Bishop of Durham

Mary MacKillop, Australia’s first saint is acknowledged as a significant figure in Australian history for her contribution towards the development of Catholic education and social welfare. She continues to prevail as an inspiration in society, having exhibited courage and compassion through her selfless actions toward those in need. Mary Helen MacKillop, also known as Saint Mary of the Cross was born on January 15, 1942 in Fitztroy, Victoria to Alexander MacKillop and Flora MacDonald. Her…

maintain their jurisdiction, and prevented the other from gaining control. In 1162, in an attempt to gain influence above the Church, King Henry II chose Thomas Becket to become the archbishop of Canterbury, a position widely regarded as the leading bishop in England (Commire).…

Martin Luther noticed the manipulation that the Pope and Catholic Church of the German nation were doing and quickly put an end to it. After he obtained a degree in law and then trained in theology, Luther grew a fascination for religion. Having knowledge on the factual information from his studies, Luther began to question the doctrines of the church and the way the Pope religiously governed the church. The misleading of information given to the people, provoked them to depend heavily on the…

Both historians and Catholics believe that Pope Innocent III and Pope Gregory VII as some of the greatest figures in history because they thought of everything in religious terms. More importantly, using their powers, they were able to achieve their goals of saving the welfare of the Church and Christian civilization. The Middle Ages was known as a period of European history, from the 5th to the 15th century, that followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and preceded the Early Modern…

Can I Be Frank by Rob Wyatt talks about priesthood in the perspective of a young priest.The story started with a hilarious journey of a young priest Father Francis Gold to his first parish in Florida, the St. Francis of Assisi Parish. Unknown to him, the parish, the congregation and the Roman Catholic religion has long been under the shadow of a business tycoon and its greatest contributor, Mr. Gene Charmois. Father Francis got the ire of Mr. Charmois when he declined the offer of a brand new…

Since early 16 and 17th centuries, kings, religion, and the parliament have always confronted each other. Religion was enormously important than it is today. People once migrated, and now are still migrating due to religious differences. There was no clemency when it came to religion. It is believed that ancient civilizations had once considered the existence of a “God” because of the offerings they used to make to some God they had faith in. It was made law that everyone was supposed to be…

Spanish throne were heads of the Catholic Church in their territory. The church now became an arm of the state. The Spanish Church had two branches, the secular and the regular. The secular group was composed of priests who served the under their bishops. The regulars were missionaries under the separate authority of their various orders. The conquest was justified due to christian mission of saving of the “savages.” They use this clause to do what they wanted on this “virgin” land. The church…

instituted early in the history of the Church. The Papacy was established much later. The leader of the church in Rome was a Bishop as was customary in the early church. In its origin the office of the Pope was not unlike any other office in church leadership, the term was not used exclusively at the church in Rome nor did it convey any special authority not available to the bishop of any other church in the empire. The term “Pope” is derived from the Greek word pappa a term of admiration for…

judgement of God is reflected in most of the letters written by Fulbert, with various references to “God” and “divine law”. His letter reinforces this in 1018, where Fulbert wrote to Bishop Adalbero of Laon complaining that it was necessary to take vigorous measures against the murderers of Evrardus by warning the bishop that if they were not punished then “what remains except for the supreme Judge himself in his furious wrath to destroy both judges and criminals with unprecedented cruelty and…

“Religion is the belief in spirits” or “religion is the belief in the supernatural” (Horton, 201). Catholicism is a religious organization to bring the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people, and helps people follow the Gospel of Jesus Christ in order to attain a better life in heaven. It was great opportunity that I was taught Catholicism in a local church when I was about ten. At that time, I didn’t actually know what a religion is, why I had to go to church every Sunday, and…