John Marshall Harlan II

isolated cases or is there a deeper problem within the church? 1 > The short answer is - Yes, there are deeper problems within the church regarding claims of sexual deviances. Reports have been around for a long while, even going back to Pope, John Paul II. News groups report credible evidence that the former Pope was aware that his Catholic Church comrades faced serious allegations that they had been guilty of, but via the Catholic Church they vowed to protect them, so long as they repent…

first to grow so gradually [that] it is hardly noticed, but then could run out of control.” Pope John Paul II recognized that other Christians’ concerns about papal primacy and infallibility are reasonable; however, John Paul II wanted to begin his dialogue with these other denominations by stressing that the first step in reforming the papacy is by engaging in ecumenical dialogue. Pope John Paul II began this initiative in earnest in his encyclical Ut Unum Sint in which he wrote: “Thus it is…

Social Justice Issue One of the most important things all religions deal with is death. Dying is often seen as an occasion for getting powerful spiritual insights and preparing for some type of afterlife. Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. So it’s not surprising that all faiths have strong views on euthanasia. Particularly, Roman Catholicism and Buddhism have similar and opposing stances on euthanasia. Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana…

Liberation theology and Catholic Social Teaching are two very important aspects of Catholicism, and are the basis of which we should live each day. Catholic Social Teaching is rooted in the love of God. God loves us, sent down His only Son, and gave us the Holy Spirit; we are called to use this as a lesson and to love one another as brothers and sisters under God. Catholic Social Teaching is a guide that teaches us and reminds us how to do so. There are seven distinct themes in Catholic Social…

The Papacy has a long history filled with corruption, greed, yet also good. The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church controller of the faith and yet throughout history Popes have not been all that faithful. From the absolute rule in the Middle ages, Artistic revitalization, a loss of power, to a figurehead in today’s society. Since the 1st century the Papacy has existed and it doesn’t seem to be disappearing now yet still people ask if he truly has relevance in the now well Pope Francis has…

Freedom is an important aspect of Catholic morality. Not to be confused with license, true freedom is greatly dependent on truth and has a profound impact on the human person as a spiritual being. Human freedom separates us from all other beings, allowing us to choose our own path by Christ’s light. The idea of freedom is greatly influential on our lives as followers of Christ. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines freedom as “the power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act,…

Vatican is not doing enough to stop the sexual abuse happening inside the Catholic Church, according to Italian author Emiliano Fittipaldi. In an upcoming book titled “Lussuria” (Lust), Fittipaldi features cites court documents and interviews with priests and judicial officials to paint a picture of Pope Francis’ first three years of papacy. The author says the pontiff has done “close to nothing” to address the sexual abuse cases that has tainted the Catholic Church’s image, The Guardian details…

The Catholic University of America is one of a kind among colleges in the United States — even among Catholic colleges. Also, it's not on the grounds that we're found minutes from the heart of the country's capital in Washington, D.C. It is on the grounds that we were particularly established by the Catholic diocesans of the United States, with a sanction from that point Pope Leo XIII, to be the national college of the Catholic Church in America. We look to develop another era of Catholic…

Italy in the year 1620 is a very trying time for 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).…

1 I would chose to have a consultation with Pope John Paul II, the great advocate for human rights. He taught about the unity of the human race and human solidarity. In addition, human suffering was one of the leitmotifs of his teaching, which I found particularly important in a world dominated by the ideology of consumerism and hedonism. In 1992, he even introduced The World Day of the Sick which is celebrated every year on February 11. He constantly emphasized that suffering did not violate…