A just society is built upon the sacrifice that mercy requires. Mercy is many things‚ but in its simplest definition it is kindness. Pope Francis‚ for example‚ displays mercy in his everyday life through his kindness to others. I experienced the type of mercy Pope Francis specializes in when I had an enlightening Freshman Service Day experience. Without mercy and its sacrifice‚ society in today’s age may never become just. Mercy is an act of kindness. Mercy is commonly misconceived as pitying
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What goal do you think Pope Innocent VIII was trying to achieve when sanctioning the writing of the Malleus Maleficarum through his papal bull‚ Summis Desiderantes‚ in 1484? Pope Innocent VIII could have had obviously had many goals in issuing Summis Desiderantes; however‚ in my opinion‚ one goal is much more evident than the rest. Pope Innocent VIII had one of the most corrupt papacies on record (atheism.about.com/library/ glossary/western/bldef_innocentviii.htm). Also‚ during the time of his
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wrongdoings whenever present in the world. Particularly in the nineteen and twentieth Century’s‚ the popes wrote multiple Encyclicals‚ exhorting nations to return to the fundamental Christians principles they were founded upon. In 1891‚ Pope Leo the XIII wrote the Encyclical‚ On the Condition of Workers‚ which condemned and corrected many of the errors that were occurring within the Industrial revolution. Pope Pius the XI wrote an Encyclical on the Restoration of the social order on the fortieth anniversary
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WORLD OF THE TEXT INTRODUCTION Pope John Paul II was a mystic. His poetry reveals to us some glimpse of his mystical personality. He composed poetry when he was a young man and even when he was already a priest. Many of these poems are fruits of his contemplation about the stormy events in his life‚ of his nation‚ and of humanity. Nevertheless‚ what separates him from the pessimists of his time was that he sees things‚ good or bad; in the light of God’s love for him. With that background‚ we
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In the long-awaited 184-page environmental treatise‚ titled Laudato Si’‚ or Praise Be to You‚ published by Vatican Press in June 2015‚ Pope Francis described how apathy and the reckless pursuit of profits‚ excessive faith in technology and political shortsightedness‚ along with the relentless exploitation and destruction of the environment‚ are to blame. Encyclicals are letters to the clergy and laity of the church that are considered authoritative. The document was sent to the world’s 5‚000 Catholic
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Many people were struggling to survive and the dynamics of public interactions and relations were disjointed—no one was in unison. The Church recognized this problem of disunion not just within secular society‚ but also within the Christian faiths. Pope John XXIII sought out to mend these conflicts both in Christianity and in society. Thus‚ he convoked a new council that he would later name‚ the Second Vatican Council. Gaudium et spes was issued at the closing of the council and addressed the problems
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Laudato Si encyclical by Pope Francis is to help humanity recognize and realize the damage humanity is causing to the environment and the living people. It also talks about the religious‚ spiritual‚ and moral causes that ruin the relationship of man with nature. In addition‚ Francis also comprised The Canticle of the Creatures‚ which is also known as The Canticle of Brother Sun. It includes three sections; the first section includes the praise of God for all his creations. The Second section includes
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seen that after a long historical process the Popes’ sole rule of the Catholic Church‚ rigidly centralized‚ bureaucratized and clericalized‚ was finally established‚ and continued to exist until the middle of the 20th century. Then something unexpected happened. Pope John XXIII (1958-63)‚ the son of an Italian peasant farmer‚ called the Second Vatican Council in 1959 with a view to pastoral renewal and the promotion of Christian unity. The pope attributed the calling of the historic council
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Social Teaching explains what must be followed in order to make a charitable society possible. Pope Francis is a major advocate for Catholic Social Teaching‚ and thoroughly explains its works in his second encyclical: Laudato si. In this encyclical Pope Francis explains not only the principles of Catholic Social Teaching‚ but also uses these principles to help shed light on his view of the economic market. Pope Francis’s theory on how the economic market go directly with the principles of Catholic Social
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and slowly worked his way up the ranks of the Church. Angelo came to be the head of the church taking on the name Pope John XXIII on the 28th of October 1958 when he took charge of the Vatican until the 3rd of June 1963‚ the day of his death‚ aged 81. He has since been canonised a saint on the 27th of April‚ 2014. Pope John XXIII has been labelled after his death as “the good pope” as his vision carried the Church forward‚ guiding it towards a new age. "The Church should never depart from the sacred
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