world‚ economic‚ social‚ political and cultural affairs pose problems and grave difficulties that call for urgent action by the lay faithful. In line of 1985 Synod Fathers’ recommendations and his own passion for the Church’s social teaching‚ John Paul II treats the laity’s mission to build communion in the political‚ economic‚ and cultural spheres of contemporary society. He urges lay men and women not to flee from the world to the confines of the
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identify the flaws of certain economic solutions throughout the years‚ it has also attempted to give a solid understanding of what could and should be done in order to bring about the most efficient‚ stable‚ and just economy. Popes such as Leo XIII‚ Pius XI‚ John Paul II‚ and Benedict XVI have all written on many of the controversial topics regarding capitalist and socialist views. Much of their advice pertains to the economic issues involving the conditions of working classes‚ human freedom and
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In Greek tragedies‚ the most commonly identified character is the tragic hero which is often either the protagonist or the antagonist. In fact‚ readers have often neglected the importance of minor characters and their huge impact on the play. In Julius Caesar‚ a Greek tragedy written by Shakespeare‚ minor characters like the soothsayer and Pindarus contribute to the play by altering the possible outcomes. At the beginning of the play‚ Caesar had just returned to Rome after defeating Pompey. Caesar
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not be kept. The astonished monks hastened to the place whence this perfume came. And they saw the open tomb‚ and the body of the saint intact as that of a sleeping man. These were viewed as miracles of St. Thomas. St. Thomas Aquinas was canonized by Pope John XXII in 1323 (bio.com). His feast day is January 28th (Hoagland). Saint Thomas is the patron saint of students and education because of his philosophical teachings‚ writing‚ and aesthetic theories. He will always be recognized as a brave man
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In Vitro Fertilization: Ethical Implications & Alternatives "Every child‚ no matter how that child is born‚ is precious in God’s ages." A wrong understanding of ethical drawcacks of in vitro fertilization has already led to a naive acceptance of the destruction of human embryos that now theaters to pave the way for embryonic stem cell research. The concept the in vitro fertilization tha one or more of the genetic parents are different from the woman who will carry the child‚ or the couple who will
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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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deemed not protected until the third trimester of the pregnancy even though by around week 3 of conception the baby’s heart begins to beat. The Church emphatically condemns abortions‚ euthanasia and other violations against the sanctity of human life. Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Evangelium Vitae defends and reconfirms the Church’s view against abortion. The encyclical is issued just 3 years after the historic follow up landmark court case Casey v. Planned Parenthood where again the court upheld women’s
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enacted for the higher and lower clergy.” It was with these words‚ set down in the Vineam Domini Sabaoth‚ that Pope Innocent III convoked the Fourth Lateran Council and set the Catholic Church on a path which would have a potent effect not only on the society but also on the lives of millions of people in the Middle Ages. The implications of the precedents set at the Fourth Laternum‚ at which Pope Innocent attempted to tackle both the temporal andIII spiritual issues facing the church‚ on religious life
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PERSON AND EVERY HUMAN BEING IS AN OBLIGATION NOT ONLY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL‚ BUT ALSO FOR SOCIETIES AND NATIONS‚ AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY AND THE OTHER CHRISTIAN CHURCHES (#32). -SOLICITUDO REI SOCIALIS (ON SOCIAL CONCERN) -- POPE JOHN PAUL II‚ 1987 DESPITE CONSISTENT TRADGEDY SUCH AS HER DIVORCE‚ AND AFATAL CAR CRASH THAT ALMOST KILLED HER AS WELL‚ WILMA TIRELESSLY WORKED AS THE FIRST FEMALE PRINCIPAL CHIEF IN TRIBE HISTORY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE LIFE CONDITIONS OF NATIVE AMERICANS
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THE VIRTUE OF TEMPERANCE Pope John Paul II Virtue is not something abstract‚ detached from life‚ but‚ on the contrary‚ it has deep "roots” in life itself‚ it springs from the latter forms it. Virtue has an impact on man’s life itself‚ on his actions and behavior. It follows that in all these reflections of ours‚ we are speaking not so much of the virtue of man as a living and acting “virtuously”; we are speaking of the prudent‚ just and courageous man‚ and finally‚ precisely today‚ we are speaking
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