Old Catholic Church

the kingdom, the true holy brotherhood of the church, appears to be on the ‘endangered species list.’ Possibly through the many centuries; lust, power, money, greed, neglect or the combination of all, may have been the reason for their departure from God’s Truths. Substantially, to all outward appearances, the lack of integrity and sacredness of the brotherhood’s sexual relationship with God looks as if it may be fading away within the Catholic Church. The mystical teachings given through the…

was a priest of the Roman Catholic church who challenged the beliefs of the church during 1517. He disagreed with the religious beliefs and the studies of the religion, coming up with 95 theses that ruled out the faults of the church. With a man named John Calvin and other followers, they freed themselves from the beliefs of the church. The new beliefs and practices of the Protestant church were then produced during the 16th century. Another founder of the Protestant church was Huldrych Zwingli…

Martin Luther & the Reformation PART ONE: RESEARCH THE FOLLOWING AND GIVE SHORT ANSWERS MARTIN LUTHER Martin Luther was a German monk, most commonly known for his criticism towards certain aspects of the Roman Catholic Church. In order to make the bible more accessible to the German public, Luther translated the entire bible from Latin to German. Luther was born on, 10 November, 1483 and died on February 18, 1546. THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE The Holy Roman Empire was a feudal monarchy that ** Germany…

to the Catholic religion when he was still a priest, and his ultimate leaving of no longer being a clergy. All of the implication that Massicotte being the False Father character are in some way related to the castration anxiety about both his own patriarchal identity and the decline of the religion during the 20 years after Duplessis Era. In order to better understanding the change through the ideal Father to the False Father as well as the changing of the status of Roman Catholic Church, we…

refused. After reading some of the reformers writings on the abuses of the Catholic Church and the corrupt practices, he decided that he too would break away from the Catholic Church and form his own church, the Church of England. In this Act of Supremacy, Henry VIII authorized himself not only the King of England, but also the head of the Church of England. The pope furiously complained, but now since Henry VIII ruled the Church he decided it proper to divorce his wife.…

commonly addressed in the Enlightenment period, when Europeans began to evaluate the consequences of oppression caused by the Roman Catholic Church. Among these Europeans was a rebellious intellectual, Voltaire, who openly criticized the religious system in his literature. An example of his work is “Candide,” a story that portrays characters who hold positions in the church as immoral and disreputable. Through the use of religious antagonists in “Candide,” Voltaire reveals the hypocritical…

shaping Guatemalan culture and gender beliefs. In Guatemala, women see Pentecostal churches as agents of change. The Pentecostal churches empower their female church members, supports them and allow them to play leadership roles in churches. These women reciprocate by bringing new members into the church thereby increasing the growth of the church. While Pentecostalism is a religious…

Caravaggio. Then I’ll explain the role of the church during this era and how Caravaggio and Bernini differently conveyed faith and commitment to the church. Lastly, I’ll give my visual analyze on Bernini’s painting Ecstasy of St. Teresa and Caravaggio’s painting Crucifixion of St. Peter. The Baroque era came about from the Reformation which was a religious movement that took place in the sixteenth century that divided Christianity between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants. It was…

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…

sins and hypocrisy that occurred within the Catholic church in the middle ages. Some of the biggest and most widespread sins that the church committed in the middle ages were simony, sexual immorality, selling indulgences and selling relics. The Black death caused panic amongst the people of Europe in the mid 1300s, and some believe that this was one of the main causes of the church beginning to become corrupt. There were many powerful people in the church, mostly popes, that were known for…