Starting on Tuesday‚ Pope Francis began a visit to the US; in which he passed through the cities of Washington‚ D.C.‚ New York City and Philadelphia. On Wednesday‚ President Obama welcomed the Pope to the White House‚ and then leads a prayer at St Matthew’s Cathedral. This is important because it marks a good doctrine between them‚ and by getting together‚ changes can be made; the Pope and the US president have same points of view on issues like defending the poor and climate change‚ and although
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The Reformation According to the Roman Catholic Church‚ salvation was only possible to Christians who followed the pope and that those who did not accept the Church nor accept the pope as the representative on earth of God‚ would be damned for all eternity (Arnold). This would be the churches philosophy for a long period of time‚ as the church grew and grew‚ gaining political and economic power over every aspect of the community. This was changed by a movement called The Reformation .This movement
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preserve an environment where the church can successfully conduct freely and open. The policy of Pope Pius XII seen by historians‚ is consistent with an abiding tradition of Vatican diplomacy. During political outbreaks through the "depression years"‚ this tradition was portrayed and translated by Eugenio Pacelli‚ who was the Cardinal Secretary of State under Pius XI and later became the wartime Pope. Pacelli demonstrated a serious commitment to the spiritual mission of the Holy See. He saw this
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Today Pope Francis gave five addresses in less than 10 hours. In his final day in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day‚ he did not disappoint. He is known for his crisp‚ clear and emphatic words‚ spoken in down-to-earth language (sometimes even making new words‚ but that’s a story for another day). What follows are the words he spoke to the youth of the world today‚ often shouting them out and using his hands to make his point. The youth responded with equal emotion. But these words aren’t solely
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caused Christianity to become in some instances corrupt. This is due to the disagreements towards the rituals‚ beliefs‚ and doctrinal teachings. This resulted in the splits of Christianity. The depression had been going on for a period time until Pope John XXIII announced the Second Vatican Council to unite the Christian denominations. The Second Vatican Council’s also known as Ecumenical Council because it was not only success in uniting the Christian‚ it also opens its door welcoming the Non-Christian
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Throughout history a people’s hopes have enabled them to triumph against all odds. The militiamen of colonial America were able to protect their independence from the British‚ who at the time had the largest‚ most powerful military in the world. In more recent years‚ the passengers of a commercial airliner included in the 9/11 tragedy were able to crash their plane before it reached its unknown‚ but surely‚ life-devastating destination. These were ordinary people were able to overtake armed‚ savagely
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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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"Synod of Bishops" or "Synod of the Bishops"‚is also applied to a permanent body established in 1965 as an advisory body of the Pope. While an assembly of the Synod of Bishops thus expresses its collective wishes‚ it does not issue decrees‚ unless in certain cases the Pope authorizes it to do so‚ and even then an assembly’s decision requires ratification by the Pope. The Pope serves as president of an assembly or appoints the president‚ determines the agenda‚ and summons‚ suspends‚ and dissolves the
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During the time of the Great Schism in 1504‚ the followers of Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity overlapped by sharing the adherence of the Ten Commandments. Despite both religions deriving from Christianity‚ the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox religions displayed opposition in terms of papal authority. Members of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox faith followed the teachings of the Ten Commandments due to their correlating origins of Christianity. Both religions not
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In the Catholic Bible Genesis states‚ “God spoke: “Earth‚ green up! Grow all varieties of seed-bearing plants. Swarm‚ Ocean with fish and all sea life! Earth‚ generate life! Every sort and kind. Let us make human beings in our image...God looked over everything he had made it was good‚ so very good!” Genesis 1 is a very familiar passage. We’ve all heard it numerous times. For many people‚ it brings to mind beautiful images of mountains and rivers‚ sunsets and forests. It reminds us of the earth’s
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