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The Catholic Church responded to the Reformation by calling the Council of Trent to resolve issues that had been made clear by the Protestants. It was held in Trentino in Northern Italy because it was near where the German Protestants lives and they invited them to the council. It lasted for 18 years between 1545 and 1563. It had three sessions between 1545-1549, 1551-1552, and 1562-1564 because it was interrupted by plague and war. The Council was held to clearly state church teachings. The two…

Beginning in the early 16th century, a rise against the Catholic Church ensued as many influential Christian leaders began to teach against Catholic beliefs. In Germany specifically, a Reformation began in rebellion against the corruption and abuse of the Papacy. The Reformation opposed the catholic practices of collecting debts and the importance that they placed on Saints and icons. Martin Luther, the pivotal leader for the Reformation in Germany, expressed a need for rehabilitation within the…

Future The decline in Catholic school enrollment has some implications for the future, including a loss of community and a related rise in crime, a negative effect on faith formation and Mass attendance, and the continuation of the loss of Catholic identity. These implications are meaningful, and serve to reinvigorate the Church’s commitment to Catholic education. Loss of Community and the Related Rise in Crime After conducting significant research into the decline of Catholic schools, two…

Catholic Funeral Customs Human beings are scared of the unknown. We also don’t like to get out of our comfort zone or learn a religion that we do not practice. Those are normal traits for a human being. Here at Shipman Funeral Home we serve families no matter what the level of discomfort or disbelief we may have towards a person’s religion or beliefs. Today at the funeral home we had a family walk in and ask for our services, we later learned this family was Catholic. Jason Shipman the funeral…

throughout the world which the Catholic Church, religious, and also non-religious organisations have an important perspective and view of the issue and its effects. One of these issues is the issue of war. War can be justifiable under extreme situations, however, the world does not deserve war – it deserves justice and peace (Thesis). Several non-religious organisations and societies throughout Australia share this opinion – they believe in the prevention of wars, as well as Catholic Church –…

that are also priests) exist. Celibacy is on a voluntary base and never to be forced upon anyone. c) The Catholic Church does impose celibacy on its priest. Recently some of Eastern Catholic Church has allowed for their priest to marry. The Latin Roman Catholic Church on the other hand does not waver on this, the only exception would be if a non-Catholic individual decides to become a Catholic priest. Eucharist a) Protestant Church views on Eucharist: first of the Protestant Church usually…

Divorce, homosexuality, abortion, re-marriage, annulments, and grounding a family in faith are issues the Catholic Church faces today on family. Some of these issues have been prevalent for hundreds of years. However, up until 2014, they had not been formally discussed in a Synod since 1980. With time comes change and the issues changed so Pope Francis decided there was a need to talk about the new issues. Pope Francis called bishops from around the world together, including the United States to…

As I have read different texts throughout this semester, I have begun to question some of the teachings that are held by the Catholic church, and how they apply to me. One question that has stuck out to me in particular is, can someone who is outside the Catholic church, or disagrees with some of the teachings of the Catholic church achieve salvation. I believe that anyone, regardless of your beliefs or awareness of religious tradition, can achieve salvation based primarily on doing good works…

Catholic Reformation The Reformation of the Catholic Church was a product of the Protestant Reformation which started with the Lutheran church’s separation from the Catholic Church in Germany. The separation of the Lutheran Church from the Catholic empire started a revolution across the empire. It started in the Country of Switzerland, with the reformed churches under the control of Ulrich Zwingli. Many wars broke out between the separated states of Switzerland, Zwingli was killed and the…

Catholic Without a place to pray is like living a life with no purpose. Recently, St Paul's community hall is now open to Muslims who are looking to live a more faithful life. Muslim parishioners now come to St. Paul's almost every Friday for prayers. Clearly, this “beautiful” Catholic Church is trying to change their ways of how it works, by forming into a universal Church instead of excluding every other religion. On top of that, any member of the Church can learn about the different cultures…