...How did Indulgences grow from prayers,“In the Roman Catholic Church, a declaration by church authorities that those who say certain prayers or do good deeds will have some or all of their punishment in purgatory remitted.” into money, “If anyone put money into the coffer for a soul in purgatory, the soul would leave purgatory for heaven in the moment one could hear the penny hit the bottom.” during the Middle Ages? From the 5th century to the 15th century, Indulgences grew and changed and right along side of it, Purgatory. From Dante’s time in the late 1200s, through Pope Boniface VIII’s papacy to Pope Leo X’s in Luther’s time in the 1500s. The desire to avoid any temporal pain or discomfort, for sins after death, was one of the only things that remained unchanged over the Middle Ages....
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...the Roman Catholic Church, and forming the first Protestant Church, the Lutheran Church. He protested against the injustices the Catholic clergy and the pope were making against the poor believers of Europe. Without Martin Luther, the Protestant Church, with its estimated 800 million members, would not exist. Martin Luther was born on November 10th, 1483, in Eisleben, in the Holy Roman Empire. He was born to Hans and Margarethe Luther. He was a German, who became a priest, hymn-writer, and founder of the Lutheran Church. Hans Luther wanted Martin to have a successful life and be a lawyer, so he enrolled him in schools in Mansfield, Magdeburg, and Eisenach. Martin also enrolled at...
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...Cordia bailey Lot 82 Torrington Park, Kingston 5. Email: linci-bailey@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------- Cell: 372-8752 Objective: To work in an organization where I can effectively and efficiently utilize my talents, Skills and abilities in a professional manner which will aid and steer the organization In achieving its goals and objectives. Education: Sept.2003-2009 Alpha Primary Sept.2009-pending Convent of Mercy Academy ‘Alpha’ Qualification: In the process Experience: counter clerk Serve-U-Rite Grain Store July 8- August 23, 2012 * Providing quality customer services * Double checking company stocks and recording Skills & Achievements: Proficient in Communication Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel Form captain – CMA Alpha (2009-2010) Student Mentor - CMA Alpha (2010-2011) Professional Highlights: Hard Working, dedicated and trustworthy Good aptitude and interpersonal skills Excellent...
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...Assess the view that the Roman Catholics were a serious threat to Elizabeth I and the church she established. Despite the fact that some Catholics did pose a threat towards the Elizabethan Church, this was never serious or organised enough to abolish the church and threaten the Queen. Many historians such as Diarmiad MacCulloch, Christopher Haigh, Wallace MacCaffrey and Alan Dures have engaged in debate about this topic, coming to different conclusions. As some historians such as MacCulloch and Haigh argue, the Roman Catholics were never a serious threat to the church because it was merely an upper class movement under the missionaries, and was unable to influence the masses. On the other hand, MacCaffrey and Dures have argued that the Catholics were a real threat to the church as Elizabeth’s attempts to suppress opposition were unsuccessful, and there were many serious plots against her life. As this difference in opinion shows, there are a range of opinions as to whether events such as the arrival of Mary Queen of Scots, the 1570 Papal Bull of Excommunication and the 1583 Throckmorton Plot were serious threats towards the church itself. Furthermore, the threat to the Elizabethan Church differs amongst different groups of Catholics, as the Jesuits arguably posed more of a threat than more mediocre groups such as the Church Papists. Nevertheless, although some Catholics did pose a serious threat to the church, this was not the case for the majority of Elizabeth’s reign. As...
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...Kevin Chen Mr. Walker Social Studies 9ABC October 23, 2015 The Ways The Roman Catholic Church Influenced Politics, Society, and Culture During The European Middle Ages In the 5th century, the Roman Empire started to crumble. The destruction of the Roman Empire let the emergence of the Middle Ages. Soon the Roman Catholic Church became a major role in the daily life of the Europeans. The powerful Roman Catholic Church greatly controlled the Europe. Romantic Catholic Church influenced politics, society, and culture by excommunicating the emperor, showing kindness to others, and setting the new regulation of celebration of Easter. Romantic Catholic Church influenced politics by excommunicating the emperor Henry IV. As Church sought to influence spiritual and political matters, rulers started to struggle with them. Pope Gelasius described the solution of the conflict between Church and the state as two symbolic swords: the religious one that pope held and the political one that emperor held. Pope Gregory Vll, who had many power over the Church, excommunicated the emperor Henry, who arrogantly ordered Gregory to step down of the papacy (Document 2). The excommunication to the emperor Henry caused Henry to forbid holding power. Thus the banning to hold power influenced the politic over the empire. Romantic Catholic Church influenced society by showing benevolence and kindness to the foreign travelers, the sick, and the poor. Monks and nuns would welcome foreign travelers...
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...Lutheran, Catholic, Muslim, and Buddhism. Each religion has different followings and ways to receive faith through the religion. Which religion has the most faith and why does that religion has the most faith? This essay will examine comparisons between the Baptist religion and other religions such as Catholic, Protestant, and Lutheran. These religions are some of the most important religions in the world today. Some of the other religions that can be compared to the Baptist religion are Buddhism, Muslim, and Sangria. The differences are far and wide, but there are some similarities between religions. The first religions that will be compared are Baptist and Catholic. There are many differences between the Baptist church and the Catholic Church, but most are not seen at first. Most of the differences between Baptist and Catholic churches have to do with theological differences, or the study of God of each church (Catholic vs. Baptist, 2012). The main difference between the two churches is the Communion of each church. The Roman Catholics takes communion at every mass while Baptists take communion on special holidays such as Easter and Christmas. The next difference between Baptists and Roman Catholics is the level of decoration within the main sanctuary. The Roman Catholic Church is decorated with painting, icons, and statues of saints while the Baptist church very rarely has decorations. The length of the church services are very different because Baptist church services usually...
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...Ptolemaic Model suggested. The Earth for the first time became explicable and was no longer the center of the universe. Many beliefs that had been held for hundreds of years now proved to be false. In addition to this, the Roman Catholic Church, which had always clarified the movements of the universe with the divine power of God, was now questioned by many. The Roman Catholic Church was naturally set as an opponent of the Scientific Revolution, not so much because of opposition to new ideas but instead because the new information contradicted the model of the world the church had created. Fortunately the revolution did not happen overnight but moderately over a 150-year period. Nicolaus Copernicus was one of the first astronomers to question the single worldview that the Christian faith supported. Though it was in the later years of his life that the he published On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres, the question was now raised as to the correctness of the mechanics of the world. In his writings, Copernicus was not able to accurately describe the revolutions of the Earth, Sun and Stars, but he was the first man to use mathematics and observation in order to create a more accurate picture of the universe. However, in order to conform to the Roman Catholic Church, Copernicus expressed himself carefully. Copernicus...
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...on the organization of the Roman Catholic Church. There is no doubt that this influence was because they were all Roman citizens. They understood that organization and clarity of the Christian faith was key to its growth and success. Augustine the most important of the three (Babcock, 140) was a great apologist who defended the reputation of the Church (Babcock, 140). He defended the Church from accusations that Christianity was the fault for the fall of the Roman Empire (Babcock, 140). “Ambrose is an important figure for his work in organizing the church’s teaching and practice”. (Babcock, 140). One of the greatest contributions Ambrose brought to the Church is how scripture is interpreted Babcock, 140). This would be important to the Church because the Bible could be understood within historical and cultural context. Even his organizing of Church services and practices was the model for the medieval Catholic Church (Babcock, 141). “The contribution that we associate with Jerome is that he single-handedly translated the entire Bible into Latin” (Babcock, 141). This is an amazing accomplishment for one person, he put the Bible into the hands of the common man. God has given the Bible for all to read and understand, not just the priest or the privileged. Jerome understood that Christ was for all people. These three men brought order, direction and organization to the Roman Catholic Church. Through certain reforms they were able to turn the Church into God’s Kingdom on Earth...
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...they had no separation of church and state, and they wanted to be free to choose their own religion. However, when they got to the New World, things actually didn’t change that much. The citizens still didn’t really have the freedom to choose their religion. Inhabitants of Virginia were forced to attend the Church of Anglican, and pay taxes to keep it going. In 1698 a freedom to worship bill was put into place stating that people could worship whatever religion they wanted, but major limitations were put in place. The limitations were that the civil authority got to choose what groups got to practice this freedom. Later advocates for religious freedom argued that religious freedom should be defined as a natural right rather than as a right afforded by a civil government. Later on though, the Bill of Rights was created and the first amendment was basically freedom in religion in the United States of America. All the religions that had gained popularity and followings during this period were Catholic, Methodists, Quakers, Lutherans, Mennonites, Judaism, and Baptists. The first religion talked about is one that it still very popular and followed in today’s world, Catholic. The first Catholic colony started in 1634. It was founded in the providence of Maryland by Cecil Calvert. The church has a very uncommon level of religious following in the face of the Puritans. Many people actually tolerated this religion being around. The Roman Catholic Church worships seven sacraments...
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...THE CHURCH, EUTHANASIA and ASSISTED SUICIDE Euthanasia also known as “mercy killing” and assisted suicide are worldwide controversial issues. According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, the word euthanasia comes from Greek, meaning easy death (eu: easy, thanatos: death). Euthanasia means to end the life of a person who is terminally ill or suffering from severe pain, in a deliberate way. At the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) webpage, in the section Ethics guides, under the title of Forms of Euthanasia, Religions and Death? (2009), different types of euthanasia are described, such as indirect, active, passive, voluntary, involuntary and non voluntary. On the other hand, assisted suicide is usually performed with the help of a health professional; that is why; it is usually called Physician Assisted Suicide (or PAS). The main controversy is over the different opinions on whether it is the sick patient’s decision or if it is a legal, ethical or religious issue to be considered by a third party. In order to practice assisted suicide in a country where it is legal, many factors should be present, such as the moral and religious beliefs of the patient and the physician or the patient’s family and the physician, as well as the legislation of the country where it is going to be carried out. At present, in countries where euthanasia is not legalized yet, it is very difficult to obtain legal permission to practice it. As regards the ethical...
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...The Catholic View on Abortion Inside of the Catholic religion, there are many religious views that one should follow. One of the main religious views throughout the Catholic Church is being against abortion. The Catholic Church opposed all forms of abortion procedures whose direct purpose is to destroy an embryo, blastocyst, zygote or fetus, since it holds that “human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception”. Catholics are against murder and according to the Ten Commandments, it states “thou shall not murder” and they believe that destroying any type of human life is a huge sin. They believe that God has given precious life to grow inside of a woman and it must not be aborted. In the bible in the book of Jeremiah 1:5, it states, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” (Souls, 1) From the first moment of the unborn child’s existence, they have their rights as a person and it is wrong to take an innocent persons life. From that bible verse, it proves to Catholics the reason as to why abortion should not be done in all stages. Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is often called a miscarriage. It can also be purposely caused in which case it is known as an induced abortion. The term abortion most commonly refers...
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...chose the Catholic Church because I have always been curious about it. Even though I was born in a Baptist church and being baptized in the church at age seven years old, I still was someone who is curious about other religions. On both October 1st and 8th, I attended St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Brazoria, Texas, and I did in fact get a cultural awakening. Getting there I sat within a mix of people. However, I felt overwhelmed because I did not know how to react to their responses. I sat in silence even though I tried to say the responses with them. However, these responses got confusing. All the activity...
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...and pray for that person. They value their religious belief in curing an illness with modern medicine. The food preferences varied somewhat from the different cultures however, pastries were common at cultural celebrations (Heritage Assessment Tool, 2015). It is evident that is important to be culturally competent before assessing a patient. It removes biases about a culture and the health care professional is culturally sensitive to give effective quality care and education. Polish Culture A large percentage of Poland’s population practices the Roman Catholicism religion. There is an order of priests, monks and nuns in the Roman Catholic Church. Rituals are part of the Catholic Church’s religious services. They encourage the continuation of folk culture like roadside shrines that are built and maintained by the community. There are yearly pilgrimages to these shrines such as Lankorona. On February 2 of each year, the Catholic priests bless a candle that is called grominica. The lighting of the candle is supposed to prevent sickness and misfortune. The rural communities perform religious practices during the crop-growing season for abundant crops. During the Christmas holiday, a corner of the house in left upswept due to the belief that there is leftover happiness in the corner. This culture is...
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...These are covered by the doctrine of the incarnation, while the Immaculate Conception deals with the conception of Mary herself, not that of her son. the immaculate conception, the catholic church conceived mary to teach her a normal biological means, but god acted upon her soul at the time of her conception 2. Why do catholics believe in immaculate conception? Ans: Catholics believe that God wanted a perfectly pure woman to carry His Son, the God of the universe, for nothing else short of perfection would do. 3. Why do we celebrate immaculate conception? Ans: we celebrate the immaculate conception because solemn belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 4. December 8 is the feast of the immaculate conception is a holy day of obligation for catholics around the world. What does this mean? Ans: "Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy and All Pure Mother of God" on December 9, perhaps as early as the 5th century in Syria. It is universally celebrated on December 8, nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary, which is celebrated on September. It is one of the most important Marian feasts celebrated in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church celebrated worldwide. 5. How did you celebrate the said feast day? Ans: by going to the church with my whole family and pray for the mary...
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...Vernacular Language Could the use of Latin have been a means of socialism of language? Many 12th century writers thought so. With the fall of the Roman Empire came the desire from the common people to let go of some of the common practices and beliefs of Rome and to reach back to their native tongue. For some it was to gain an understanding that had been unclear in the Latin language. For others, it was a new beginning for national realization. The literary movement of Italy helped to shape the medieval climate and eventually bring about the ending of what could possibly have been used as a socialistic language. Latin Heresiarch: Ending the Socialism of Language with Vernacular Language What is Latin? Is it possible that without Latin, English wouldn’t even exist? Latin is a descendant of the Proto-Indo European language that originated in the Italian peninsula. Even though Latin is considered to be a dead language, it is still used to create new words in many languages including English. During the time period 1200 AD Latin went through a lot of phases such as the development of the literary movement, the medieval climate, and the socialism of language. These things along are why Latin is one of the oldest languages of all time. Development of the Literary Movement Latin owes its dominance to the rise of the Roman Empire, but with the demise of Rome comes the demise of the Latin language around 1200 AD. At this time the people living the furthest from Rome were...
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