Luther's new insight into the New Testament did not immediately lead him to protest against Church doctrine, according to Gonzalez, he also indicates that Luther did not appear to realize that his discovery was a "radical contradiction" that went against the "entire penitential system." After receiving revelation from Romans 1:17 and his conversion, his heart revealed the truth in how the idea of the Catholic Church was selling indulgences or reprieves from penance; evidently, this was critical for Luther. What was so disappointing to him, it was what he saw as the Church's corruption, especially as manifested in the Pope's selling of indulgences. The characteristic of indulgence has a peculiar or a salient attribute that has a quality…
One thing that all the generations had in common was their love of God and Jesus Christ, acceptance, and forgiveness. This is one thing that I don’t think we will ever see change in the Catholic…
King even deems this the turning point for the church if they were not to act, then the church would slowly fail; ‘if the church of today does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authentic ring, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club with no meaning for the twentieth century’. Nowadays this is true since the church has not followed its moral obligation and is on the…
There are many injustices throughout the world today, and one apparent example is the dehumanization of lower class people. Many people are exploited in order for others to make a profit. This is largely in developing countries, but it also exists in industrialized countries. The main cause of this injustice is large companies trying to make money. This injustice occurs in multiple forms, including ill treatment of naive people and discrimination of others for past mistakes.…
Smyth’s ‘The land of the pirates - clerical culture and sexual abuse’ (Smyth, 2009) discusses the structure and culture of the Catholic Church, which, Smyth believes, has led to the proliferation and protection of ‘paedophile priests’ (Smyth, 2009) within its institution. Smyth likens the institutionalised Church to a ‘land of pirates’ which we ‘have a duty to visit’ if we are to understand the ‘climate that raises pirates’ (Smyth, 2009). In making this assertion Smyth suggests that the culture of the clergy and its hierarchy must be examined to understand the factors that have fostered opportunities for abusive priests to operate unchecked, unhindered and unpunished. Smyth’s examination of the Church indicates his three main concerns; The…
A. Sexual misconduct is a misuse of authority and power that breaches Christian ethical principles by misusing a trust relation to gain advantage over another for personal pleasure in an abusive, exploitative, and unjust manner. Even if someone such as a parishioner, client, employee or student initiates or invites sexual content in the relationship, it is always the responsibility of the church leader (pastor, elder, officer, employer, volunteer, counselor, supervisor, teacher or adviser) to prohibit a sexual relationship. B. Sexual misconduct is a violation of the role of any church leader (pastor, elder, deacon, officer, employer, volunteer, counselor, supervisor, teacher, or adviser of any kind) who is called upon to exercise integrity, sensitivity, and caring in a trust relationship. Sexual misconduct is also a violation of the covenant to act in the best interest of persons such as parishioners, clients, co-workers, employees, and students.…
If you look back on the History of the Catholic Church, two major events that happened at around the same time, will pop out at you. These are the Reformation and the Inquisition. The reformation was a movement to break off from the Church. Lead by the hot-headed Luther, the Reformation is seen to many as a break away from the old, outdated, and corrupt Catholic Church. If you look closer, you can see it was a rejecting of the Church, with flawed Philosophy and distorted logic that was filled with much bloodshed.…
As sad as it may be, a running joke for those who are against the Catholic Church is that the priests assault children. This has happened on separate occasions, and Pope Francis has made a fight to stop it, saying there is…
Evidently, Spotlight did an outstanding job investigating a serious issue and showing how it affected each of their lives, which is what a journalistic drama is. When watching Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight, blind allegiance to faith fortifies why members of the Boston community protect the Catholic Church, since the Catholic Church is seen as charitable to the community and it took an outsider to uncover the truth. To start, Catholicism’s charitable contributions over Boston caused its citizens to be blind in faith. Having approximately 90% of its population to be Catholics, Boston’s bond with Catholicism is exceedingly strong, for why this religion is also protected by the city.…
Firstly, I learnt a lot, about the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church, and the humble beginnings of the Lutheran church. I learnt just how corrupt the papacy was, almost as if they didn’t have a conscience. They were keeping thousands, perhaps millions of people away from Christ. In a way they were ruining Jesus’s sacrifice, his death and all that it means for mankind. Jesus died for our sins to make us pure before the father, so that we might be able to enter heaven.…
Chaucer "Of small coral about hir arm she bar a pair of bedes gauded all with greene, an theron heeng a brooch of gold ful sheene, n which ther was a writen crowned a, and after, amor vincit omnia" From what I've read and learnt in class loosely trasnlates to "Made out of coral beads all colored green, And from it hung a brooch of golden sheen On which there was an A crowned with a wreath, With Amor vincit omnia beneath." To first understand this quote we must know what genre it is to help us understand the context. Due to the fact, that this an Estate satire genre. Which in it's essence explains and mocks the corruption of the three levels of society back then, Church, nobility and the common people. Using a clever technique to mock them but making it appear as if he were in fact complimenting him.…
With the fall of Rome in 476 CE, the Roman Catholic Church emerged and began its course to spread the word of God throughout Europe. Throughout the Middle Ages one of the most dominant religions the world has ever seen which was the Roman Catholic Church, played an integral role in the lives of everyday people. In these times, the Church was much more than a mere religious organization, instead playing a hand in hand role in many aspects of daily life as well as playing a key role in many communities. This paper argues the political, economical, and social factors which religion and the Roman Catholic Church had on everyday people throughout the Middle Ages. The vast role that the Church played in politics throughout the Middle Ages was a major part in…
A Catholic priest is now associated with the likes of a rapist and pedophile. Like it or not, it’s an opinion shared by many – reinforcing the notion that it only takes a few bad apples to tarnish something. Yes, even something as powerful as the Catholic Church. Even more bothersome is the fact the Catholic Church willingly covered up a multitude of priest indiscretions – by merely paying out a small sum of money to victims and transferring the guilty party to another state.…
Across the world, the church continues to protect the privacy of the paedophiles and also the cardinals [who protect…
Spotlight – Sociologial Theories 1 “When the Boston Globe’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover up at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world” (Road, n.d.). Spotlight is a movie based on real-life events that occurred in 2001and it shows the viewers the obstacles that these investigators had to endure while trying to uncover the dirty truth about the Archdiocese in Boston. This movie has three sociological theories which are Structural-Functional, Symbolic Interaction, and Social Conflict. Spotlight is a team of five investigators,…