the Roman Catholic Church‚ and therefore should be changed. The act of Clerical Celibacy is not a church indoctrinated order‚ rather it is a discipline and therefore can and should be changed. The act of sexual abuse amongst priests has risen in recent decades and many believe this is due to celibacy in the Catholic Church. Celibacy is the act of abstaining from sexual intercourse‚ especially for reasons of religious vows.(“Celibacy” def. 1) The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “
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On November 14th‚ 2009‚ Canada’s first openly gay Catholic priest‚ Father Karl Clemens‚ married his long time partner in Toronto‚ Ontario. Clemens‚ who is close to seventy‚ retired from the Kingston‚ Ontario diocese after 33 years of service and moved to Toronto to advocate for the city’s gay village. Clemens stated that he was as prepared to handle the inevitable backlash from the Church and some of its followers as he was when he declared his sexual orientation in 2005‚ and strongly believes that
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Roman Catholic Church? Zach: No I am not‚ I am a member of the church of England. Courtney:Were you ever a member of the Roman Catholic Church? Zach: Yes‚ I was at one point. Courtney: What caused you to separate from the church? Zach: I left the Catholic church due to the corruption of the priests and the pope. Also‚ I disagree with their practice of the selling of indulgences. Courtney: What is the selling of indulgences? Zach: The selling of indulgences is simply the payment to the Catholic Church
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Art and the Roman Catholic Church have ties that go back to the simple foundation of Christianity itself. Through the beginning of the 1st century through modern times‚ art has played a crucial role for the church and it’s 2.1 billion person following. Art has been used to portray events in the history of Catholicism as well as to convey the message of the Bible‚ the Christian religions most valued source of information. Artistic styles have varied throughout the years‚ taking on a gothic look after
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alphabet‚ it clearly became the basis for the establishment of the English‚ Greek and Latin alphabets that were further developed by people that lived during the Western civilizations. It was through the hieroglyphics that the concepts of vowels and consonants evolved‚ and the improved alphabets were effectively merged with different Western languages that enabled them to use better methods of communication (Budge‚ 2009). The legacy that the establishment of hieroglyphics has left to the modern era
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the Roman Catholic Church holds are not out of touch with modern day attitudes‚ but this essay focuses on the views of the Church which are currently discussed most frequently. The controversy and criticism surrounding the Catholic Church in this day and age is of staggering proportions. It would be very difficult to pick up the same newspaper every day for a year and not at least once read a headline like ‘Catholic Bishop Denounces Gay Couples’ Right to Marriage’ or ‘Catholic Church Once Again
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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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of Lutheranism The end of the fifteenth century had left Christendom with a Church in great need of reform. The Church had been greatly weakened by the events of the past few centuries. The fourteenth century’s Great Famine and Black Death had battered the public’s trust in the Church‚ as had the Papal Schism spanning from 1378-1417. When the ideas of Martin Luther began to spread in the early 1500s‚ the Church became afraid for its power‚ its reputation‚ and its finances. Luther was promising
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Year 9 Assessment Catholic Church in Australia The Australian Catholic Church has change by a large margin in the 21st century and has had many challenges arising. The decline in religious vocations‚ falling mass attendance‚ married clergy‚ female ordination and the role of the laity are all issues contributing to the challenges of the Australian Catholic Church. Several of today’s Catholics differ‚ often passionately‚ about the qualities of the liturgical reforms as well as the reasons for the
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Topic: Moral teachings of the Catholics church Introduction: Catholics believes that acting morally means acting in accordance with the eternal laws of God‚ which are written into the human hearts so deeply that even those who know nothing of God can follow the path of morality. According to Cynthia Stewart‚ Nature law‚ as this interior marking is called‚ comes to humans through their capacity to reason‚ which sparks the conscience to respond to the eternal law. This means that people of
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