Roman Catholic Church

Jesus of Nazareth during the Roman Empire period. Catholicism was originated during the early beginning of Christianity, and is a much more complex institution in comparison to Christianity. Catholic tradition says that the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus, while The New Testament teaches the activities and teaching of Jesus Christ. It is said that Saint Peter was the first bishop (pope) of Rome which leads us to today in having Pope Francis. The Catholic Church claims that its origin is the…

Catholicism in a local church when I was about ten. At that time, I didn’t actually know what a religion is, why I had to go to church every Sunday, and how I can believe in the Catholicism teachings that seemed so abstract. Growing up along with the practices in the Catholic school for about six years and the religious direction from my family, I truly become a Catholic with the happiness and the pride…

Pope Francis was elected Pope in 2013, he was has made some huge changes within the Catholic Church. He also addresses many topics other popes have avoided. He is making strides to change the perception on Roman Catholics for the better. I strongly believe that Pope Francis is improving the Catholic church. He has made the church feel more welcoming. People assume he is trying to change the Catholic Church. According to Amanda Erickson, she states that, “ They worry that Francis is loosening…

What was the role of the Catholic Church and religion in medieval life? Which institutions and events were the most significant? Why? The Catholic Church and religion dominated the lives of people of the medieval period because they had staunch believe that God, heaven and Hell all existed staunch. In the medieval age, the fall of Rome resulted in the church growth in power as they took the role of leadership and the distribution of food to the needed. The church was largely a spiritual…

A church has the right to choose to hire employees who will advance its faith and mission and the Archdiocese of New York did not discriminate against a school principal when it chose not to renew her contract, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled. Joanne Fratello, who worked as the principal of St. Anthony School in Nanuet from 2007 to 2011, sued the Archdiocese of New York for gender discrimination when the latter did not renew her contract. However, the court…

During the times of the old Catholic Church, people were caught up in the ways of thinking that they deemed appropriate for the time. These ways were a narrow and negative way of thinking, only promoting the Catholic religion, as the only religion of any importance, which would have meant many members of society, did not feel valued. But as time went on, the world changed but the ways of the Catholic Church did not. Pope Paul the sixth, a significant member of the Vatican II during the 1962 to…

topics amongst religions is the issue of women’s reproductive health. This includes religions’ stances on abortion and contraception. Most religions have strict rules about what is permitted and what is not according to their sacred texts. For example, Roman Catholicism has always considered any deviation from the natural procreation a sin. Additionally, some books and letters from Bible condemn abortion and the use of contraception. However, in other religions’ sacred texts, a clear explanation…

Orthodox had more issues with how the West Catholics ran the church and began inching away from the word then the Catholics had with the Orthodox. The events that leads up to the schism were more important that the events following the schism. The great Schism occurred in 1054 but tensions existed long before that. Before 1054 Catholics and Orthodox had already kind of split geography wise. Catholics were mainly in the Western and Northern parts of Europe. Catholic churches separated themselves…

is happening in the Church know that Australian Catholicism is in trouble and when people focus on this most think of sexual abuse. The Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Australia is part of the much wider Catholic sexual abuse scandals which are a series of convictions, trials and ongoing investigations into allegations of sex crimes committed by Catholic priests and members of religious orders. In August 2011, according to Broken Rites, a support and advocacy group for church-related sex abuse…

There have been several issues with the Catholic Church within the past centuries. Some hadn 't thought to question the ways of the Church–– but some had taken actions into accord when reform was requested or needed. The Nineteenth Ecumenical Council–– which was moreover known as the Council of Trent, had played a role in the reform on the Catholic Church. It was also considered to be one of the most important councils throughout the history of Roman Catholic Churches. Before the formation of…