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differences between the ideals of Catholic and Protestant faith, I believe that by the end of the reign of Elizabeth I, English Christianity was a fusion of old Catholic tradition still battling the ideas of Protestant reformation. I will demonstrate this in this essay by establishing catholic traditions, analysing what changes the protestants wished to make and finally evaluating their effect. There are three traditions that stand out within the practises of the Catholic Church, iconography,…

Empire. During this era, most of the Europe were controlled by the Catholic Church resulting the Europe to undergo many changes in terms of politics, military, religion, and the social hierarchy. Europeans used Feudalism in maintaining social order to its citizen. Each status in this system determines each person’s class and power to the society. Feudalism is a system which the king have the highest authority next to the Church Official and the Nobles. The nobles have the authority to use the…

Catholicism. The Renaissance taught people to question and to challenge the norm. The Catholic Church hierarchy failed to change with it and the organisation of the Church appeared dated. Others had tried to bring forward Catholic doctrine. Sweden and the majority of the people were loyal to the Catholic Church. During 1400-1600 there were thirty different popes that created less stability in the Catholic Church than what we would have today. Since there were so many popes during the time and…

1. Transubstantiation Transubstantiation is the Catholic belief that during the Eucharist in Mass, the bread and wine is transformed into the actual body and blood of Christ (Lindberg (L.) 402). This is significant, because during the Reformation in the 16th century, Luther developed the idea of “sola scriptura” or scripture alone (Harris Lecture (H.L.10/14/14). This concept meant that since it did not actually say in the scripture that the bread and body of Christ had been transformed, it…

time as many of them opposed the thinking of the Catholic Church, one of the most powerful institutions in the world.…

reform the church which causes the more conservative Sister Aloysius to appear intolerant and suspicious of him simply for his radical ideas. This conflict addresses other concerns beyond abuse, such as that of the subjugation of gender in the Catholic church, which affects Sister Aloysius’s pursuit of justice and still resonates throughout contemporary pursuits of justice, as well. Shanley’s 2004 play convolutes Sisters Aloysius and James’s firm belief in the church’s patriarchal hierarchy by…

with many different sects being created. After losing so many members, the Catholic church realized that they were doing something wrong and had their own reformation which has been deemed the “counter-reformation.” Ultimately the two religious revolutions because the protestant reformation focused more on changing the religious laws of Catholicism, while the Catholic church instead changed social aspects of the church. The protestant reformation was first started by Martin Luther and the…

prevailing dominance of the Catholic Church in the Western hemisphere. For centuries before, the Papacy dominated nearly every aspect of life, politics and even economics throughout Western Europe for all social classes. The Reformation was a religious movement, but not strictly. The desire for a deeper spirituality with God was just one of the reasons for this revolutionary time period. The masses desired to exercise economic, religious and social freedoms from the Catholic Church, and many…

From the Old Regime to the Napoleonic Era and the Bourbon Restoration, Catholicism was used as a tool for politics by both the devout and the not-quite-so devout. In the early seventeenth century, the Catholic Church had undisputed influence over much of how France should be ordered and governed in regards to the Three Estates and the divine right to kingship. By the time of the Revolution of 1789 and on through 1801, the role of Catholicism in the law was often diminished for largely political…

Martin Luther was an influential leader during the Protestant Reformation. He confronted the Roman Catholic Church on their system of indulgences while everyone turned a blind eye. Constantly, Luther was called a liar, heretic, and an outlaw by the Catholic Church for his teachings that conflicted with the Roman Catholics’ religious orders and beliefs. However, he never stood down regardless of if he was to face death or excommunication. His theology would be the sole foundation of his teachings…