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RESEARCH PAPER ON CHRISTIANITY AND THE MAJOR DENOMINATIONS
Christianity has been the cornerstone religion since the foretold birth of Christ, 21 centuries ago. The religion itself has gathered a following of about 2.1 billion people, which is over a third of the world’s population. However, not all of the aforementioned can be lumped under the same name of Christianity. Today, there are almost 40,000 denominations of Christianity practiced all over the world, each with its own unique beliefs and practices. The 2 most popular denominations today are Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. The purpose of this essay is to examine the historical significance of the two most predominate sects of Christianity.
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The pope is also called the prime witness of faith, meaning that he is the first to bear the truth in understanding the faith of god. A highly important rite to becoming a Christian in Catholicism is baptism. (Pelican) This is the act in which you are purified under the name of the holy trinity. By doing this you are able to enter into the catholic faith. The Catholic Church went through many phases of greatness and other phases in which it could have been much better. For example there was once a war pope. A pope who used his powers and authority to invade and capture lands. The pope was once a 14 year old boy. With the rest of his blood dead and the church needing an heir, so they figured a 14 year old would be enough. Some popes just used their penance money to throw parties and live a fun life, yet there were still popes that were critical to changing history. Some understood the dynamics of the world and made good decisions that created the world we live in today. One of the most important Popes was Pope Urban the second, also known as the pope that was called for the crusades. This begs …show more content…

People believe that the split between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism began in 1517, when ( Ramm) Martin Luther published his ninety-five Theses. Sickened by the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church, Luther thought that the ideals of Christianity were being ignored. He believed that the Catholic Church saw Christianity as more of a business. The activities in the Roman Catholic Church mirrored his thoughts as they sold spots in heaven through parties, and had pastors forgive people for their sins if offered money. Luther said that everyone should read the bible and appreciate the religion for what it was meant to be. He daringly began spreading his ideas of Christianity to the world. He wrote his own idea that spoke of what he believed the religion should and posted them on the church walls itself. The message he spread was embraced by those who saw the misdoing of the church and other that read the bible and understood its importance. Of Course there were difficulties with the message he was trying to spread. The church and especially the bibles were almost all in Latin and it made it difficult for the masses to have access to these tools, even if they had access to a bible most could not read the old Latin it was written in However, luckily or by faith the printing press, an invention from China spread to Europe and soon the bible was accessible and readable. While many

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