Catholic Church

The Catholic Church has always had a strong presence in society, and the idea that such a non-secular institution that is based on religious morals and apparent virtues has had a deep rooted history of corruption and abuse is almost blasphemous to utter considering it is one of the lardgest religions in the world with 1.3 billion followers. The Catholic Church in itself is a very secreative organization and thorught the years it is estimated that they have paid 4 billion dollars in costs related…

The Catholic Church has responded to the significant struggle of poverty by contributing to the attainment of the common good in modern times so as to fulfill their mission of caring for the poor and allowing for the dignity of the human person to be upheld. This social challenge troubled them in this modern day and age and so is an alarming form of injustice in people’s wellbeing that is needed to be understood. “The most challenging, pervasive and explosive problem of this century is that…

Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church on November 13. We live in New Braunfels, and our religious options are very limited; we have Catholic churches and various types of Protestant churches. I have always been interested in what happens at a Catholic church; when you have never been to one it can seem interesting and very different. Sts. Peter and Paul is no exception; form the outside alone, I have always considered it one of our most beautiful churches. Sts. Peter and Paul Church is one of the…

People today look at the Catholic church mainly as a the leader of parts of Europe especially Vatican City, this is because of its main focal point on politics and the way things are handled, within the church. Many Catholics today argue that the Catholic church still has too much power over the people due to the popularity of the religion. Because of this the Catholic church has lots of support when making decisions involving politics yet often receives lots of criticism as well. This tends to…

In the most recent years and months, Catholic Church has been a news subject for many reasons. Catholic Church has been known as an “old fashion, strict” organization. With its headquarters in Vatican, it is a global organization. It is based on the relationship among its interrelated parts: dioceses, parishes, and parishioners creating the synergy in this social system. In the assembly of the Church we can recognize the Bureaucratic Organizations Approach. It follows a rational authority which…

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…

Since the creation of Christianity the Catholic Church and the mainstream protestant church has always s been at odd in many subjects. Weather it is baptism, the communion, the original sin, resurrection, priesthood, there is always disagreement and frictions between these two relations. On this essay, we are going to explore one of the most divisive issues between the two major Christian faiths in the western world and find out why this is such a rig between them. We will also explore the role…

Roman Catholic Church experienced a major split in the early 16th century. Humanism, which expanded the power of writing and reasoning beyond religious scholars, along with the consequences of plagues and wars, and the secular involvement and corruption of the Church led many to lose credibility in the what-was-then-current establishment of Christianity. One of the people that were unhappy with the church was Martin Luther, who in the early 1500s posted his Ninety-Five Theses on a church doors…

Roman Catholic Church was first established by Jesus Christ, but Jesus made Simon Peter, one of His Twelve Disciples, head of the Church. Since Jesus Christ came down to Earth, the Roman Catholic Church gained a strong presence and power in the world. As the Roman Empire grew, leaders brought Catholicism to different lands in Europe; the Roman Catholic Church expanded through these lands and as a result, the Roman Catholic Church gained great political power over these lands. The Roman Catholic…

The Catholic religion if a very widely accepted and practiced religion throughout the world. For my site visit I went to St. Mary Catholic Church which is located at 414 Madison St, Decatur, IN 46733. Their phone number is (260) 724-9159 and the church’s mission statement is to spread the gospel message, administer sacraments and reach out with charity and justice to people in need. The first thing I realized when I walked into St. May’s Catholic Church was how beautiful it was. It had these…