In the movie Pay It Forward‚ there are many great examples of good morals that we could and should use every day in our lives. More specifically‚ there are multiple themes of Catholic Social teaching displayed throughout the film. Though all of these are significant‚ the most prominent theme can be said to be the Call to Family‚ Community and Participation. When Mr. Simonet presents the class with a vague and open ended assignment of making the world a better place‚ Trevor‚ an attentive and inspired
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3.6 The Theological Considerations of the Catholic Church’s Response to HIV and AIDS. The Catholic theologians firmly agree that HIV and AIDS pose three major theological challenges to the Church. First‚ the sheer number of the people infected and affected by the disease means that the Church cannot ignore the problem. This means the Church has AIDS. This underlines the validity of the Church’s response almost in every continent. Secondly‚ the negative economic impact of the disease on the people
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“Why did more Indians choose to become Catholics rather than Protestants?” During the 16th century‚ huge religious movements were happening as people began to travel to the new world. Many Indians became Catholic over being protestant‚ but wasn’t always because that’s what they wanted. Many Indians were ripped from their homes and forced by settlers into believing that they wanted them to believe. The reason Indians were mostly Catholic was not because of preference‚ it was because‚ at the
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break away from The Roman Catholic Church. Factors such as The Church selling indulgences‚ popes fighting for power‚ launching extravagant purchases‚ and the misteaching of the bible are some of the main reasons for Martin’s break off with the church. This essay will explain these points of how and why Martin Luther broke away from the church. The main or most profound reason for Martin’s break off from the church is that the church was selling indulgences. The Roman Catholic Church sold what were
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Evangelical Revolt Rhys Isaac discusses how after the Great Awakening colonists struggled for allegiance between two very different social worlds. Isaac argues that Baptist growth throughout Virginia was a countercultural movement that was caused by dissatisfaction with contemporary society‚ resulting in a revolt against the traditional system. Rhys Isaac carefully examined the Baptists to find out how they were able to achieve a new social group. I agree with Issac that the Baptists’
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The “Catholic Organization for Life and Family: Building a Civilization of Love website (hereafter referred to as COLF) is operated by three persons: Michel G. MacDonald‚ Peter D. Murphy and Christine Shepherd. The administrators of this site are all highly educated persons‚ notably Dr. MacDonald and Mr. Murphy‚ whose post-secondary studies focused on the theology of the Catholic Church. Mrs. Shepherd’s experience working with Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops supports the administrative team
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Catholic Social Teachings: Its application in our world today The catholic social teachings‚ a collection of written documents that help shape our world into what it is today. These catholic social teachings are a part of history because they played a very important role in shaping our world to what it is today. These documents were written by popes and the church as a solution to maintain peace‚ order‚ and equality in our society. They were a call to action to have justice and equality in our
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The Catholic Church responded to the challenges posed by the Lutheran Reformation. The Council of Trent was created in order to change the Catholic Church. The ideas of the Lutheran reformation were becoming popular and therefore‚ the Catholic Church had lost many followers. The Council of Trent began the Catholic reformation by abolishing the corruption of the Catholic Church. In addition‚ the Council wanted to prevent the growth of Protestantism and affirm the beliefs of Catholicism. The Council
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and unto their successors-modern day priests. The Roman Catholic Church has held tightly to this tradition; however over the past fifty years when young children knelt as sheep before their shepherd they met vile‚ sinful hands‚ not tender and compassionate ones. "Between 1950 and 2002 more than 10‚667 boys and girls in the United States were victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by members of the Catholic clergy. More that 4‚392 Catholic priests and deacons were their abusers" ("Report on the Charter
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