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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 Vatican, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church, and the countries involved in World…

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…

Who are you? Leaders This ride is a waterslide that has four levels, each level represents a 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…

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 pride…

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 indulgences from the medieval…

I chose to attend 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…

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…

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…

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…

A childhood suffused with nightly Catholic educational classes, various mass attendances with family on occasions, and the finalization of faith documented with a certificate exhibiting the completion of being confirmed. I am a Catholic. From birth to adulthood, all I ever experienced was teachings from the bibles and the customs followed. The Roman Catholic faith plays a vital role in my life, as a result of my mother's influence, as I continue to participate in the events common to it and use…