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3 Issues Pertaining to Latin American Society

In six pages this research paper discusses women's roles in Latin America and the economic effects, the Catholic Church throughout...

A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY: ITS INFLUENCE ON POLITICS AND SOCIETY FROM 2000 BCE TO 1500 CE

This 5-page paper examines the history of the Catholic Church and Christianity until 1500 BCE, and examines its influence on gover...

Holy Water

As they enter, the dip finger tips of their right hand into a font of water that has been consecrated by a priest and they make th...

Augustine’s Confessions

grace precedes faith."7 Augustine argues that it is impossible "to believe without having heard," yet is also impossible for the i...

Sacrament of Confirmation

us more deeply" in divine association.4 Writer Christina Zaker points out that the references in the Catechism to spiritual matur...

Ethical Implications Of The Sacraments

for leaders to be servants by washing the feet of His Apostles. He loved those who were unloved, He forgave His enemies, even with...

Christology of Matthew Fox

and orientation. Fox argues that there is a "creation-centered spirituality" within the framework of Christian tradition that shou...

Jesus as Exorcist

"unclean spirits knew who Jesus was" (Davies 94). Jesus method of exorcism was to "cast out demons by the spirit of God" (Davies 9...

Priests and the Sexual Abuse of Children

in the testimony that is presented and many of these cases illuminate the inconsistencies and short comings that exist within the ...

Gawain & Green Knight/Wife of Bath

the entirety of those present that one of them should strike the Green Knight with the ax, which he has brought as a gift, and tha...

Reaction Essay/Pedophiles & Priests

abusers" (Jenkins 133). This use of language paints Church officials as innocent victims of social change, rather than being knowi...

Mediator Dei

by an official of the Church and attended by faithful members of the church. Although the Popes encyclical clarified the sacred ...

Third Sacrament in Christian Initiation

A Sacrament is a Christian rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. Not all denominations recognize the same ...

The Thirteenth Century French Greyhound St Guineforte

Although the tale of St. Guineforte revolved to a large degree around Christian iconography and teachings, it was condemned by the...

Theology and Philosophy in the Church

Aquinas. There is a lack of unity in terms of theology. Aquinas attempted to solve this very problem during his time. Aquinass wor...

Religion and its Influence on the Law

Catholic canon law, after all, has a long history of development, a history stretching back some two thousand years in fact (Hartm...

Criteria for Christian Salvation

with subsidiary; people are expected to have the opportunity to participate in civil, economic, political and social life (Libreri...

Catholic Church: Colonial Times to Present Day

Mississippi valleys and later in the Spanish regions of Florida, the Southwest and California, Catholics were a decided minority i...

Social Justice, Wealth Inequality/A Catholic Perspective

a telling story related by economist Hannah Arendt that concisely conveys the basic philosophy of the Catholic Church in regards t...

Ecclesiology/Reformation & Great Awakening

writing The Pagan Servitude of the Church, which is also known as The Babylonian Captivity of the Church. Luther states overtly th...

The Roman Catholic Church and The Future of Priesthood

and Asia (Catholic News Web, 2003). The number in Europe has increased slightly (Catholic News Web, 2003). This does not eliminate...

A Concise History of the Catholic Church by Thomas Bokenkotter

rule of the Church during the Middle Ages (1). He points out that during the Renaissance, Church authority was undermined by "soci...

Preparation for Baptism and Confirmation in the Roman Catholic Church

like the sacraments, but ex opere operantis, through the faith and devotion of those using them" (Piggin, 2005). The Sacraments o...

The Catholic Church in Nicaragua

some reference to the wars and brutalities that were happening and that had happened since the Sandinistas took power. Each side, ...

Birth Control and the Catholic Church

this new mandate. Catholic universities sent letters to the President asking him to exempt all religious individuals and instituti...

Reasons Behind Membership Decline in the Roman Catholic Church

In eight pages this paper discusses the present day declining Roman Catholic mass attendance. Five sources are cited in the bibli...

The Catholic Church and Abortion

The thesis of this essay is based on the Roman Catholic view that 'pro life is pro choice.' There are five bibliographic sources ...

Methods and Attacks Used by Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces

property or protected places" (Human Rights Watch, 2001). High-profile targets and urban areas are two of the primary attack obje...

Colombia's History Since its Independence

these resources is what has kept a good deal of the people in poverty and misery(Suskind 2002). Most of the civil wars have come f...

Characteristics of Catechesis in the Roman Catholic Church

was doing the exact opposite of what was being promoted; they were doing what people said would turn kids off of religion and yet,...