document is an intrinsically ecumenical one. It is not merely addressing Catholics in good standing with the Church‚ but the holy father reaches his hand out to assist everyone struggling with the sundry difficulties in contemporary married life. Pope John Paul II notes in section six of the exhortation that the situation of marriage and the family in contemporary life is an ironic one in the sense that there are both commendable advances being made in Western culture and enormous setbacks. It is not
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of one the branches of the largest religion in the world‚ Christianity‚ which has approximately 2.8 billion followers (“Global Christianity”). Pope Francis currently represents approximately 1.2 billion Roman Catholics (Draper). Pope Francis has been Pope for three years and has addressed issues and promoted beliefs to the world. Through his actions‚ Pope Francis has influenced the identity of the Catholic Church to the rest of the world. Every one of the Pope’s actions and words can reflect a different
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that someone cared. The group of people that did this with mother Teresa was known as the Missionaries of Charity. The Missionaries of Charity started to branch throughout the world. The society became an International Religious Family by a decree of Pope Paul VI. In the 1960s Malcolm Muggeridge wrote and produced a documentary called “Something Beautiful for God”. This book brought a wider public attention to the life of
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Did you know that out of the 266 popes; Pope Francis is the first from the Americas? Pope Francis‚ also referred to as “The People’s Pope” (Time Magazine) became the leader of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13‚ 2013. He is the highest figure in the Catholic Church and the first non-European Pope in 1‚200 years. This significant leader will forever leave an imprint on the world. Pope Francis is without a doubt one of the most influential people in today’s history. One could know this man
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After WWII Pope Pius XII became known as “Pius the Cowardly Villain” after the German play written by Rolf Hochhuth. “The Deputy” (1963)‚ denounced him for not publicly condemning the Holocaust. Badmouthing Pius was boosted by John Cornwel’s book “Hitler’s Pope” (1999) which claimed that as the Vatican’s diplomatic representative in Germany Pius had fatally weakened the opposition to
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Pope Gregory was born as Hildebrand in 1025‚ to an upper class family in southern Tuscany. He adopted the name Gregory in memory of Gregory I after his election as pope in 1073. He became convinced that the pope was the living successor of St. Peter. Because of this connection‚ the pope‚ and he alone‚ would always remain a true Christian‚ never deviating from the faith and always aware of the will of God. Therefore‚ all Christians owed him absolute and unquestioned obedience. Disobedience was regarded
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Catholic Church feels without a Pope in office. The Papal Conclave‚ the process by which a new pope is chosen‚ has been evolving since the start of the Catholic Church‚ circa 33 A.D. As many of you may know‚ one was recently conducted. However‚ the inner workings of the papal conclave are unknown to most and are truly interesting. Did you know that Pope Benedict’s stepping down is quite a rare event and the first time that has happened in nearly 600 years (a fact I learned from Susannah Cullinane
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criticized deeply in his work Beyond Good and Evil. He particularly denounced Christianity for its focus on “slave morality‚” which he contrasts with “master morality” in Beyond Good and Evil‚ and its incessant emphasis on self-sacrifice. In 1992‚ Pope John Paul II illustrated and clarified these concepts through the Catechism
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meeting‚ how to be with them and do what they did. In this immersion‚ I learned many things to my poster parents namely Mommy Ludivina and Daddy Warlito they such a very lovely person. They always remind me that every trials in life don’t ever forget that God always hear our prayers. They also taught that always pray in the Holy Spirit and the value of being a good person that no matter what happened be a man that have dignity. I referred to the bishops’ pastoral letter throughout this day: the challenge
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Commenting on “DOREEN POPE” by Mary Loudon UNESCO instituted World Teacher’s Day on October 5. However‚ why wait for Teachers’ Day to come around? We don’t need a special occasion to express our affection towards a teacher. So did Mary Loudon by writing “Doreen Pope”‚ a hymn to an inspirational teacher. In this descriptive essay she pays tribute to the greatness of her teacher Doreen Pope. Someone once said‚ "Teachers don’t impact for a year‚ but for a lifetime." A teacher can make a lasting
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