Mehmet Ali Agca who is Turkish rightist and assassin long associated with the Gray Wolves, an affiliate of the extreme right-wing Nationalist Action Party, shot Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square(Chomsky and Herman, 2002: p. 144). After seventeen months in an Italian prison, Agca claimed that he was hired by Bulgarians and KGB to shoot the pope. If this was true, it would work beneficially on the Reagan Administration of the US who considers Soviet Union as an “empire of evil”, and the…
Buenos Aires succeeding Antonio Quarracino. Three years later in February, 2001, Pope John Paul II chose Bergoglio to be a cardinal. After Pope John Paul II's death in 2005, Bergoglio reportedly received the second most votes to be the new pope after Joseph Ratzinger who became Pope Benedict XVI.…
On October 5th, 1979 military officers went to President Carlos Romero and informed him that he and his staff had until 3 pm to pack up their things, turn over the government, and leave. After this demand, President Carlos Romero made calls to regional leaders, United States embassy, and his headquarters. He called looking for support but everyone he turned to was not willing to support him. With President Carlos Romero having no support from allies he decided to pack his things and turn over…
The 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…
Economics is essentially everywhere; economic analysis can be processed into almost every event. The Boston Globe's Spotlight team cover of the abuse in the Catholic Church’s definitely created an impact economically. The whole exposure to the abuse scandal in the Church affected the Church in many ways economically: the number and amount of donations, the mass in attendance, and the consumer’s overall demand. In January 6, 2002 the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team revealed how priests in the…
Can I Be Frank by Rob Wyatt talks about priesthood in the perspective of a young priest.The story started with a hilarious journey of a young priest Father Francis Gold to his first parish in Florida, the St. Francis of Assisi Parish. Unknown to him, the parish, the congregation and the Roman Catholic religion has long been under the shadow of a business tycoon and its greatest contributor, Mr. Gene Charmois. Father Francis got the ire of Mr. Charmois when he declined the offer of a brand new…
life was a battle against the Catholic church because he was seeking to prove an idea that was against their teachings. After years of research, Galileo came to the conclusion that the Earth revolved around the Sun. To the church, the Earth and the Pope were the center of the universe because they were made by God himself. The church would never let go of their narrow-minded idea because if they did, they would be giving up their own power. As the Catholic church threatened Galileo with the…
Righteous B and His Ministry of Dirty Vagabonds There are many people who have made an impact when it comes to Youth Ministry. Pope John Paul II comes to mind when thinking about leaders in youth outreach, but I always think of someone who works on a much smaller scale. Someone who affected my life personally when it came to my religion. I always think of the Catholic youth minister and rapper Bob Lesnefsky aka Righteous B. With his wife, and a large number of young missionaries…
I was impressed by Pope John Paul II’s economic, yet concise and charitable answers to some very difficult questions. I think that, for many people, it is easier to launch into a frontal assault and try to destroy the other side; however, in truth, God wants all people, all of…
The environment is a topic of importance for all of the Christian religions. Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants can all agree on one main thing, that the earth is God’s creation and we should treat it properly. The issue with the environment arose in the 1960s and 1970s when environmental issues and disasters had been taking place like the smog covering big cities like New York City or Los Angeles. Along with that there was a spread of radioactive fallout from nuclear weapon…