Ethical Responses to abortion Utilitarianism Is teleological‚ concerned with outcomes. Utilitarians would ask whether having an abortion brings about the greatest good. Having an abortion because of financial pressures‚ other family members’ needs‚ education‚ work - any of these reasons may be justified by the hedonic calculus. Utilitarianism challenged traditional views that abortion was an ’evil’ act‚ arguing instead that the end justifies the means. Utilitarianism generally supports a pro-choice
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Questions on Nostra Aetate 1. The authors of the document are the bishops who attended Vatican Council II. 2. This document was written on October 28‚ 1965 because the Church’s attitude towards followers of other religions changed and the Church became more accepting. 3. In Hinduism‚ men contemplate the divine mystery and express it through an inexhaustible abundance of myths and through searching philosophical inquiry. They seek freedom from the anguish of our human
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Not too long ago‚ anti-Semitism was common. Anti-Semitism led to the death of an entire population during the Holocaust. Luckily‚ the church has taken measures to rectify this anti-semitism with the publication of Nostra Aetate. In 1965‚ the Vatican II Council completely transformed the church’s policies and theology with this document. Nostra Aetate signifies “In Our Time.” Indeed‚ in our time‚ the ill sentiments towards Jews have changed tremendously. Nostra Aetate is a unifying document that has
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Institute of Formation and Religious Studies Quezon City Hadje C. Sadje Ecclesiology Reflection Paper “We humbly ask for forgiveness for the part that each of us with his or her behaviors has played in such evils thus contributing to disrupting the face of the church. At the same time‚ as we confess our sins let us forgive the faults committed by others towards us.” Pope John Paul II On March 12‚ the first Sunday of Lent‚ John Paul II will publicly ask the Lord’s forgiveness
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TOPIC 24: ANOINTING OF THE SICK 1. Anointing of the Sick‚ sacrament of purification and salvation Nature of this sacrament The Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ‚ implied as such in St. Mark’s Gospel (Mk 6:13)‚ and recommended to the faithful by the apostle St. James: Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church‚ and let them pray over him‚ anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man‚ and the Lord
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the economic aspect of America but rather look at the social teachings in the church. The goal is to take what we have learned from gospel and make our everyday rational decisions about what is right and what is wrong. This is exactly what the Second Vatican of the Catholic Church did in 1986. A group of very intelligent priests and avid followers of Christ sat around together and addressed the right and wrongs of our economy as a whole; making each decision in the eyes of the Lord as best they could
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Christianity is one of the oldest living religions and still remains the largest religious tradition. There have been many significant figures in history that influenced Christianity as a whole‚ Pope John XXIII for example who instigated Vatican II. Christianity is a living tradition as it seeks to influence every day adherents in their every day lives. Christianity consists of different denominations (Greek Orthodox‚ Catholic‚ High Anglican). However‚ all Christian denominations share a common
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Early Life Pope John Paul II was born as Karol Józef Wojtyła on May 18‚ 1920. He was born in a Polish town called Wadowice‚ Poland‚ which is about 35 miles Southwest of Krakow. Wadowice is a town that was 80% Catholic and 20% Jewish. His father‚ also Karol Wojtyla‚ was a retired Army officer and tailor‚ while his mother‚ Emilia Kaczorowska Wojtyla‚ was a schoolteacher from Lithuania. Karol had an older brother who was the pride of the family as a Physician and an infant sister that died before
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September 3‚ 2014 ARTCILE: HARVARD SCHOOL OF DIVINITY 1.Many people in their own religion cannot identify someone/something in their religion 2.It is important to study religion‚ so there is a better understanding of the people around us 3.Religion takes on the full affect of people around the world 4.People need to walk up to someone with good intention’s of them and not make a generic assumption 5. We need to study and continue to study in future generations about religion. The more knowledge
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Filipinos Reaction towards Papal Visit: More on Filipinos or by Pope Francis presence? Philippines is one of the two Catholic predominant countries in Asia‚ other than East Timor and it is the third largest Catholic country in the world after Brazil and Mexico. As the religion acquired by Spanish colonization with the wonder of its tradition and style and despite of the fact that the country has different languages‚ 80 percent of the Filipinos are Roman Catholic that shared a common way of life
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