SUBLIMUS DEI The public‚ historical text “Sublimus Dei” promulgated by Paul III Pope during his papal throne the 29th of May of 1537 and addressed to all faithful Christians is a Papal Bull which forbids the enslavement of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. The main idea of this text located in the last paragraph‚ is the enslavement and evangelization of Indians and other peoples. Paul III Pope declares that Indians should be converted to the Christian faith by preaching the word of God
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Euthanasia is “the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a painless way”. The topic is controversial and its legalisation has been a topic of debate for many years. This investigation will examine the views of the Catholic Church towards the legalisation of euthanasia and discuss the agreement and/or disparity between the religious view and the contemporary‚ Australian secular view. The Catholic Church is against euthanasia for a variety
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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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a reputation for it will harm you.” Today‚ this advice is completely useless. Pope Francis of the Catholic Church is a prime example of how being generous is‚ in fact‚ a good quality of a leader. Recently‚ the pope has been venturing out of the Vatican at night to help the homeless men and women. Due to his generosity‚ people have grown fonder of Pope Francis‚ making him a better leader with loyal followers. Pope Francis breaks bread with the homeless and sits with them to show them that they
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Requirement of the subject Theology 102: Church and Ecumenism. Paula Mae SP. Palma BSBA FM 1A March 8‚ 2013 B. Introduction Mystici Corporis Christi is a papal encyclical issued by Pope Pius XII during World War II on the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ. It is one of the more important encyclicals of Pope Pius XII‚ because of its topic‚ the Church‚ and because its Church concept was fully included in Lumen Gentium but also strongly debated during and after Vatican II. The Church is called
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‘Faith Unites on Slavery Fights’ The newspaper article ‘Faiths Unite on Slavery Fights’‚ published in December 2014‚ presents the Pope and religious leaders pledge to work together to end slavery by 2020. Pope Francis and leaders from other churches and religions signed a declaration pledging to work together to help end modern slavery in the world by 2020. Pope Francis urged governments‚ businesses and all people of good will to join forces against this "crime against humanity.” The article
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experienced in Church history. This is notoriously known as the East-West Schism‚ or sometimes known as the Great Schism‚ which officially occurred in 1054 and led to the complete division of the state church of the Roman Empire with the excommunication of popes and other such problems. Though‚ this rupture between the Eastern and Western Churches did not happen instantaneously. Tensions developed long before the actual schism occurred. Even prior to Christianity being the official religion of the Roman Empire
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Ethical Opinion on “The Richard M. De Vos Position Paper on Financial Incentives for Organ Donation” Dr. Samuel Gregg Acton Institute April 17‚ 2003* *Copyright 2002 © by Samuel Gregg. For permission to cite‚ reproduce or circulate this paper‚ please contact the author at sgregg@acton.org‚ or Acton Institute‚ 161 Ottawa Ave NW‚ Suite 301‚ Grand Rapids‚ MI 49503‚ USA. Ph. 1-616-454-3080 SITUATION 1. The progress and spread of transplant medicine and
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sexually molested any minor wh0o. As a plan to take action against all the priests who are found guilty of sexually abusing a minor‚ Catholic Church in Rome decided to form a commission that will be investigating such matters and reporting to the Pope Francis in order necessary measures to be taken against the priest involved. This committee was set in 2014‚ and it included two victims of sexual abuse by the priests‚ one of them being Marie Collins. The case study involved critics concerning the
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contrasting among intellectuals on varying perceptions of justice (Distributive Justice and Justice as a Virtue). This type of high emotional contrasting views of justice is apparent when dealing with Gay Marriage. In his 2013 World Day Peace address‚ Pope Benedict XVI announced that gay marriage constitutes a threat to justice and peace. He maintained that marriage represent natural structure as a union of a man and a woman‚ therefore the move by certain interest to equate this to same sex marriage
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