bishoprics‚ 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
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INSTITUTION‚ AROCHUKWU IN AFFILIATION WITH ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY‚ UTURU ASSIGNMENT PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION / THEOLOGY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE COURSE RELIGION AND SOCIETY TOPIC: CORRUPTION IN THE CHURCH WRITTEN BY KALU‚ PETER OBASI PGD/2013/002 SUBMITTED TO REV. ELIJAH OBINNA‚ PHD (LECTURER) SEPTEMBER 2014.
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The Medieval Church played a far greater role in Medieval England than the Church does today. In Medieval England‚ the Church dominated everybody’s life. All Medieval people - be they village peasants or towns people - believed that God‚ Heaven and Hell all existed. From the very earliest of ages‚ the people were taught that the only way they could get to Heaven was if the Roman Catholic Church let them. Everybody would have been terrified of Hell and the people would have been told of the sheer
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protest against the Catholic Church. In this short essay I will discuss the reasons why Martin Luther and the Protestants were right to protest against the Catholic Church. My first reason is that the Catholic Church was taking advance of the people and was cheating people. Catholics believed that Priests could forgive people’s sins in exchange for a gift called “indulgences”. These gifts or indulgences could be money‚ clothes‚ decoration to the church or even to repair the church. Some people even
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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 Catholic Church and Supreme Court Cases The Catholic Church and the Supreme Court have had many disputes along the lines of‚ our very tested‚ religious freedom. There are quite a few Supreme Court cases that affect the Catholic Church. Roe v. Wade‚ Obergefell v. Hodges‚ and Zubik v. Burwell‚ are three of the many important and recent cases that are affecting this generation and will continue affecting future generations. These three Supreme Court cases have tested the Catholic Church’s teachings
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Catholics go through a cycle of events in their spiritual lives known as the seven sacraments. Although all Catholics can not partake in each sacrament‚ the majority receive the Holy Eucharist and are baptized as children. The sacraments are the rites of passage in the Catholic faith. Some of the sacraments require proper preparation and knowledge of the one ’s faith. The seven sacraments include Baptism‚ Eucharist‚ Confirmation‚ Reconciliation‚ Marriage‚ Anointing of the Sick‚ and the Holy Orders
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the Roman Catholics were a serious threat to Elizabeth I and the church she had established. Elizabeth had inherited the throne of England in 1558 from a Catholic queen Mary who had attempted to re-convert England back to Catholicism and to allow the country to take part in the Catholic reformation of Europe. The accession of Elizabeth was met with anxiety and tension as to discover what she was to do in response to religion and how the Catholic powers of Europe as well as the Catholics within
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Martin Luther and King Henry VIII both had very different reasons of why they disagreed with the Catholic Church. Martin Luther didn’t agree with the church because they were selling indulgences and he knew that that wasn’t right. In result he posted 95 theses on the doof of the church and the church excommunicated him because he refused to take them down. King Henry VIII didn’t like Martin Luther or his ideas and took a stand against Martin Luther‚ but Luther didn’t back down. After King Henry
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Priesthood and the Role of Celibacy In today’s world‚ many wonder why Catholic priests can’t get married and have a family of their own. This issue and question can be boiled down into one word: celibacy. Being celibate is defined as being “One who abstains from sexual intercourse‚ especially by reason of religious vows‚” according to thefreedictionary.com. This definition is not understood by many because the thought of having a life without sex is unbearable‚ especially in today’s society
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