Catholicism

are the faith in God will always be first. On the other side Christians are more liberals depending on the branch each person decides to go for. Christians not only worship God, but also worship Jesus as a Divine being and not just a prophet. In Catholicism followers are freer to choose what they want to believe, but still having a path and rules to follow. On the similarities side, Muslims and Christian believe that there is only on God as the creator of the universe. Additionally both…

During the Renaissance (1300-1700) religion impacted many aspects of the modern world we live in today. The main religion in Europe was Christianity, more specifically 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…

itself, and even on the ones who constituted it. In the centuries past, religion was the center point of society, thinking, art, and conflict; this was very present during the Middle Ages, in which Catholicism was the center of human activity. During these dark times, people would rely on Catholicism for anything, all bad things were punishments of god, and the good things were gifts. This one-track mindset was evermore present when the first Crusades were performed. These were horrific wars…

The Philippines had no religious belief before the Spaniards came, but soon was introduced to Catholicism by the Spaniards. Converting many countries into Catholicism was the one of the purpose of the Spanish colonization in many countries. Ever since the Catholicism had been spread in the Philippines, the Filipinos learned to live the Catholic life. These Filipinos worship inside the Roman Catholic Church and the very first Holy…

Protestantism is one of the forms of Christianity that started in Europe in the XVI century as a reaction to the doctrines established by the Roman Catholic Church. The first theologians who promoted the changes in the Church worked in the context of Roman Catholicism, so their works were mainly based on the criticism of the doctrines and practices of the day and eventually led to schism, which was a rejection of unity with the authorities of the Roman Catholic Church (Encyclopedia Britannica,…

came to America they sought to incorporate Indians into their empire. They viewed Indians as inferiors and not human. This justified the action they took in setting up missions where missionaries main goal was to teach and have Indians practice Catholicism. They believed that this way it would be easier to conquer the Indians while avoiding conflict. Spanish views of Indians justified missions being present in the communities. They believed the Indians to be inferiors, compared to the Spanish,…

Enslaved Africans in the Caribbean mixed their Yoruba beliefs with the Roman Catholic beliefs of the Spanish. Although on the surface they were forced by their masters to convert to Catholicism, many still practiced their native religion. In Cuba, the Yoruba religion mingled with other African religions and Roman Catholicism, forming the Lucumí religion. The Cuban Lucumís identified their deities with the saints of the Catholic Church. This began the…

Martin Luther and the 95 Theses Aurora Gamboa Junior Division Paper The history and beliefs of Catholicism was changed by one monk and his 95 theses. Martin Luther was a 34 year old priest at the time when a church in Wittenberg Germany was, increasing indulgences to get more money, Indulgences are items that give people satisfaction it is like a treat for the people if they buy the item. Luther made his 95 theses and he wouldn’t recant his theses unless they were proven wrong.…

the modern concept of human and political rights. In contrast, the Indigenous people of New France were not granted regnicole status; they were merely considered under the “protection” of the French king. Only Indigenous people who converted to Catholicism…

revisionism” debate, which is that most revisionist are catholic but in reality most are Protestants. The Catholics think that they were terrorized by the evil new religion whereas the protestants thought they were being saved from the tyranny of Catholicism. Duffy sides with slow reformation from higher powers. As shown, “Reformation had not been achieved on a tidal wave of popular enthusiasm, but had to be worked for, by force, persuasion, and slow institutional transformation”. Like…