documents pertaining to a remarkable cure of a woman with inoperable cancer were delivered under seal to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. After close scrutiny of this case and examination by the Medical Board and theologians‚ the cardinals and bishops recommended to Pope Benedict XVI that this was a miracle. He approved on December 19‚ 2009‚ and Mary’s canonisation occurred
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married priests and the belief of trinity were the primary reasons for the "split". The main reason as to why the church split was papal authority. The church of rome came under the authority of the bishop of rome who declared himself as the pope and more important than all the other bishops. But then disputes occurred when the church of constantinople claimed authority because it was the capital of the roman empire. This impacted on the Christian community as now the church was beginning to
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officials. The members of the Clergy could usually read and write‚ as oppose to the peasants of the time‚ who most usually could not. All of the Clergy were under the authority of the Pope. Pope: The pope was the head of the Catholic Church. Bishops: The Bishops supervised Local parish priests. Local priests: The local parish priests had the most influence on people as he had more contact with the people of his area. 3. How the Church brought the community together and why: The Church was
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RCIA – The Church II Nativity Catholic Church Gospel Reading: Then Jesus approached and said to them‚ “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go‚ therefore‚ and make disciples of all nations‚ baptizing them in the name of the Father‚ and of the Son‚ and of the holy Spirit‚ teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold‚ I am with you always‚ until the end of the age”. (Mt. 28:18-20) Review of prior talk: The Church is One because God is One. The
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Baptists‚ Protestant Christians who accept the basic doctrine of the 16th-century Reformation but have added other beliefs and practices‚ including baptism of believers by immersion only‚ the separation of Church and state‚ and the autonomy of the local church. The Baptists are important for their emphasis on these and other beliefs and for their numbers. The history of the Baptist Church is traced to the early days of the Protestant Reformation-specifically‚ the division of the Reformation. John
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protestant religions and wrong doings in the Catholic church. The council was made up of all of the bishops of the Catholic Church from everywhere in the world. They discussed the various concerns with the church at the certain time. In the first of the three periods‚ sessions 1-8 were held in Trent. An outbreak of typhus‚ meant the pope had the council moved to Bologna in the Papal States even though 27 bishops stayed in Trent. Sessions 9 and 10 were not influential as no doctrinal or decrees were passed
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governed by the local church or local bishop. During this time‚ in the first three centuries‚ Christians had looked towards Jerusalem as a reference point. However‚ its legalization in the fourth century was the beginning of many changes that had taken place within the Christianity governing structure over the next few centuries. After the legalization‚ Christians began to look towards the Roman empire as a reference point for structure. In addition to this‚ the bishops from the surrounding major cities
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Maurice Nutt‚ he is a redemptorist in St.Louis. Maurice is a black 38 year old man who has received many recognitions in his town. He is the president of the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners‚ he is the first cleric chairman on the board in the towns one-hundred forty year
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king had also always had lots of power over the church. Political partnerships between kings‚ their bishops and abbots had always been a feature of the church‚ and this war true throughout the period 1485-1529. Henry VII enjoyed a very close relationship with the church through Cardinal John Morton‚ who was not only Archbishop of Canterbury but enjoyed secular power too as Lord Chancellor. Bishop Richard Foxe was also important to Henry Tudor and these senior figures of the clergy helped Henry develop
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down in tradition and as interpreted by the bishops in union with the pope. The most important thing in this divine tradition is the Bible‚ its text determined and disseminated by the church. The church‚ according to the Roman Catholic catechism‚ is the only Christian body that is "one‚ holy‚ catholic (universal)". The doctrine of apostolic succession is one of the key parts of the Catholic faith. It says that the pope (the vicar of Christ) and the bishops have in varying degrees the spiritual authority
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