Old Catholic Church

age of the Reformation, it lead to the birth of several new religions and the reform of what was the old Catholic Church. Two of the most well known religious leaders of the time period were Henry VIII from France and Martin Luther from Germany. They became very similar in many ways, while still different in others. While Henry and Luther both used their political advantage and declined the church in their own ways, their motives were completely different. For Henry and Luther, their religious…

History of Catholic women deaconesses and priests There are around 50,000 women deacons that have had parishes all around the eastern part of the Catholic Church during the history of the Catholic Church . Women deacons played an essential role in their community, The catholic church has told us that, because only they as women could enter the women's quarters. Only women could effectively prepare and impact another woman's life, and other women catechumens for their joining the Church…

The Catholic Church had every intentions of maintenance their place of influence with the European nobility. New theories of the nature of the universe, new maps, and new development in nautical technology were shattering old philosophies, myths, and misconceptions. Better compass and larger ships meant that ships could now sail from China to Africa in one day. Slavery was the norm in Portugal and Europe had already developed a sweet tooth by the ending of the fifteenth-century. The Roman…

During this time divorce was unheard of. Henry and Catherine were both devout Catholics, and divorce was not allowed by the Roman Catholic Church nor approved by the Pope. Henry VIII’s desire for a male heir, love for young Anne Boleyn, and strong belief in a biblical verse found in Leviticus drove him towards divorcing Catherine of Aragon which eventually led to the separation of England from the Roman Catholic Church. Having a male heir to pass the throne onto was very crucial to Henry (F4).…

America and what this Protestant denomination of the Roman Catholic Church expresses as the plan, path, and doctrine of Salvation, or Soteriology? The third largest group of Christianity in the United States according to the US Census Bureau is the Lutheran faith. The Lutheran Church first established its presence in the United States of America in the Colony of New York (New Amsterdam) in the 1640s [28]. Since this date, the Lutheran church has grown into the third largest denomination, branch…

All Catholics are called to be baptized to immerse, or surround themselves fully, into the Church. Baptism translates to “immersion.” “For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:13). All baptized Catholics are joined into one Body of Christ. In other words, through Baptism, we become one community and one people under God. Catholics tend to be baptized as…

influential figures during the time of the Catholic Reformation. Calvin’s “Draft ecclesiastical Ordinances”, contains the standards to which he believe that the leaders and followers of the Catholic Church are to be held. The text also reveals insight as to the conditions Calvin identifies as undergoing development during the reformation. John Calvin’s composed ordinances and regulations demonstrate his desire for organization and unity within the church. The key features of these ordinances…

between Catholics and Protestants, among those who defended the permanence of medieval society and those who wanted the freedom of a new era, a new model of society. This paper describes and analyzes the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century and its political impact within the complex religious, social, political and intellectual context that lived Europe then. The text considers the causes of this important movement, its characteristics and its Reformers, as well as effects on the church…

If you look back on the History of the Catholic Church, two major events that happened at around the same time, will pop out at you. These are the Reformation and the Inquisition.The reformation was a movement to break off from the Church. Lead by the hot-headed Luther, the Reformation is seen to many as a break away from the old, outdated, and corrupt Catholic Church. If you look closer, you can see it was a rejecting of the Church, with flawed Philosophy and distorted logic that was filled…

principles of the church culture has its challenges to religious traditions and images . Many advances in ecclesiology, the science, the technology and the buildings. The contemporary world has applied increasing pressure to the church where changing theologies and the intrigues of ecclesiastical politics has theologians, historians, professors, deacons and scholars explore, debate and argue context and the model of church. In order to better understand the changes that shaped the Church the…