...There is a lot of controversy over Pope Pius XII’s silence in the face of Nazi atrocities during World War II. There are some historians who say that the Pope was threatened not to disagree with the Holocaust and therefore he kept quiet, while others say he did help the Jews but stopped and did not continue to try. Despite the different theories for his failure to act, the most compelling reason was his desire to enhance the power of the papacy by protecting Catholicism. During his lifetime, he pursued agreements with different states to maintain Vatican authority. In negotiating an agreement with the Third Reich, he chose to ensure the Vatican’s control over the churches in Germany in exchange for Catholic withdrawal from political activity....
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...that ‘Situation Ethics is always practical’, as he developed a series of rule breaking principles according to Jesus’ teachings, which would bring about the most loving outcome, and serves the majority according to those in loves need. An example of this is Fletcher’s principle that, ‘only one thing is intrinsically good; namely love – nothing else’. This supports the view that ‘Situation Ethics is always practical’, as actions are good if they help human beings, and even if they are immoral actions, but bring about the most loving outcome, they are still considered to be good. Despite Fletcher’s strong argument which is supported by Jesus’ teachings within The New Testament, Situation Ethics is not always practical, according to Pope Pius XII who...
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...funds, and his personal library, became the nucleus for the start of UST and its library. The founding of the University of Santo Tomas followed on April 28, 1611. The original campus was located in Intramuros, the Walled City of Manila. UST was first called Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario, and later renamed Colegio de Santo Tomas, in memory of the foremost Dominican Theologian, St. Thomas Aquinas. On July 29, 1619 the Colegio was authorized to confer academic degrees in theology and philosophy. By November 20, 1645, Pope Innocent X elevated the college to a university. In 1680, it was subsequently placed under the royal patronage of the Spanish monarchy. In 1681, Pope Innocent XI declared it a Public University of General Studies allowing it to confer other degrees. In 1734 Pope Clement XII authorized the University to confer degrees in all existing faculties as well as all others that might be introduced in the future. The Pope also approved the curriculum in the entire field of jurisprudence. During the British invasion of Manila in 1762, the University raised four companies of students and professors numbering 400 men each. These saw action in battles against the British until 1764. The expulsion of the Society of Jesus from the Philippines in 1768 left the University of Santo Tomas as the only institution of higher learning in the islands. In 1785 in...
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...Religion CPT Pope John XXIII Name: mapleweef Teacher: Teacher Name Here Date:today Pope John XXIII was born November 25, 1881 (Rome, Italy) with the name Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. He was the fourth in a family of 14. The family worked as sharecroppers. The town’s priest got him interested in religion. He was considered a star pupil with his teachers. Before he could finish his studies he was drafted as a sergeant in the medical corps and became a chaplain to wounded soldiers. He enjoyed army life however within the first few weeks he lost twenty pounds. Some of his friends wondered if he would leave the army, when the opportunity came he took off his sword and went on indefinite leave, without pay. When the war ended, he opened a "Student House" for the spiritual needs of young people. He had no problems attracting students. He was a war hero, gentle, kind and very amusing company. When the Second World War broke out he was in Greece. He got news from the prisoners and informed their families on how they were managing. He assisted many Jewish people to escape by issuing "transit visas" from the Apostolic Delegation. On March 19 1925 he was ordained Bishop and left for Bulgaria. He was given the title Apostolic Delegate and stayed in Bulgaria until...
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...Examining the Shroud of Turin The Shroud of Turin is an iconic Christian relic that is masked in mystery and intrigue. Because of the nature of the Shroud, Christians and scientists alike grapple with its secret. If the Shroud of Turin is the actual burial cloth of Christ, something magnificent happened to the body within that Shroud and people of faith want to know about it. However, if it is a hoax, scientists will want to prove it. So why should anyone care to examine this Christian artifact? Individuals can enjoy many benefits from examining the Shroud of Turin such as learning the historical content of the crucifixion, gaining knowledge of the dating methods science uses to date Biblical artifacts, and also using the mystery of the Shroud of Turin to examine their personal faith. One benefit of studying this artifact is that it can educate people on the historical crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In Trenn’s article he gives explicit descriptions of the Shroud of Turin and how it correlates to the historical account of Christ’s death. Trenn describes that the Shroud of Turin is a piece of material which measures over 14 feet long and over three feet wide, and is thought to be the garment that Christ was wrapped in after the crucifixion (Trenn, 1997). This burial cloth displays the exact wounds that Christ suffered, including the crown of thorns and a wound on the side of the body. Uniquely the Shroud is famous for its mysterious and haunting depiction of the face of...
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...Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Region XII Alabel DIVISION OF SARANGANI Tel. No. (083) 508-2029; Telefax No. (083) 508-2028 Email: sarangani_division@yahoo.com.ph Dear Graduates, It is with pride that I express my warmest greetings and congratulations to the graduates. After years of strenuous preparation in elementary/high school, you are finally ready to leave the portals of your Alma Mater to face greater task in the next ladder of education. Graduation is a time to celebrate, a time to thank the Lord for all His blessings and the people who had supported you all the way. Graduation is one big step toward the fulfillment of cherished dreams. It is something you had planned and work for with great patience, perseverance, intelligence and optimism. It is something you earned because you have proven yourself worthy. Graduation carries with an overwhelming weight of expectations. On the assumption that you have filled your mind with wisdom and have strengthened your character with challenges. Finally, as you take on the rigor and trials in your high school/college life, may you constantly uphold the ideals and good name of your Alma Mater. With your youthful dynamism, ideals, and strong educational foundation, wherever you are and in whatever fields of endeavor you will be, I am confident that you will serve as channel to shove our nation toward greater peace, progress, and prosperity. Congratulations and best wishes to all the graduates...
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...St. Maria Goretti She was born in Corinaldo, Ancona, Italy, on October 16, 1890 to Luigi Goretti and Assunta Carlini. She was the third out of the six children. Her sisters were named Teresa and Ersilia; her brothers were Angelo, Sandrino, and Mariano. At the age of 6, her family bacame so poor that they were forced to give up their farm. They moved to Ferrier di Conca, near Anzio, and her father worked for other farmers. Later, her father died of malaria when she was 6. After her father’s death, her mother had to struggle to feed her children. She spent a difficult childhood assisting her mother in domestic duties. Soon, she and her family moved to Le Ferriere, where they lived in a building, they shared with another family which included Giovanni Serenelli and his son, Alessandro. The family was able to survive by working for Giovanni Serenelli and his teenager son Alessandro. Her brothers, mother, and sister worked in the fields while Maria cooked, sewed, watched after her baby sister, and kept the house clean. Since her family was too poor to pay for Masses in her father's memory, every night Maria would recite the Rosary for her father's soul. She was often at prayer. It was a hard life, but the family was very close. They shared a deep love for God and the faith. The words of her mother Assunta were fixed in her soul. "You must never commit sin, at any cost." In 1902, 20-year-old Alessandro Serenelli began ordering 11-year-old Maria to perform difficult chores, none...
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...shepherded by Pope Pius XII, who proved himself an untiring foe of the Nazis, determined to save as many Jewish lives as he could. Yet today Pius XII gets almost no credit for his actions before or during the war. Anti-Catholic author Dave Hunt writes, "The Vatican had no excuse for its Nazi partnership or for its continued commendation of Hitler on the one hand and its thunderous silence regarding the Jewish question on the other hand. . . . [The popes] continued in the alliance with Hitler until the end of the war, reaping hundreds of millions of dollars in payments from the Nazi government to the Vatican."[1] Jack Chick, infamous for his anti-Catholic comic books, tells us in Smokescreens, "When World War II ended, the Vatican had egg all over its face. Pope Pius XII, after building the Nazi war machine, saw Hitler losing his battle against Russia, and he immediately jumped to the other side when he saw the handwriting on the wall. . . . Pope Pius XII should have stood before the judges in Nuremberg. His war crimes were worthy of death."[2] One is tempted simply to dismiss these accusations, so wildly out of touch with reality, as the deluded ravings of persons with no sense of historical truth. This would underestimate the power of such erroneous charges to influence people: Many take these writers at their word. Stepping out of the nightmare fantasyland of Hunt and Chick and back into sunlight of the real world, we discover that, not only was Pius XII no friend...
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... What is your understanding of the image on the shroud from a photographic point of view? Tell me about the “negative image” of the shroud and the discovery of photographer Secondo Pai? In my opinion the image of the shroud is a cloth that is suppose to be Jesus body print which energy/sweat that made it show the body print on the cloth they found the cloth in 1578, over 400 years ago .Prior to that it was in France for another 200 years beginning in 1356 in italy,turin. It is a 14-foot piece of linen of Christ’s burial cloth. They say that it what appears to be the imprinted image of a man bearing wounds from a crucifixion AKA Jesus son of God . Some people say the whole thing is a fake .The Shroud is certainly one of the most argumentative fragment in recent times. It has been displayed several times in this century.I think the whole thing is fake any body make that I think we need more evidence of the shroud ,but at the same time I think Jesus might of left that to give us hint or signs that he is real.In 1898 Secondo Pia he was allowed to photograph the Shroud, In his darkroom it was lit only by a dim red light he prepared the photo. The subject had been dim and blurred with no contrast so Secondo was not assured his understanding told him to expect little more than a faint blurred negative. But there in his developing tray he observe an image appearing slowly clearing image of a dead person which people assume to be jesus christ son of god.But the negative...
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...St. Dominic Savio St. Dominic Savio was born in a village of Riva, in Piedmont, northern Italy. He was born on April 2, 1842, and died on March 9, 1957 at the age of 14. His parents were Carlo and Brigitta Savio. He had 9 siblings. Dominic was baptized as Domenico, which means “belonging to God”, and Savio means “wise”. His dad was a blacksmith, and his mom was a seamstress. Although they were very hard working, they were poor. Dominic’s parents tried very hard to give him a Christian upbringing. At the age of four, he was able to pray by himself. He was often found alone praying. He even reminded others to pray. Dominic was a good child. Dominic received his First Holy Communion at the early age of seven with a special permission from the priests. He would rather die than sin. Dominic’s mentor and teacher at the Oratory of St. Francis de Sales was St. John Bosco. He looked up to him, and wanted to learn from him. He was always obedient to his teachers, and chose his friends very carefully. Dominic renewed his First Communion promises at the altar at the age of twelve. John Bosco recorded this, and other incidents that happened for future reference. Dominic was very impressed after listening to a talk on sainthood, and decided he would become a saint. He did physical penances like making his bed with small stones and pieces of wood, covering with thin clothing in the winter, and fasting on bread and water. When John Bosco heard of this, they forbade...
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...Basically, it serves as a personal function for the artist and the viewer as well. For the artist, creating a work of art is a means of self-expression. Most definitely, artists use art to convey a particular feeling to the receiver; maybe even to create an aesthetic experience for both the artist and viewer. For example, an artist will paint a portrait based on their tainted view of the world. An artist may choose to ignore the birds chirping, the flowers in full bloom and the berries on the bush in order to focus and paint a grim picture based on the single rain cloud in the sky. On a similar note, art gives the artist the means to express their unconscious thoughts. In an address by His Holiness Pope Pius XII to a group of Italian artists on April 8th, 1952, the Pope said “The function of all art lies in fact in breaking through the narrow and tortuous enclosure of the finite, in which man is emerged while living here below, and in providing a window to the infinite for his hungry soul.” Sometimes we feel bombarded with the daily struggles of life. Our problems seem unending. Solutions feel limited. We feel powerless and constricted. Art provides a platform where the artist can put aside worldly materials and thoughts...
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...Bibliography Annotated Bibliography Benigni, Umberto. "Pope Pius X." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 6 Jan. 2015 This website explores Giuseppe Sarto’s life from the time when he was born to when he died in 1914. Through descriptive language and copious details, the author of this biography helped me understand how Sarto got to where he was through the support of his peers. I learned how big of an influence Catholicism was on him and his life. The author is very well-informed, and as a result the details are factual and unbiased. I used many of the facts from this article to write my resume and speech as accurately as possible. "Fondazione Giuseppe Sarto." Fondazione Giuseppe Sarto. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2015. This website was among my most helpful sources because it is dedicated to Pope Pius X, and is therefore very well written and has a great number of articles pertaining to his life. Within the website, there are various links that lead to primary as well as secondary sources. I used a couple of primary sources found here as well as the biography to help write my speech. The articles were great and very original, which proved to be a huge help when trying to write an authentic-seeming speech. The only problem with this source is the language in which it is written, Italian. This meant that in order to read the text, I had to use a translator. "Pope St. Pius X: The Great Reformer - Crisis Magazine." Crisis Magazine. N...
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...THE CATHOLIC CHURCH’S VIEW ON WOMEN Reported by: Martin & Luzong The status of women in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) Passages treating women as inferior to men Exodus 1:15-16, the Pharaoh ordered the midwives to kill all Jewish boys at birth, because of the threat that they might pose to the kingdom. "And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live." The girls, being considered less important, were not seen as a threat; they were allowed to live. Deuteronomy 22:23 extends this prohibition to a man sleeping with a woman who is engaged to be married. If a man has an affair with an unmarried woman, the act is not considered adultery. Married men were free to visit prostitutes. A man who committed adultery did not commit a wrongful act against his own wife, but rather against his male neighbor. Numbers 30 describes that a vow taken by a man is binding. But a vow taken by a woman can be nullified by her father, if she is still living in her family of origin, or by her husband, if she is married. • Old testament figures, Virgin Mary, and female disciples of Jesus in the Gospels. • Theologians, abbesses, monarchs, missionaries, mystics, martyrs, scientists, nurses, hospital administrators, educationalists and religious sisters, many of whom have been canonised as Catholic saints • ...
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...Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII was the first pope to try and bring the Roman Catholic Church into harmony with the modern world. He continued the efforts of his predecessor Pius IX to gain independence for the Vatican from Italy. It could be argued that Christianity Survived through Pope Leo XIII because of his political and social work. Pope Leo XIII’s real name was Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci. He was born on March 2, 1810, in Carpineto, Italy. Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci was the sixth of the seven sons of Count Lodovico Pecci. When he was eight he and his brother, Giuseppe were sent to study at the Jesuit school in Viterbo. After Leaving the Jesuit school he took up the study of theology. In 1832 he obtained the doctorate of theology. He then went to the Academy of Noble Ecclesiastics, and started studying canon and civil law at the Sapienza University. He began his career as an official of the civil administration of the Papal States, and was appointed priest in 1837. He was promoted often; in 1840 he was made governor of Perugia. In 1843 he was made Nuncio to Belgium, and Bishop of Perugia in 1846. In 1853, he was made Cardinal. Cardinal Pecci was not in like by the papal court because as nuncio he earned the disapproval of the Metternich. He did, however, prove himself to be a good bishop by creating many practical reforms for his diocese that he would later promote as pope. During the hard years of King Victor Emmanuel’s occupation of the Papal...
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...During the early 1300s, Bishop Jacques Fournier, a “zealous churchman” (vii) who would eventually become Pope Benedict XII, was responsible for organizing a campaign to remove sacrilege from his diocese in southern France. Through his efforts, Fournier discovered a small village located in the Pyrenees, “close to the frontier between France and Spain” (vii). This village, Montaillou, was the home of hundreds of peasants who had not yet been converted to Catholicism. Because they were not practicing Catholics, Fournier had many inhabitants of Montaillou brought before him for questioning. Unlike other Inquisitors, Fournier took care to record every detail from his appointments with the peasants, hoping to develop a greater understanding of their culture and reasons for maintaining a society which, from his perspective, was founded upon heresy. Through his efforts, Fournier compiled a massive amount of information describing the Montaillou way of life. This information was later used by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie in his novel which reintroduced Montaillou to modern people. These records reveal that Montaillou was a society with many unique customs and beliefs, but our understanding of the village is, and will always be, incomplete. This stems from the facts that the peasants were not able to personally provide their history, due to a lack of literacy, and that Fournier was not entirely objective in his records. Montaillou was subject to investigation by Fournier because...
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