Sacrament of Confession

popular among rightist Catholics, there is a straight line from Luther to the French Revolution, Marx, and Lenin; the other one, enthusiastically affirmed by many Reformed Christians, claims that Luther and Calvin are responsible for democracy, republicanism, freedom, Enlightenment, progress, individualism, and perhaps also socialized medicine, psychoanalysis, "freelove" and the Manchester School of Economics. These concepts are not so different because mutually the one is the caricature of the…

As the undeniably brutal history of African slavery in Brazil is analyzed, many factors and influences must be considered in order to understand the full scope of the tragedy and its contributing causes. One factor that undoubtedly played a pivotal role in the development and perpetuation of slavery was the presence of Jesuit missions. Beginning with their arrival in Brazil in 1549, the Sons of the Society of Jesus sought to fulfill what they saw as a divine mission aimed at conquering “the…

The Westminster Confession of Faith and the Baptist Faith & Message 2000 are two documents that influenced the writing of this confession. Both of them give excellent summaries of the Church be, while also giving ample Scriptural support. One key biblical text to explain the Church doctrine is 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, which talks about the Church as a human body. All members of the Church, whether they believe they have a small role or a big role, play a part in God’s Church, whether they are a…

Leonardo da Vinci Have you ever heard of a person that was an Italian polymath, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer all at the same time? Well I sure have! His name is Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452, “at the third hour of night” in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci, in the lower valley of Florence. His father was a notary and a landlord named Messer Piero Fruosino di Antonio da…

My Christianity experience began from birth. I was baptized and confirmed as a Catholic. I practiced that faith until God called my husband, who had been in Protestant ministry, to a higher position in his church. I switched to be the “Helpmeet” I felt God wanted me to be. There are many similarities in practices and beliefs in both faiths so it was not a hard transition. The author of our text book begins the chapter on Christianity by saying “Christianity is basically a historical…

become servants of the Church, spreading the good news of the Lord to the people who only see death. They serve the soldiers and through this bond, created by faith, become brothers in arms. Chaplains offer redemption to others, by giving the sacred sacraments, such as reconciliation and final rites. Although the view of a just war has changed into a more non-violence initiative in the Church, the concept of being a servant has only been increased. Modern day chaplains risk their lives to serve…

backgrounds, but later distinctions within Reformed theology can already be detected in their thought, especially the priority of scripture as a source of authority. Scripture was also viewed as a unified whole, which led to a covenantal theology of the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper as visible signs of the covenant of grace. Another Reformed distinctive present in these theologians was their denial of the bodily presence of Christ in the Lord's supper. Each of these theologians…

most controversial traditions in the Catholic Church. They have impacted the Church for hundreds of years and were a major factor in the Protestant schism within Christianity. Indulgences have had positive results but are often abused. The Church’s Confession of Faith (CCF) is a reliable source for a detailed explanation of what indulgences are and how they work, but fails to capture the importance of indulgences in a historical context and their impact on Christianity. CCF begins the analysis…

the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you each and every day until the end of the age." Catholics have seven sacraments, Baptism,Confirmation, Holy Communion, Confession, Marriage, Holy Orders, and the Anointing of the Sick. Although Non-denominational churches have only one sacrament they share baptism with Catholics, the only thing that differs between the process is that Catholics do not do full immersion baptism, they use a glass…

End of Life Care -Nursing Cultural Competency America is a melting pot of many religions and nurses are called upon more and more in today’s world to practice cultural competency. This paper focuses on awareness of other religions in order to practice culturally competent end of life of care for all patients. Judaism, Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism’s end of life rituals and traditions, stance on organ donation, embalmment, autopsies, after death care will be briefly discussed in…