Francis I: A Pope For The Poor? Task: Use the available resources on Moodle to help answer the following questions. You may need to carry out some basic research. | 1. When a new Pope is elected in it is tradition that they take a new name. Why is the name Francis significant? Who is he named after and why were they important?Pope Francis is named after Saint Francis of Assisi. St. Francis of Assisi was born into a wealthy family although after the war he decided to live in poverty. Which
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Chapter 12: The Eucharist; Supplemental Reading St. and Pope Pius X helped with the incorporation of the Holy Eucharist‚ because he believed that the Holy Eucharist was suppose to make people feel unworthy but they should receive it because it is the body and blood of Christ. Before this emphasis on the Eucharist‚ devout Catholics did not receive Holy Communion very often because they were motivated by a wrong sense of unworthiness. Pope Pius X‚ in order to fix this problem‚ lowered the age for
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conscience of humanity cannot ignore‚ since the conditions in which a great number of people are living are an insult to their innate dignity and as a result are a threat to the authentic and harmonious progress of the world community. “ Pope John
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Pope Sixtus II was pope from 257 A.D. form 258 A.D. and was born in Greece and died in rome on 258 A.D. He was one of the early Roman Church’s most venerated martyrs. Shortly after Sixtus election Shortly after Sixtus’ election‚ the Roman emperor Valerian promulgated his first decree against the Christians‚ and a violent persecution ensued. For protection‚ Sixtus was gathered on August 6‚ 258 his congregation for services in the subterranean cemetery of Praetextatus on the Appian Way. There‚ he
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Blessed Teresa of Calcutta‚[1] born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (Albanian: [aˈɲɛs ˈɡɔɲdʒa bɔjaˈdʒiu]) and commonly known as Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997)‚ was an ethnic Albanian‚ Indian Roman Catholic nun. Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity‚ a Roman Catholic religious congregation‚ which in 2012 consisted of over 4‚500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. They run hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS‚ leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; children’s and
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on education and learning strong‚ as I have been encouraged to learn all my life. In this essay I will state how I define “world-view” and how my beliefs and attitudes effect the way I get an education and the way I learn. I will outline what has shaped my “world-view”‚ such as my gender‚ age‚ religion and culture. All these things effect the way I learn‚ and will always learn. My world-view will influence the way I act in all circumstances‚ and the way I perceive the world. Samovar and Porter
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overconsumption of fossil fuels which when used emit greenhouse gases. The Church’s stance on Climate Change is that it is the result of humanity abusing the role as stewards of the Earth by taking more than they need from it. Using the words of Pope John Paul II‚ Climate Change is caused by modern society being given to “instant gratification and consumerism.” There are many national and international Christian initiatives which aim to address Climate Change such as Caritas Australia’s “A Just Climate”
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In almost every society‚ there are crimes and violations of human rights. To deal with these things‚ there are laws that prescribe the prevention of their occurrences. However‚ if the law is broken‚ commensurate punishment is put on the violator. Depending on the seriousness of the crime‚ the punishment may be light such as imprisonment for up to one year with corresponding fines‚ or it could also be severe as death penalty. Capital punishment or death penalty is usually imposed on persons who
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In 1965‚ when the original excommunication of Pope and Patriarch was lifted‚ Pope Paul VI apologized greatly for the damage the Catholic Church caused‚ and declared the churches to be too similar to be apart. He said in his apology‚ “Together [the Catholic and Orthodox Churches] share the apostolic faith in Jesus
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March 11th‚ 2013 ENG 252 Darrohn Analysis of John Clare ’s “I Am” Through the use of punctuation (or lack thereof)‚ repetition‚ and rhyme scheme‚ John Clare ’s first stanza of “I Am” expresses the speaker ’s distorted sense of self and vast understanding of his morose existence. The following stanza has been chosen as the analysis point for this paper: I am-- yet what I am‚ none cares or knows;My friends forsake me like a memory lost:--I am the self-consumer of my woes;--They rise and vanish
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