often raise children. Furthermore‚ as a Catholic I often hear condemnation of homosexuality‚ and even hear many people from my religion urging the government to continue to ban same sex marriage. Having many gay friends and acquaintances‚ and a homosexual uncle‚ the actions and thoughts of people in my country often upset me‚ and my religions teachings towards homosexuality sometimes confuse me. Therefore‚ I have researched the position of the Roman Catholic Church regarding not only homosexuality‚ but
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The Catholic Church and Birth Control RE307 DL “You must strive to multiply bread so that it suffices for the tables of mankind‚ and not rather favor an artificial control of birth‚ which would be irrational‚ in order to diminish the number of guests at the banquet of life.” This is a quote from a speech given by Pope Paul VI back in 1965‚ just five years after the FDA approves “the pill” as a form of birth control. In this paper I am going to explore why the Catholic Church so deeply
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resistance in the domains of religion‚ politics‚ and society in general. The Catholic Church faced a lot of criticism from Protestants‚ fueled by Martin Luther. His critique was focused on the greed and abuse of power portrayed by the church. Rome was referred to as ‘the whore of Babylon’ because of the expensive art‚ extravagant banquets and grand architecture present in the church. In its defense‚ the Catholic Church responded by addressing the issues from corruption from within and defended
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The Roman Catholic Church played important roles in the rise of art‚ architecture‚ and culture during the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages‚ the Church offered a place for Christians who were looking for hope and protection. The Christians believed that someone who lived a good life and followed the rules of God would be rewarded with joyful life in heaven. The Roman Catholic Church used different types of architecture throughout the inside of the churches. Two major styles of churches were built
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Trent that Set a ‘ New Trend’ in the Catholic Church Introduction The Church is both human and divine. History has proved that at times the human element uses the Church to meet its desires in the world. Immorality‚ nepotism etc. are seen here and there. These are problems originating from the Church leaders themselves. Moreover‚ some Christians took the responsibility of explaining the Word and other ecclesiastical issues in their own hands‚ ignoring the Magisterium and in so doing‚ they ended
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Apostles. Today‚ the Catholic Church amasses over 11.1 billion members and has developed a sophisticated theology and hierarchy led by the papacy. By examining the Reformation‚ it is clear that the Catholic Church was the cause and‚ therefore‚ greatly influenced by it. The Roman Catholic Church was highly criticized due to past events such as the Babylonian Captivity and the Great Schism. In the sixteenth-century‚ large groups of people called for reform. Some argued that church doctrines‚ such as
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how the Catholic Church has developed. St. Thomas Aquinas was an Italian philosopher and theologian of the medieval period born in 1225 in Italy who was a significant mover and shaker. So what was his role in the changing church‚ how did he use his influence‚ what change occurred as a result and where is the Church now as a result? Tomas Aquinas had a role and also an influence in the Catholic Church. He was a philosopher and theologian and he used his role to create change in the Catholic Church
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do you agree that the Catholic Church significantly hindered Italian unity in the years to 1870? To a very far extent the Catholic Church did hinder Italian unity as the church was generally a reactionary body as it opposed to new ideas especially‚ Italian unification. Such as when Pope Pius IX asked the French army to defeat the Roman Republic in 1848. Also the Catholic Church made it forbidden in science to say the Earth travelled around the sun. However the Catholic Church does show little evidence
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4 In the 16th century‚ Martin Luther created an additional branch of the Roman Catholic Church‚ after he began to question the Church’s beliefs‚ specifically with the Pope’s power‚ and encouraged the commonwealth to also question the church’s authority and religious statements and to denounce them as false. 5 Martin Luther was a German friar‚ Catholic priest‚ professor of theology‚ and seminal figure of the 16th-century movement known as the Protestant reformation. He questioned religious authority
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Throughout the long standing history of the Catholic Church‚ dynamic and influential positions have been predominately held by men. From the Church’s Worldwide Leader‚ the Pope‚ down through the ranks of Cardinal‚ Archbishop‚ Bishop‚ Priest‚ and Deacon; men hold these responsibilities almost exclusively. However‚ women have‚ throughout the years‚ played a vastly significant role in shaping the Catholic Church’s history‚ its ministry‚ and its overall world impact. Saint Therese of Lisieux and Mother
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