The Catholic Church‚ also known as the Roman Catholic Church‚ is the largest Christian church‚ with more than 1.27 billion members worldwide. As one of the oldest religious institutions in the world‚ it has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilisation. Headed by the Pope in Rome its doctrines are summarized in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church is notable for its sacred tradition and seven sacraments. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one true church founded by Jesus
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male and female‚ for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Racism is a growing topic in society and as people become more aware of the topic‚ we are becoming more aware of the impact it is having on people and different races. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says racism is a personal sin. “Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls‚ all men have the same nature and the same
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The Waldensians are a Christian branch of the early Roman Catholic Church that were founded in the late 1170s by Waldo of Lyons (also called Valdes). However‚ some people do believe the group predates Waldo‚ and only gained popularity while fleeing from prosecution to France. Their official symbol is that of a candle set on top of a bible‚ with the slogan “Lux Lucet in Tenebris” or “A light shining in the darkness.” Waldo was a wealthy merchant who gave away all his money and land to start preaching
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During the Catholic and Protestant reformation in the 1500s there was a shift in the people of Europe and in their culture. The European view on faith changed and they began to move more away from the rituals‚ and if it were not for the Reformation the Europeans would not have been able to get away from the power of the Church. The Reformation changed the way that people saw things at this time. First it changed the way that people viewed Faith and belief. The people of Europe began to move away
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The Roman Catholic Church played a big role in Medieval Europe. The Catholic Church controlled everything. The church taught people how to read and how to interpret the Bible. The church was a very big deal. If someone went against the church‚ they were an outcast‚ or killed. The church could pass any laws they wanted and people would follow them‚ such as Chivalry‚ civilized behavior. The Roman Catholic Church had an important role in medieval society. The church united people under a common rule
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rebirth for the Church. The Church had a growing amount of power‚ and used this power to get messages sent to its followers. One important message created an ever-growing distance between believes and nonbelievers of the Church. Throughout the Middle Ages there have been inconsistencies with the doctrines and actions of the Church. There is one constant within the Church‚ throughout the Middle Ages the Church has opposed outsiders and has mistreated those outsiders from the Church. St. Augustine
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St. Patrick St. Patrick‚ apostle of Ireland‚ was born in the village of Bannavem Taberniae‚ England‚ circa 386. His father‚ Calphurnius‚ was a deacon from a Roman family of high social standing. His mother‚ Conchessa‚ was a close relative of the great patron St. Martin of Tours. St. Patrick’s grandfather‚ Pontius‚ was also a member of the clergy. Surprisingly‚ St. Patrick himself was not raised with a strong emphasis on religion. Education was not particularly stressed during his childhood either
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A reformation is religious ideas and activities in Europe that were an attempt to change and improve the Catholic Church and resulted in the Protestant Churches being established. The English Reformation happened during the 16th century England under the reign of Henry the VIII. England was empowered by Rome‚ and Henry acted in this state of manner partly by political motives. Once When Henry the VIII broke away from the Catholic Church in Rome he closed a rough number of 560 Monasteries‚ to help
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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 VIII stood up against Luther the pope
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Church and State in Italy during the middle ages! Church has always played a major part in Italian History. As Europe gradually emerged from the destruction of the Roman Empire‚ the church became one of the mainstays of civilisation. The disorganisation of the Holy Roman Empire‚ its ongoing dispute with the papacy over the extent of Church authority in secular government and absentee foreign overlords left Italians largely self-governing within their communes. At the start of the fourteenth century
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