salvation. They had also stated they believed in transubstantiation‚ where the bread and wine would turn into the body and blood of Christ during consecration. Catholic authorities had acknowledged the 7 sacraments and Ideas such as monasticism‚ celibacy of the clergy‚ and purgatory. The Pope’s teachings were infallible and the Pope continued to interpret scripture for the people. Reaffirming Catholic beliefs was an important process because it allowed people to see the
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The Great Schism The great schism also known as the East - West Schism‚ was the event that divided Christianity into 2 groups‚ the Western (roman) Catholicism and the Eastern Orthodoxy. Throughout the year of 1054‚ the church remained largely unchanged‚ it grew in power and became more and more insular. But then due to pressures from within the church‚ it experienced its first major spilt which is now known as "The Great Schism". Papal authority‚ geography and language‚ liturgical practices and
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Buddhism‚ one of the major world religions‚ founded by Siddhartha Gautama popularly known as the Buddha (the Enlightened One)‚ is regarded as one of the three most widespread religions in the world today. Buddha was born in India during the sixth century BCE into a royal family of the Sakyan clan. Though He had all the comforts for a good life with wealth‚ palaces for three seasons and so on He was not satisfied with them. He saw life as suffering due to impermanent nature of phenomena and determined
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Concept of Marriage in Muslim Law Islam‚ unlike other religions is a strong advocate of marriage. There is no place of celibacy in Islam like the Roman Catholic priests & nuns. The Prophet has said “There is no Celibacy in Islam”. Marriage acts as an outlet for sexual needs & regulates it so one doesn’t become slave to his/her desires. It is a social need because through marriage‚ families are established and the families are the fundamental entity of our society. Furthermore marriage
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hostile camps‚ because three different men were claiming to be the true Pope‚ each having some support from different kings and princes of Europe. Finally‚ the corruption of the Renaissance papacy‚ such as that of Alexander VI (who did not keep the celibacy vow) resulted in loss of papal credibility. As the Holy See was not as powerful anymore‚ it was suffering from attacks on the papacy. Many felt that the Pope and his Bishops had developed into an abusive feudal monarchy. They were not happy that
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Introduction: This Research Paper will discuss the passage 1 Corinthians: 1-9. This passage discusses the idea of sex before and after marriage‚ the reasons why one should marry. Paul‚ the apostle who wrote the letter‚ also touches the topic of celibacy and how it is something that is only meant to for a few people. My belief is that many people were confused on if they could have multiple sex partners or if they were supposed to live a celibate life. Text: Now concerning the matters about which
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In inserting his view‚ Chaucer characterizes the pardoner as being corrupted by the very sins he decries‚ especially greed and gluttony (139-140‚ 160-163). Unfortunately‚ the hypocrisy is well-founded‚ as Jack Arnold of RPM Magazine notes that “celibacy for clergy became Roman Church law . . . [but later] the abodes of clergy were often dens of corruption.” Thus in history and writing‚ the power and eventual greed of the Church incited its fall from
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When comparing the worlds of George Orwell’s 1984 and today‚ many parallels become apparent in terms of the sexual oppression that exists in both universes. The overwhelming control the government holds over sex and sexual content‚ as well as sexual education or lack thereof‚ all play a pivotal role in defining a society’s view on sex and sexuality. I believe that the similarities that are evident should most definitely be some cause for concern. In terms of sexual oppression in 1984‚ there are abundant
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The Reformation: Catholicism As Madonna Ciccone once said‚ “Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.” Roman Catholicism arguably had the most decisive spiritual role in the history of Western Civilization. Its origins can be traced as far back as Jesus Christ and the Apostles. Today‚ the Catholic Church amasses over 11.1 billion members and has developed a sophisticated theology and hierarchy led by the papacy. By examining the Reformation
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and the art of war from Parashurama. When his father could not marry a fisher-woman maiden named Satyavati‚ as her father wanted her sons to inherit the throne‚ Bhishma helped his father by renouncing his claim to the throne and taking a vow of celibacy. For this terrible oath‚ his father granted him the boon that death would not approach him till he himself desired it. Because of his actions‚ Amba‚ the eldest princess of Kashi could not marry Salya‚ the man she chose. In desperation‚ she tried
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