Crisis:Young People Leaving the Catholic Church What role does today ’s Roman Catholic Church play in our culture‚ as it relates to America ’s adolescents‚ teens and young adults? Is there still a place for organized religion in a society were Snookie and the iPad have all but replaced Jesus Christ and the bible? As the newly-elect pontiff Pope Benedict prepares to guide the Roman Catholic Church into the future‚ church leaders are struggling to keep young people from leaving the faith.
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I attended the San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church located in the Old Town Plaza of Albuquerque‚ New Mexico on Monday October 15th. The church was originally found and served by the Franciscan Faris. When I entered the church I was amazed at how small the church actually was. From the outside the church looks bigger. The first thing that I noticed when walking in is the altar at the front of the church. The altar has statues of three iconic saints; the one in the center is San Felipe de Neri.
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Roman Catholic Church vs Scientific Thinking Since the lives of the people in medieval Europe mostly revolved around faith and on what they believe in‚ mainly their religion‚ the effect of the Church in the middle ages on the citizens was huge. The church controlled the people as it was the main center of religious and social life. All Christians belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and it was considered that the church was as important‚ if not more‚ than any king or queen. In fact‚ a king could
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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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Canterbury--serves as Geoffrey Chaucer’s own lament about the corruption of the Catholic Church in 14th century Europe.The pilgrims taking part in this pilgrimage are not necessarily the most pious pilgrims in the world: for many of the travelers‚ this pilgrimage is a tourist expedition rather than a devout religious quest.Chaucer utilizes this anthology of works to develop his ideas about the imperfections of the Catholic Church and how many people viewed
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putting the immorality of the Catholic Church under microscope and later coming to a revolutionary idea that will limit their power. One aspect of the Catholic Church that was challenged by Martin Luther were the indulgences the church was selling in order to build a new church in Rome. Indulgences were the selling of prayers or authorizations in order to get a relative or love one out of purgatory and to their final resting place. The dishonesty of the church generated a response from Luther
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Family Catholic Church‚ located on‚ 5125 S Apopka Vineland Rd‚ Orlando‚ FL 32819. I must say I did feel nervous‚ because this would be my first time in a catholic church; also I have not been to a church in general in several years. The scenery and the parking lot full of cars added to my nervousness. My first impression of the church was astonishing. I was persuaded that most of my attention was focused on how well put and maintained the quality of the church was. As I entered the church through
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The historical background to the Reformation shows that‚ in addition to challenging Papal authority and the morality of the Roman Catholic Church‚ there was a search for biblical truth and recognition of the need for an accurate biblical translation. From this developed the Reformation’s key principles of supreme biblical authority (Sola Scriptura)‚ the sufficiency and clarity of scripture‚ the right of private judgement‚ and the literal sense of Scripture‚ which brought the reintroduction of the
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Lens 1 - History of Ideas During much of the Middle Ages‚ the Roman Catholic Church was the most important aspect in one’s life. Sacraments and worship were essential elements in the lives of peasants. However‚ religious dominance was threatened as countries began to secularize. The political centralization that occurred in the High Middle Ages was precedent for the change in the relationship between church and state. Prompted by taxation of the clergy and the consequent retaliation to and disdain
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Ten Mega Trends Shaping the Catholic Church The article is about major events from the past which have affected Catholicism. Through the years‚ a lot have had happen in the world and have changed the face of the Church. The author listed his ten mega trends which he believes have moved Catholicism and formed the religion what we know today. The first on the list was how Catholics from 1st world regions‚ namely Europe and North America have decreased while poorer regions such as South Africa and
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