚ much like the complete and infallible truth of the Catholic Church. It can be obscured‚ however
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THAT THEY MAY BE ONE Ut Unum Sint Encyclical of Pope John Paul II promulgated on May 25‚ 1995 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I - THE CATHOLIC CHURCH’S COMMITMENT TO ECUMENISM God’s plan and communion The way of ecumenism: the way of the Church Renewal and conversion The fundamental importance of doctrine The primacy of prayer Ecumenical dialogue Local structures of dialogue Dialogue as an examination of conscience Dialogue as a means of resolving disagreements Practical cooperation CHAPTER
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Reproductive Health Bill The Reproductive Health bills‚ popularly known as the RH Bill‚ are Philippine bills aiming to guarantee universal access to methods and information on birth control and maternal care. The bills have become the center of a contentious national debate. There are presently two bills with the same goals: House Bill No. 4244 or An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Policy on Responsible Parenthood‚ Reproductive Health‚ and Population and Development‚ and For Other Purposes introduced
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2002 July 20; 325(7356): 114–115. 18. “Ethical Incentives- Not Payment- For Organ Donation” From the New England Journal of medicine; June 20‚ 2002 http://elsa.berkeley.edu/users/webfac/held/delmonico.pdf 19. Pope John Paul II Evangelium Vitae. Encyclical Letter on the value and inviolability of human life‚ March 25‚ 1995. 20. “Selling organs should be legal.” – written by Berman R. (From the Orthodox Jewish Halachic Organ Donor Society); Jerusalem Post; August 9‚ 2005.
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