and unto their successors-modern day priests. The Roman Catholic Church has held tightly to this tradition; however over the past fifty years when young children knelt as sheep before their shepherd they met vile‚ sinful hands‚ not tender and compassionate ones. "Between 1950 and 2002 more than 10‚667 boys and girls in the United States were victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by members of the Catholic clergy. More that 4‚392 Catholic priests and deacons were their abusers" ("Report on the Charter
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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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The Catholic religion has been governed by strict traditions for more than 1500 years. Catholicism itself was made legal by The Rome Emperor‚ Constantine‚ after 313 A.D. An assembly‚ known as The Council of The Trent‚ was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. This Council was responsible for the establishment of the original Catholic traditions‚ such as the Sacraments‚ church teachings‚ and The Eucharist‚ just to name a few. It was not until the 20th century‚ that
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THE CATHOLIC CATECHISM Part One: Doctrines of the Faith - VII. The Church Universality of Catholicism Universality of Catholicism Universality of Catholicism. Literally‚ the word "Catholic" (Greek‚ katholike) means "general" or "universal." The title was first used in A.D.. 107‚ by St. Ignatius of Antioch in his letter to the Smyrneans‚ "Where Jesus Christ is‚ there is the Catholic Church." 17 By the end of the second century‚ it had acquired the two meanings now mainly associated with the
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Anonymous 3rd hour 7 March 2013 Catholic Monastic Life Monasticism is the act of dwelling alone. Catholic Encyclopedia states‚ “The basic idea of monasticism in all its varieties is a seclusion or withdrawal from the world or seclusion or withdrawal from the world or society.” Monasteries were created out of the hermit movement in early Christianity. These monasteries served as a purpose to let Catholics spend their lives with God in their focus. Monasteries had a massive role in society in the Middle
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The practices of Roman Catholics and those of Buddhists share striking similarities‚ despite the fact that the motivations for each group of practitioners are wholly different and‚ in many cases‚ decisively opposed to one another. In this paper‚ I will examine the instances of overlap in which Catholic and Buddhist practice are superficially the same. Additionally‚ I will discuss the contrasting beliefs of the Catholic and Buddhist traditions which produce the noteworthy similarities in practice
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Responsibility of a Catholic Citizen in a free society As Catholic Canadians‚ we want to be good citizens‚ so we look for good policies to align with our faith. We continue to build a society that respects the rights of everyone‚ choice of profession‚ a place to live‚ medical care‚ a good education system etc. Everyone agrees these aspects are important‚ whether Catholic or not. However‚ we disagree on how to achieve these common goals. In particular‚ the role the government should partake. After
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the four marks of the Church” There are a lot of different existing Churches worshiping the same God‚ who are trying to follow the way that Christ lived. But for the people to distinguish the Roman Catholic Church from all the other Churches there are these four marks of the Roman Catholic Church that was given so that the distinct characteristics of the Church would be evident to the people. These characteristics are‚ the Church is One‚ the Church is Catholic‚ the Church is Holy and the last one
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to see. Therefore the church stands as a visible sign; the invisible grace is God ’s presence. Hence sacraments make God ’s presence more real and understandable for us as believers. The church is needed to build up unity among all of us‚ to bring us together as a community to share in God ’s life just as God wants. The church is a sign and instrument of unity with God. God ’s love for us reconciles us to God and to each other and brings us together in unity. The church reminds us and is a symbol
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Alec Carbine 21 March 2013 Period 1 MFO Chapter 2 Catholic Social Teaching on Racism Chapter 2 Racism‚ or prejudice towards people that are different than you‚ is a necessary evil that has been around since ancient times. Racism has been around long enough that people have spoken out against it in the past. One such place where being racist or prejudiced has been taught against is the bible. The very idea of racism or being prejudiced to a race of people‚ has been otherwise been ruled out
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