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    immigration rates increased‚ a group now known as nativists emerged‚ who‚ although of European stock‚ antagonized the newer Irish Catholic immigrants. Examining the opposition towards Irish immigrants furthers our understanding of nativists’ idea of their ‘American’ community by revealing what this sentiment was based on and why. As seen in political cartoons of the age‚ Irish Catholic immigrants were presented as and consequently viewed as threats to the national community based on the principle that America’s

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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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    How would you describe the condition of the Catholic Church on the eve of the Protestant Reformation? In the time right before the reformation‚ there was a mixture of corruption and piety throughout‚ so to say that the whole church was absolutely corrupt or absolutely pious would be an err. We see dramatic events such as feasts‚ pilgrimages‚ high mass and famous preachers were highly sought after‚ but regular devotions and mass were in decline. In the state of the churchmen‚ we can see that

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    Being a Catholic‚ we as a community welcome all to our religion. But being a Catholic can be difficult. Not only because we have things such as the commandments and the beatitudes to follow‚ but to live a life like Jesus. I‚ as a Catholic‚ am not the best example of one and doesn’t live like how a Catholic should be living. But I do wanna better myself as a Catholic. I plan to live out the Ten Commandments fully as a Catholic‚ which is my goal to help better myself as a Catholic and as a person.

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    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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    During the Middle Ages‚ the catholic church views on crime were of low tolerance and extreme. In the middle ages priests would sentence you to death for what we would call today petty crimes. The Catholic church had a very unrepentant view on crimes in their jurisdictions and communities. The church dealt with falsification of currency‚ written defamations‚ perjury‚ usury‚ and forgery of documents. According to catholicculture.org “widows‚ orphans and helpless folk in general were protected by the

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    Ten Mega Trends Shaping the Catholic Church The article is about major events from the past which have affected Catholicism. Through the years‚ a lot have had happen in the world and have changed the face of the Church. The author listed his ten mega trends which he believes have moved Catholicism and formed the religion what we know today. The first on the list was how Catholics from 1st world regions‚ namely Europe and North America have decreased while poorer regions such as South Africa and

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    Américas (Catholic Mission of Our Lady of the Americas) Religion is very important to most people in society today. It has been around for many years and many different religions have emerged. It is hard for a person to step into a religious environment that is unfamiliar to them. I have never been inside a church and all of my life my family never really told me about religion. The social phenomenon I studied was a Catholic Mass. On Sunday morning‚ October 23‚ 2011‚ I attended the Catholic Mission

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    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 Ten Building Blocks of Catholic Social Teachings‚ and the Western vs Biblical Justice‚ individuals are able to see how Christians

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    The Catholic Church and Supreme Court Cases The Catholic Church and the Supreme Court have had many disputes along the lines of‚ our very tested‚ religious freedom. There are quite a few Supreme Court cases that affect the Catholic Church. Roe v. Wade‚ Obergefell v. Hodges‚ and Zubik v. Burwell‚ are three of the many important and recent cases that are affecting this generation and will continue affecting future generations. These three Supreme Court cases have tested the Catholic Church’s teachings

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