Confessing Church

spiritually saps the power of both of them and wants us to understand the Catholic Church’s objections to rationalism. Finally, the purpose of Pope John Paul II encyclical is for Catholics to appreciate some of the challenges which modernity raises for the Church and understand some responses purposed in Fides et…

over them. Luther believes this to be a lie, where in fact it is the exact opposite, the temporal state has authority over the spiritual. He supports this by claiming all Christians are spiritually equal, destroying the hierarchy within the Catholic church. He also uses scripture, specifically Romans 13:1-4 which states, “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, … for so is the will of God.” Because God wishes for us to abide by the laws of man, the temporal state has…

Reformation. He is remembered for his many published works criticizing the Roman Catholic Church, particularly their use of indulgences. While it is universally accepted that Luther is the father of reformation, historians and psychologists disagree on exactly why Luther felt the need to speak out against such a powerful organization. Erik Erikson, for example, believed Luther was motivated to reform the church through subconscious desires from unsettled conflicts from his childhood. Erikson…

nailed his 95 theses on the castle door in Wittenberg. The Protestant Reformation, referred simply as the Reformation was the beginning of the division of the churches. It was seen as a challenge to religious authority that went beyond the Catholic Church. This resulted in the separation of Christians into Protestant and Catholic. In 1505, Martin Luther was caught in a violent storm and was almost struck by lightning. He considered it as a sign from God and vowed to become a monk if he survived…

At this time in Church history Bibles were not made available to the public. The ones that were were published at the time were only printed in Latin and only to be used in the church by the clergy. Columbus who was educated better than most of the people at the time was able to read Latin. The Church did not want the members to read the Bible instead they relied on their priests to convert and save the population…

with his Apostolic Exhortation, "Evangelii Gaudium", published in November of 2013. In his efforts of targeting the issues surrounding capitalism, as he has called for a renewal of the church he has said, "I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security." And this is exactly the state that our society is currently in, in terms of capitalism and these…

breaking ethical standards. Likely causes to these recurring instances of persecution may have stemmed from the lack of diversity, as well as the influential religious authority of the Catholic Church. Moreover, it is these persecutions of differing beliefs and backgrounds…

Before the Stuart’s reign, the Tudors and English Parliament worked hand in hand. After Queen Elizabeth I’s death in 1603, the Tudor line was over, and the English crown was handed to the Stuarts. The first Stuart monarch, James I, started the conflict between his soon to be dynasty and Parliament. The Stuart family had a tumultuous relationship with Parliament during the 17th century due to the lack of dutiful rulers like James I and Charles I, with the exception of Charles II. James I was an…

went to war. This societal system was called Feudalism. The Medieval Church converted diverse people in Western Europe to Christianity. Daily life revolved around the Christian calendar and the…

The catholic church did not like this at all and knew they needed to change. So the Catholic Church took an internal reform and reorganizing, this was called the Catholic Reformation. Around the 1540s, the catholic church tried their best to get protestants to convert back to Catholicism. They called this the counter-reformation. The catholic reformers inspired many…