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While the stupendousness of the Renaissance began to ease, a myriad amount of complaints arouse towards against the church. These issues escalated so high to the point where a reform movement of the Roman Catholic Church being the Reformation needed to transpire; some of these issues included the clergy being less religious and incompetent of basic church teachings, the pope becoming too involved in politics, the massive wealth of the church, and their common method of raising money, selling…

and worldviews. The Catholic Church is one of many religions that influences people on a day-to-day basis whether we are aware of it or not. Religion gives a value base to go by and therefore it affects the way we treat others and expect to be treated. Sunday Mass at a Catholic Church incorporates the Bible, prayer, sacrifice, hymns, symbols, gestures, and sacred food that show us how to live a Catholic life all in one ceremony. The Mass is mostly the same in all Catholic Church’s. In my…

There are significant differences and notable similarities amongst the Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church encompassing aspects of historical events and figures, key beliefs and values, practices and authority. Significant historical events and figures in the Catholic Church include the Great Schism (splitting of Western, Eastern and Orthodox Church) and the Great Western Schism (saw the Catholic Church break off into Protestant Churches including the Lutherans, Calvinists and the Church…

In modern Church history, one of the most contentious and controversial issues that the Roman Catholic Church has had to deal with in its ecumenical dialogue with other Christian churches is the Dogma of Papal Infallibility. This dogma was officially promulgated by Pope Pius IX at the First Vatican Council (1869-1870) in the Dogmatic Constitution Pastor Aeternus. This magisterial document defined the role and ministry of the pope within the Church. In their attempt to define the Petrine office,…

The History of Catholic women deaconesses and priests There are around 50,000 women deacons that have had parishes all around the eastern part of the Catholic Church during the history of the Catholic Church . Women deacons played an essential role in their community, The catholic church has told us that, because only they as women could enter the women's quarters. Only women could effectively prepare and impact another woman's life, and other women catechumens for their joining the Church…

am able to renew my Baptismal promises as a teenager with more understanding. I am also able to choose a saint to inspire me. I hope Confirmation will draw me closer to Christ. The sacrament of Confirmation is an important part of the Catholic journey. You renew your Baptismal promises. This sacrament strengthens us by giving us the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Confirmation deepens our relationship with God. As I prepare for high school and my future life, Confirmation will help me grow…

individuals who go against the Roman-Catholic doctrine. From the beginning of the first century when Christianity was introduced to the Italian peninsula, it rose to a powerhouse status as a social and religious leviathan (Kirsch). During this time period, the Church had the power to mandate, shape and enforce laws, giving harsh repercussions such as imprisonment or in exceptional cases, death for those who publically spoke against it (Wolfgang). The leader of the Catholic Church is the pope,…

Catholic moral reasoning does not solely rely on the sources and norms of the Catholic Church in order to obtain friendship with God. While the sources and norms serve as the primary ways to achieve and know friendship with God there are different aids that are available to help one pursue one’s proper ends. The aids are broken into external and internal. There are also obstacles that stand in the way or interrupt one’s pursuit of the good; these are called vices. With the help of the external…

The role of the Catholic Church is to go to the sociological and geographical peripheries of the world to join Jesus and people like Saint Teresa and Pope Francis. We are to make sure that everyone in the world hears God's Word, and that they know that they are not alone. Sociological peripheries are peripheries in human society. This type of periphery tells us to help the poor and homeless in America and other urban countries. Saint Teresa is a perfect example of serving in…

Marriage is one of the seven sacraments in the Catholic Church. Marriage is the “The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life (CCC 1601).” Because marriage is a sacrament, not everyone can do it at any time in their life. The couple getting married must meet certain requirements. Some of those are both partners have to be baptized Christians, not closely related, partners of the opposite sex, free of any other marriage, and…