times was expected to go to church‚ and to confess their sins to a priest. If a person was considered to have committed a really serious sin‚ they could be excommunicated‚ that is denied the right to attend church or take communion. People were expected to pay a tenth of their income (a tithe) to the church. Heretical sects (those which did not support Catholic doctrine) would be suppressed. This question seems designed to paint a negative picture of the church. People did however recieve
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A Supernatural Institution: In the Catholic Church‚ however‚ marriage is more than a natural institution; it was elevated by Christ Himself‚ in His participation in the wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11)‚ to be one of the seven sacraments. A marriage between two Christians‚ therefore‚ has a supernatural element as well as a natural one. While few Christians outside of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches regard marriage as a sacrament‚ the Catholic Church insists that marriage between any two baptized
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The Separation of Church and State Aaron Henson PS1355 2/7/2015 Throughout history‚ this topic has generated much of controversy. Ancient history is full of examples of the state or governing authorities interfering with religion. There were rulers or kings that assumed various “priestly” titles‚ like the “temporal” titles that their offices command. An example of such state-church mixing and melding‚ led to the execution of Socrates‚ for his disrespect for the gods( in Biblical times
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The 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing was a crucial event in the city of Birmingham‚ Alabama. During the civil rights movement‚ it was a very racist time period. It consisted of the KKK‚ the separation of blacks and whites‚ and of course the church bombing. Birmingham was a main part of the Civil Rights movement‚ Sixteenth Baptist Church was the organized place for the blacks. On September 15‚ 1963‚ in Birmingham‚ a bomb exploded on 16th street Baptist Church at 10:22 A.M. During a Sunday school
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On Sundays and Wednesdays‚ my family and I attend a Protestant church called Corinth Baptist Church. I have never been apart of a Catholic worship service before visiting one for this assignment. Many of the events in the ceremony were unfamiliar to me‚ but to my surprise there were numerous traditions that I do in my church. By observing the decor of the chapel‚ I made the assumption that Jesus Christ was the center of attention. There were beautiful crosses everywhere and pictures of each moment
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Article 3: Catechism of the Catholic Church THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST 1322 The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the Lord’s own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist. 1323 "At the Last Supper‚ on the night he was betrayed‚ our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order
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The church of the Sagrada Familia is a five-nave basilica. The central nave rises above the others significantly. Each nave is a door that is assigned to the unfinished glory facade. There are also two side portals that lead to the penance chapel and baptistery. Behind the nave‚ in the apse‚ is the altar‚ in the light of the many windows of the apse. Here are ten basic facts about Sagrada Familia: Work on the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia (the Church of the Holy Family) commenced in 1884 and
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further research. Public health Help Many Churches and Monasteries had fresh flowing coming into them for drinking and cooking‚ this water was recycled to use in the toilets. Without the Church‚ public health would have been disbanded however they understood the need for clean water. Training doctors Help Church leaders rediscovered Galen’s work and books and decided his ideas fit in with the Church’s own. To become a doctor‚ people had to go to medical schools‚ the oldest one was founded in Salerno
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Physical Suffering: The Medieval Church and Women’s Bodies The common belief among most scholars is that Medieval Christianity was anti body; that they were more focused on their spiritual self‚ and tried to forget their materiality bodies. This belief is supported by the focus on meditation and contemplation and the increase in self-inflicted physical suffering. This is also further supported by the abstractness of their art and how it focuses more on the message than the bodies. I disagree because
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Discipline means training of the mind so as to make it accept willingly the control of rules or orders. Discipline is the most fundamental of all qualities that shape a person. It is self-control and the tendency to act most appropriately on all occasions never trespassing the rules of propriety. Discipline is important for one self‚ for military and for religions‚ though many would argue that on the hand‚ discipline can result in the undermining of one’s pride and the restriction of one’s creativeness
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