There are many different religions in the world and they all have a different role to play in our society. Everyone has a different view on what they think these religions should contribute to our world. For a catholic citizen I think that volunteering and giving back is a huge role of being catholic. There are many other aspects as well like having equality for everyone‚ respecting and welcoming people in the catholic community‚ buying fair trade and treating your neighbour the way you want to be
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A Catholic and Protestant Response In chapters four and five of Six Theories of Justice‚ a concept of justice is defined within the Catholic tradition and through a Protestant alternative. A key factor in the Catholic understanding of justice is the social teachings which “yield a striking continuity at the level of moral principles‚ and hence of understanding the demands of justice”(Lebacqz‚ 67). The ground of the Catholic teachings is God and the foundation of social structures within society
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Catholic Theology Tradition and Scripture are considered one and the same within the Catholic Church and are both part of the sacred deposit of faith. Tradition includes practices such as the Eucharist and the belief that Christ is present‚ while tradition includes beliefs such as purgatory. Thus‚ Tradition is backed by Scripture‚ while tradition is according to culture and era. To Catholics‚ Tradition refers to the beliefs and practices that Jesus conveyed to the Apostles for the benefit
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ultimate objective of the Catholic Reformation was to recognize and spread Catholicism. Some aims‚ methods‚ and degree of success of the catholic reformation in the 16th century were activities of the Jesuits‚ the revival of papacy and the Council of Trent. Activities of the Jesuits Established highly disciplined schools The Jesuits took over in catholic universities and by 1600 they were the most famous educators in Europe Propagation of the catholic faith among non-Christians
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Protestant & Catholic Reformation On October 31st 1517‚ Martin Luther started the beginning of the Protestant Revolution by posting his 95 theses at Wittenberg’s castle. These 95 theses argued on the power and efficacy of indulgences and explained the fundamentals of justification by faith. Thus opened the eyes of the people who had begun to question centuries of Catholic beliefs. Luther and his supporters believed that the Church had been corrupted by power and wealth and therefore it needed
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Catholic Social Teaching is a doctrine created by the Catholic Church dealing with issues such as poverty and other social injustices. Over the years‚ there were many people‚ such as Dorothy Day‚ who influenced Catholic Social Teaching. Catholic Social Teaching is the Church’s helps guide the members of the Church in various to way to assist those in need‚ not only with respect to poverty and illness‚ but in all aspects of life. Dorothy Day embraced the idea of a double ministry and addressed the
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Out of the nine Catholic points made in this article‚ number 1 “Positive understanding of the person” stood out to me the loudest. The paragraphs written about this topic made me stop and think about not only positivity within people‚ but how God helps bring out joy and love through us. Also I was glad to read the Catholic church does not define us by our sins and unjust acts. We are defined by “natural law” which is the concept of God working through our hearts and minds to help us choose the right
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chose to compare the Catholic and Lutheran religions. I was born and raised in the Roman Catholic faith and have always attended a Catholic church. In fact‚ I even attended Catholic schools my entire life‚ so I am very familiar with the religion. I chose the Lutheran religion for comparison because I hear that it has some striking similarities to the Catholic religion and it interested me to find out both the similarities and differences between the two. The Lutheran religion was founded in the
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Orthodox Catholics are the most devout of the four categories. This is the group that identifies most strongly with the institution of the Catholic Church. They follow church teachings rigorously‚ take part in church activities‚ rituals and practices‚ and strive to live by it’s rules. Such individuals are incredibly proud of their faith‚ and wear it like a badge. They tend to be deeply involved with the church. Their entire social structure is based first and foremost (although not entirely) around
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Catholic School Students Kyle Dorosz Composition 160 Professor C. Smith March 31‚ 2011 Abstract I went out to find what students thought about a catholic education. I wanted to see how students thought a catholic education compared to other educations. I went out and interview multiple people who had some sort of catholic education background. Some were catholic students their whole life and some had transferred between catholic schools and public schools. From the interview I had a lot
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