Catholic Church

the Vatican keep such a large population of the church together and so strong for over 2000 years? The Vatican and the church rely on four key factors to keep itself together; those factors are the strong words, One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. By incorporating these four words the church is able to stay so magnificent and in unison with itself. Each of these words has a separate and well-built definition that helps the church stay as great as it is. As the result of one, holy, catholic, and apostolic, the church has been shaped the way that we know it today. The first element that structures the way we recognize the church, is the word “one”. The Catholic Church is engaged in working to unite all Christians to stand…

Indulgences are one of the most controversial traditions in the Catholic Church. They have impacted the Church for hundreds of years and were a major factor in the Protestant schism within Christianity. Indulgences have had positive results but are often abused. The Church’s Confession of Faith (CCF) is a reliable source for a detailed explanation of what indulgences are and how they work, but fails to capture the importance of indulgences in a historical context and their impact on…

in this world. One sign in the Catholic church are the sacraments. Through the sacraments, we are made new and renewed in our life with Christ. A sacrament is an outward sign of our Christianity to the world, and our avenue in life towards grace. Sacraments in the Catholic church are the heart of what we believe as Christians. They lead us toward Jesus Christ and help us get to know him fuller. In the sacraments, we are brought to unity with our brothers and sisters in the Catholic faith. When…

October 11th, I went to the St. Paul Catholic Church located on 2127 West 22nd Place, Chicago, IL to observe the environment of the church and people’s behavior. I chose to observe the Catholic Church because it is a public place where everyone is welcome, no matter you are religious or no; there are no restrictions on who may be there. (Gordon, P. 70) The location is really nice for a church because it is inside a nice neighborhood without a lot a noise cause by traffics. I decided visit the…

is led by the Pope. Upon the rise of Islam in the Middle East, tension between Eastern and Western Catholics intensified. As a result of this conflict, the Roman Catholic sect broke free as an alternative to Orthodox Catholicism (Brom). The Eastern Orthodox Church undertook the role of Catholics who wanted to practice simplified Catholicism after the divergence with Roman Catholics. Rather than recognizing the Pope as their leader, Orthodox Catholicism recognizes Bishops as leaders. Orthodox…

Although the reconstruction of post war Europe has been examined extensively by historians, relatively little attention has been given to the Catholic Church’s influence before, during, and after the war. Through his book, The Lonely Cold War of Pope Pius XII, University of New Brunswick professor Peter C. Kent attempts to remedy this discrepancy by examining the post war period through the lens of the Catholic Church. Kent’s investigation delves into the diplomatic relationships between the…

The Religious group of old would judge people’s sins and treat the poor people like dogs. Jesus told his disciples to “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows ' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation”(Mark 12:38-40) This is what the Roman Catholic Church did to their congregation with…

During the times of the old Catholic Church, people were caught up in the ways of thinking that they deemed appropriate for the time. These ways were a narrow and negative way of thinking, only promoting the Catholic religion, as the only religion of any importance, which would have meant many members of society, did not feel valued. But as time went on, the world changed but the ways of the Catholic Church did not. Pope Paul the sixth, a significant member of the Vatican II during the 1962 to…

leader in the Catholic Church. The two levels on the top represent the Pope and archbishops, in the Catholic Church they held the most power and were noticed in society and in the church the most, but had less responsibility except for running and looking over the church. The lower levels represent the bishops and priests, they held the most responsibility in running the church but didn’t hold as much power or popularity as the higher levels. Bishops and priest performed certain rites, and the…

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 how I can believe in the Catholicism teachings that seemed so abstract. Growing up along with the practices in the Catholic school for about six years and the religious direction from my family, I truly become a Catholic with the happiness and the…