The Catholic Church Submitted to Prof. Merle D. Valbuena English Dept.‚ CASS MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology By Stephen John S. Brillantes March 2005 Thesis Statement: The Roman Catholic Church and the past and the present of strengthened Christianity. I. Introduction II. Organization and Structure a. The Bishop b. The Clergy c. The Pope d. The Cardinal e. The Curia f. The Eastern Rite Churches III. Distinctive Doctrines a. The Bible b. The Traditions of the Church
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The Roman Catholic Church played a big role in Medieval Europe. The Catholic Church controlled everything. The church taught people how to read and how to interpret the Bible. The church was a very big deal. If someone went against the church‚ they were an outcast‚ or killed. The church could pass any laws they wanted and people would follow them‚ such as Chivalry‚ civilized behavior. The Roman Catholic Church had an important role in medieval society. The church united people under a common rule
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The Catholic Church What pops into my mind once I hear Catholic? For me‚ it is what I believe in because it is part of my religion. It is what I am and who I should be. One of the four marks or essential characteristics of the Church is being Catholic. This struck me most because according to Matthew 28: 18-20‚ Catholic means universal or all-embracing. In my view‚ one of the best features of the Church is that she accepts‚ understands‚ and loves each and every one regardless of race‚ culture
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Roman Catholic Brenda Barber HUM 130 Kea Chatman August 6‚ 2010 Religion is a communal system for which people beliefs focus on a system of thought‚ unseen being‚ person‚ or object‚ that is considered to be supernatural‚ sacred‚ divine‚ or of the highest truth. Religions teach morals‚ values and all local communities become defined by the religious beliefs that one embraces. The aim of this report is to compare two of the many religions: Roman Catholicism and Buddhism. Mainly‚ I aim to
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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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triumphs of a structured society. Whether it be civil war‚ the fall of an empire‚ or the rise of an empire‚ It can be found in the history of Rome. Just as Jesus Christ was crucified in Rome in 33 A.D‚ Gregory the Great was named bishop of Rome in 590 A.D. He professed himself as pope and the 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
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Throughout the 16th century‚ the Roman Catholic Church wielded substantial power‚ allowing it to control and influence society. This was facilitated by the education of various fields that fell under the jurisdiction of the Church. Since the bible was the basis for church ideology‚ it was also the foundation of all knowledge with priests controlling the content. Supporters of their doctrine were compensated whiled opponents were fearful due to the consequences carried out. In this way‚ by controlling
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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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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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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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