Sacrament of Baptism: Gateway to New Life Baptism The word ’Baptism’ comes from a Greek word baptizein that means to ’plunge’ or ’immerse’. To ’plunge’ someone in water represents the person dying‚ being buried and resurrecting with Christ as a ’new creature.’ (C.C.C. # 1214) Some call this Sacrament ’the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit’ because Baptism results in a new birth of water and the Spirit. Without it‚ no one can enter the Kingdom of God. [Jn. 3:5] (C.C.C
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In relation to my current faith‚ the position I most identify with is that of the Catholic view. I have reached this conclusion partly because I feel the contribution to Church‚ State and Public Justice: Five Views written by Clarke Cochran is the clear and easy to understand‚ but also because of the views he has presented. I find myself aligning with the Catholic views‚ specifically that the mission of the church is “incarnational‚ sacramental‚ social‚ and committed to the poor‚” I have a hard
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For hundreds of years humans have questioned their existence in the world. At some point in our lives we all consider the big questions such as ‘How do you explain the origins of the universe?’ ‘Is there life after death?’ and ‘What is the purpose of life?’ both Catholics and humanists have extremely strong views and points. In my report I’m going to be talking about these questions and both views on them‚ also their similarities and differences. As far back as history goes there have always been
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mutual support‚ or love. Each spouse in a marriage gives up some rights over his or her life in exchange for rights over the life of the other spouse. While divorce has existed throughout history‚ it has been rare until recent centuries‚ which indicates that‚ even in its natural form‚ marriage is meant to be a lifelong‚ union. The Elements of a Natural Marriage: As Fr. John Hardon explains in his Pocket Catholic Dictionary‚ there are four elements common to natural marriage throughout history:
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Linn‚ expressing a Catholic viewpoint‚ says that confession for many Catholics is a ritual with little benefits. “How often do we rattle off the same old list of sins‚ hardly hear what the hurried priest mumbles‚ and find ourselves living no different afterwards.” (p. 69) He recalls that confession was meant to meet Christ and have a change of heart‚ not to repeat a memorized list of sins. Confession lines are shrinking because the view that we are sinners in this modern society is fading. People
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and presently there are around 508‚000 Catholics in New Zealand‚ which is approximately twelve percent of the whole population. Since the arrival of the first Catholic settlers in the 1820’s‚ the number of Catholics in New Zealand has been rapidly increasing‚ and if this trend continues Catholicism will most likely be the biggest faith in the next New Zealand census. There are a diverse range of age and ethnicities represented in the New Zealand Catholic population. Catholicism is expressed throughout
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The practices of Roman Catholics and those of Buddhists share striking similarities‚ despite the fact that the motivations for each group of practitioners are wholly different and‚ in many cases‚ decisively opposed to one another. In this paper‚ I will examine the instances of overlap in which Catholic and Buddhist practice are superficially the same. Additionally‚ I will discuss the contrasting beliefs of the Catholic and Buddhist traditions which produce the noteworthy similarities in practice
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THE CATHOLIC CATECHISM Part One: Doctrines of the Faith - VII. The Church Universality of Catholicism Universality of Catholicism Universality of Catholicism. Literally‚ the word "Catholic" (Greek‚ katholike) means "general" or "universal." The title was first used in A.D.. 107‚ by St. Ignatius of Antioch in his letter to the Smyrneans‚ "Where Jesus Christ is‚ there is the Catholic Church." 17 By the end of the second century‚ it had acquired the two meanings now mainly associated with the
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head of the “universal church‚” which supported the petrine theory and affirmed the title for his two-hundred successors. The Catholic church has been a prominent institution for Catholics to practice their faith. The leader of this institution is the pope‚ or as many may say the leader of the “universal church.” Catholics believe this hierarchical structure within the Catholic religion was granted by Jesus Christ in Matthew 16:18-19.
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The Catholic Inquisition is best defined as a crusade by the church to rid the world of heretics. However‚ the scope under which these measures were carried out is a testament to the power that the Catholic Church exercised over both the ruling class (kings‚ lords‚ and other nobles) in addition to the lay people and commoners. Prior to the 11th century‚ the nobles had increasingly dictated church affairs‚ as they were making secular choices for bishops. This was important for the nobles to
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