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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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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surrounding these unions have shifted from the medieval 1300s to the modern day 2016. Marriages today are revolved around the couple’s feelings for each other and the financial and social aspects are irrelevant in most cases. The marriages in 2016 are quite an improvement over the unions of the 1300s which were often more centered around social and monetary gain than the couple’s actual feelings and happiness. The marriages of the 1300s were a very different picture from the unions today. In
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The Renaissance was a period of European history‚ considered by modern scholars as that between 1300 and 1600. Many dramatic changes happend during the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a period of new inventions and beliefs. The Renaissance was drastically different from the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages the church held most of the power and it’s economy was agriculturaly based. Exploration and learning was almost put to a stop. During the Renaissance society was transformed into a
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OF TWO MAJOR HERESIES ON THE CATHOLIC CHURCH INTRODUCTION This essay will consider two early heresies and their impact on the Church: Gnosticism Arianism Discussion will include: Background Information The Person and Nature of our Lord Jesus Christ The etiology‚ content and current status of each heresy The Church’s response to each The outcome and consequences of these heresies The essay will conclude: Heresies present enormous challenges for the church: “if a kingdom be divided against
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The Church was the single‚ largest‚ most important unifying structure in all of Medieval Europe. It touched the heart of all of the Medieval European society‚ from the richest‚ most powerful King‚ down to the poorest peasant. Almost everyone was a Christian in the Middle Ages. Every child in Medieval Europe was baptized‚ as everyone was a supporter of the Christian beliefs‚ people went to Church‚ either healthy or sick‚ and they all put their life‚ hope and trust into the Roman Catholic Church of
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for something good that a person does in this life Purgatory is a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven. The sale of indulgences What were Indulgences? In Church teaching‚ Purgatory is the way in which God helps us to “make up” for sin which has already been forgiven. Purgatory is the state or place those who have still to make up for sin go to after death before entering heaven. What is the
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1. Question: Why does the Catholic Church believe in purgatory? Answer: The Catholic Church’s belief in the existence of purgatory is based on the account of faith and also supported by the Scripture. It is our belief that purgatory is not an eternal state‚ but a state of purification one must go to before entering eternal life with God in Heaven so that person it entirely cleansed of their sins. In both the Book of Revelation and Corinthians it is taught that nothing unclean can enter heaven and
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My Mom grew up in the Catholic Church‚ “before the Second Vatican Council” as she says‚ however the only time I visited a Catholic Church was for weddings and funerals. According to my Mother not being a Catholic was unthinkable‚ being Catholic was married with being an American; however my Mom is no longer Catholic and her children were not brought up Catholic‚ Why? I had the pleasure of speaking with Father Ward‚ of the Immaculate Church of Mary‚ Harlingen‚ Texas. Throughout our conversation
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The Catholic Church and Birth Control RE307 DL “You must strive to multiply bread so that it suffices for the tables of mankind‚ and not rather favor an artificial control of birth‚ which would be irrational‚ in order to diminish the number of guests at the banquet of life.” This is a quote from a speech given by Pope Paul VI back in 1965‚ just five years after the FDA approves “the pill” as a form of birth control. In this paper I am going to explore why the Catholic Church so deeply
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