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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Brendan Guiney Melissa Williams English 121 3‚ April 2013 Catholic Church Sexual Scandals Throughout the play Tartuffe written by Molière in 1664 we‚ the audience‚ get a glimpse into the life of Tartuffe and what he truly stands for. Tartuffe may come across as a ethical and religious man but once we see him and his conniving ways we begin to realize that he really isn’t the moral authority that he claims to be‚ instead he is an unethical and sacrilegious man who will do whatever it takes to
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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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is it possible for the Pope to be considered infallible? The Catholic teaching on papal infallibility is very misunderstood by those who participate in other faiths and even Catholics as well. The definition of infallibility is the inability to be wrong. Infallibility is not the absence of sin‚ nor does it only belong to the Pope. Infallibility belongs to the Bishops in communion with the Pope as well. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that it “is the perpetual and visible source and foundation
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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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Reflection of the Catholic Church Christians of today have been influence by the Catholic Church. However‚ as Anabaptist or Protestants‚ we forget that just five hundred years the Catholic Church was part of the lives and Christian development of our forefathers. Understanding the history of the separation of the Anabaptist and the Catholic Church can help Christians to evaluate those changes: Was it worth it? Did Anabaptist loose good practices? If yes‚ can the Anabaptist re-incorporate them? In
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My Impression of the Catholic Church Today The Church is a Holy place where people pray and worship our creator. It is where we grow as a person bounded with humility‚ passion‚ and serenity or inner peace. But recently‚ the Catholic Church was bombarded with scandals that might ruin the clean image of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church has many scandals that are truly unacceptable. Some of these scandals are Priests with children‚ Gay Priests‚ Priests living a luxurious life‚ and many
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across Europe and the new world. With the rise of protestant beliefs the catholic started to lose power and‚ with the rise of humanism kings were losing power to people run parliaments. The social structure began to change with the humanism as well‚ with the rise of personal power the peasants began to feel equal to the nobles in self-worth if not yet in a monitory sense. This led to further conflict in the Catholic Church as they became more radical in the search for heretics both of this world
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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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