Encyclical

people found it hard to acknowledge the changes the council implemented and the validity of these changes. Even despite the promises of the second Vatican council to bring up to date the church in the modern world Pope Pius VI still published his encyclical Casti Connbii which stated that “Any use whatsoever of matrimony exercised in such a way that the act is deliberately frustrated in its natural power to generate life is an offense against God and of nature, and those who indulge…

The Enlightenment period is a perfect example of the Church staying true to its teachings and reminding the world of the limits of science in satisfying man’s yearning for truth. As per usual, people were falling astray from the truth and started to doubt the Church. The views of philosophers, such as Rene Descartes, became popular amongst the people. Rene Descartes was dissatisfied that philosophers before him had been unable to agree on what is true. His solution was to start over and doubt…

results in a new ending. Rather than reading and re-reading the Genesis story, she would prefer a new story be written inspired by human action. The Pope, of course, cannot give up Genesis but he is advocating for a new ending to the story. For the Pope, reconciliation can only be achieved through an “ecological conversion” experienced by all citizens of the planet. For Christians this involves “examining our lives and acknowledging the ways in which we have harmed God’s creation through our…

Contraception has been a controversial issue for many years and today the conflicting views of Catholic Church and Secular Society will be explored. Contraception, sometimes know as “birth control,” is defined as the deliberate prevention of pregnancy or conception, through various methods including: abstinence (refraining from sex), natural family planning (coordinating the woman’s less fertile time to have sexual intercourse or the withdrawal method), and many artificial means including,…

How does Pope Francis’s letter, Laudato Si, relate to the ideals of the Sacramentality and how can the themes of Laudato Si present a new perspective in a sacramental way? Pope Francis’s Papal Encyclical entitled Laudato Si, which means “Be Praised”, illustrates a spectrum of global issues and how human beings are intended to solve the matter. Issues such as; preservation of the environment, protecting life and creation, and a general decline in moral and spirituality amongst all people of…

teachers with them were very happy to see that we had cleared the trails of tree debris, making it much safer for the kids to run and play. This is one way that I experienced the “integral ecology” that Pope Francis speaks of. In chapter 4 of his Encyclical, Pope Francis says that the environment is “ a relationship existing between nature and the society which lives in it.” In this case, a major part of the society that exists in Hartley is the preschool children. Through the children’s…

Environmentalism has been a part of Christian living as early as the bible was written. Through Catholic Social Teaching and the encyclicals, the Church continues to educate and encourage Catholics and others to take care of the environment and make positive changes. Stewardship of creation is a Catholic Social Teaching and the theological belief is that humans are responsible for the…

Religion is the belief of, and worship to a higher unseen power, which supplies an adherent with the mental and moral attitude to seek answers to life’s enduring questions; aspects that a simple being’s mind identifies as inexplicable. Every religious tradition is typified by its four characteristics: beliefs and believers, sacred texts and writings, ethics, and also rituals and ceremonies. Each of these characteristics all work and interrelate with one another, in order to provide answers to…

The encyclicals name is derived from the invocation of St. Francis of Assisi, which translates into “Praise be to you, my Lord.” We share our life with the earth and we must take measures to procure its quality and to protect it from mistreatment. Our bodies are made up of the earth’s elements and we need its daily nourishment and oxygen to sustain us. The earth is now suffering due to the harm human beings are inflicting upon it. The earth’s abuse, like that of the poor stirs our conscience…

the end result is that they are overworked and underpaid for their service. The video goes into detail that domestic workers are readily treated unfairly and often times, because of their immigration status, they are completely helpless. In his encyclical, John Paul II’s discusses that dignity must be found within every individual that contributes to society as a whole. Domestic workers work to maintain a…