How did the Catholic Church respond to the Reformation?
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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 vs. Baptist Church Roman Catholic and Baptist Church are the two leading Christian religions in America. They have some similarities‚ such as; 1. Both believe in the Trinity‚ Father‚ Son and Holy Spirit 2. Both believe that Jesus was fully God and fully man. 3. Both believe that good works is necessary 4. Both believe in Heaven and a Hell 5. Both believe God is all knowing and all powerful
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The Great Schism The Great Schism had a very significant impact on the Catholic church that we know today. This essay will describe the context and both positive and negative effects. As well as my judgement of this event of the Catholic Church today. The Great Schism is also known as East - West Schism took place in 1054. This remarkable event was led by the patriarch of Constantinople‚ Michael Cerularius and Pope Leo IX. This event separated the Eastern churches and the Western churches. The
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sixteenth centenary the Roman Catholic Church was the ruling power in Europe. They had created an empire and controlled the land and the people. There was nothing more that people feared at this time than being excommunicated from the church. For this reason‚ people would not dare challenge the church as they feared going to hell. A man by the name of Martin Luther joined the Catholic church as he searched to find himself and save his soul. He quickly realized that the Catholic church was full of corruption
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population live in poverty‚ with 65 percent living in extreme poverty‚ making Guatemala the poorest nation in Central America. The average Guatemalan has fewer than five years of formal schooling with less than 2 percent going to college. Guatemalans have a great sense of hope. The relative calm in Guatemala is as fragile as the sense of hope and psychological space on which it rests. If the space were to close‚ the sense of hoplessness that led the rebels to rise against the oppressive military would
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Fieldwork Assignment 2 For this fieldwork assignment I decided to go to a Roman Catholic Church. I was raised Catholic and I went to a Catholic school from second grade to eighth grade so‚ I had background knowledge on the teaching of the church. I have taken field notes and came across some reoccurring tendencies. All of these reoccurring tendencies support my thesis‚ which is: one of the many values the Catholic Church holds importance to is having much respect for their God. Throughout this
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Origins of the Catholic Church in Australia. The first Catholics to come along to Australia‚ were amongst the first convicts to step foot on the shores of Port Jackson in Sydney. These Catholics were Irish in origin‚ and brought Catholicism to Australia‚ although Anglican Ministers were trying to stop the spread of Catholicism in Great Britain and her colonies. Most of the Irish who came here came here because of the British persecution of Irish Nationalists. The first obstacle to Catholicism
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FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR ENGLISH BY: CYRAH MAE CARANDANG IV- JASMIN FEBRUARY 28‚ 2013 OUTLINE Controlling Ideas: The sixth commandment of God states: “Thou shall not to kill”. It includes abortion. Since the Philippines is a Catholic country‚ our Laws prohibit the act and consider as a serious crime. While industrialized countries had legalized the process for practical reasons‚ Filipinos abhor the very idea and condemn the doers as criminals. I. The Problem and Its Setting
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Tomasz Mierzwa Mr. Carr World History Honors 2/12/15 1550-1800 Roman Catholic Reformation and the Age of Absolutism The Reformation was an era of great religious ferment and change. The Reformation began on October 31‚ 1517‚ when German monk Saint Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Castle Church door in Wittenberg‚ Germany. Science started to question Religion and its beliefs. The Age of Enlightenment also had the same effect by questions religion beliefs with humanism. The Enlightenment
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