The Church Of The Catholic Church

The roles of people in the church were redefined, as the Pope established himself clearly as a man of action, and not unreachable ‘God like’ figure. He did not submit to his power and instead worked together and worked for the people to make worshipping Christ more meaningful. The sacraments were developed to involve the congregation and improve the expression of Christian beliefs as the church was modernized and clericalism was removed.

The congress held in Rom gave the pope the title of the “Vicar of Christ.”

The Catholic Church is the oldest major religion in the Western world. Littered with peace, love, and humility, along with violence, turmoil, and controversy this institution has seen, heard, led, and had influence over the majority of everything and everybody that there was in the last two millennia. This has included ordinary people, Kings, Queens, Generals, Nobleman, Royalty, and everything in between, and has endured since the beginning of the modern era, Anno Domini. They great spiritual and monetary machine created a powerful reign over the entire world’s Catholics, and remains so to this day. For the purpose of background for my visit to a Catholic Church, being Presbyterian, I did historical research before I visited. I

     Changes occurred in various categories throughout the whole council. One of the more dramatic changes that occurred in the church, is the vernacular used during mass. Until Vatican II, the mass had been traditionally spoken in Latin, but afterwards was allowed to be spoken in the

As time constantly presses forward and the earth continues to revolve, the world will never stop progressing and adapting to better suit the needs of mankind. The evolution of religion has greatly enhanced the quality of life for humanity by providing individuals with a strong belief system that is now the foundation of many peoples’ core values. One universal religion that has undergone extensive amounts of reform is Christianity. In particular, the Catholic church is well-known for the development of their famous ecumenical council meetings that help determine the future of the church. Numerous Councils have been conducted throughout the course of history, but none more significant than the most recent, the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II. The Catholic church was operating as if it was still the medieval period and desperately needed to be modernized. As a result, every Roman Catholic Church official was gathered to meet and devise a plan for how to introduce the church to the modern world. Consequently, the following will reveal the Second Vatican Council and the ramifications of the agenda, history and theology evolution, significant texts, and new developments.

The Second Vatican Council contributed many changes to the Catholic Church in order to freshen and modernise their thinking and practices. One notable change being the contribution of the lay people in the celebration of the mass. All baptised Catholics have a purpose to fulfil therefore have the authority to contribute through responses, hymns and prayers. Each church formed lay ministers to assist in the clergy and further the involvement of the congregation. Another significant change was the removal of the Latin language in the mass. So that people could understand and interpret the teachings of the scriptures the mass was said in vernacular languages which were coherent to society and people could now act out Jesus’ teachings in their

“We are not here to guard a museum, but to cultivate a flourishing garden of life” His belief that the Church was “a garden to be cultivated” could be attributed to his humble beginnings. St John XXIII is a man of movement and progress, he would not sit there and protect an already decided theology, he would build and expand on the existing beauty to create and even better and flourishing religion. St John XXIII had a solid contribution to change and improve the catholic church for the better. Since St John XXIII and his contributions to the catholic church mass has been conducted in the most commonly spoken local language all over the world, Some of the decisions and choices made could now be made by a national board, regional dioceses,

To understand how the Christian church filled the vacuum left by the passing of the Roman Empire we must first determine two things; which Christian church filled the void and what were they filling? The Roman Empire provided law and order for the people to follow, this allowed for their economy to be built and their power to grow. Yet, despite its power and prestige the mighty empire fell to an onslaught of barbarians, a people without a kingdom and mostly nomadic farms. Once the empire fell the kings of these tribes took over and began carving out sections of Europe as their own domain. However, doing this requires there to be some type of law, some type of order that allows senseless fighting to stop. This is what the Christian church did, it also begins to shed some light on which church was predominantly in power. The pope and all under him were predominantly the first Christian church to find their way into the various barbaric kingdoms that sprung up in the wake of the Roman Empire 's fall. Despite the church 's connections with the state of Rome it never held the power it would obtain in the Medieval Ages, so when the empire fell the church did not. Instead, it begin to grow. As mentioned in last week’s reading, the christians were not always welcomed in Rome, and some emperors like Nero would outright kill them without too much if any outcry from the Roman people; this was becuase the faith was unknown to the vast majority. Yet, this changes when Emperor Constantine

Vatican II was called to bring renewal, unity, and relevance and openness to the Church, at the request of Pope John XXIII and by necessity of modern times. This council was gathered and envisioned as a “new Pentecost” (Albergio, 10), for the Council held the objective of renewing and updating the Church in order to have a more relevant and effective role in the modern world. This updating would, and did, increase the Church’s voice and involvement in the universal church increasing unity and ecumenical

Jesus left us the gift of the mass because it was not enough for him that his followers should hear about his saving death, resurrection and ascension. He wanted all of his disciples in every generation to “take and eat” and have a personal encounter with Jesus. Go to third slide. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God”. Go to fourth slide. The meaning of the third commandment tells us that nothing should come in the way of worship on Sundays or on holy days of obligations. The church’s teaching tells us that it is our holy obligation to fulfill willingly to the gospel and the Eucharist. Also, by following the third commandment by keeping the Sabbath day holy are the most basic things the Church requires for all Catholics. The Sabbath was strictly for the devotion of the Lord, by participating in mass fully, not carrying God’s name in vein, seeking a stronger relationship with him and a day of rest. This is why this commandment falls under the category of loving the lord with all your heart and soul. Go to fifth slide. The pope said I quote that by celebrating the

Gaudium et Spes, Second Vatican Council, 1965 Vatican II’s The Church in the Modern World is seen by many to be the most important document in the Church’s social tradition. The Council emphasizes the importance of the Church in dialogue with the world. It states that change characterizes the world. The Council expresses a longing to engage in conversation with the entire human family, so that the Church can shed light on the human mystery and cooperate in solving current problems. It addresses this to Catholics, to all Christians, and to the whole humanity. It focuses on the human person as the starting point for all society and its structures culturally, economically, and politically. The Council states that the modern would shows itself

“What therefore God has joined together, let no man put asunder” (Catechism of The Catholic Church, 450), this was God’s plan for the matrimony of a woman and a man. God meant for a man and a woman to be joined as one in Holy matrimony as husband and wife in a union that was not to be dissolved. Therefore, as specifically spelled out in the sixth commandment, adultery is a mortal sin and contrary to the plan God had for mankind.

People often say that if from the inception of the Catholic Church, she had taught and proclaimed the truth, then why would the Church hold a Council to change all of what the Catholic Church held to be true. It would seem then that Vatican II would be contrary to Church teaching over the century’s. This disingenuous view was contrary to what Vatican II did nor embodied the content. One can see notable instances of continuity in the Church’s teaching on major issues through the Council and its documents. The Council did materialize for a reason. Pope John XXIII was seeking a breath of fresh air in the Church, to let the spirit blow in. Our Holy Father was looking for engagement with mundanity, which up to now, was treated as if it was

A major institution in my culture would be the Christian church. My grandmother is a Pastor at a Christian church so this church is a part of my upbringing and cultural background. The Church makes people follow certain rules called commandments. Breaking a commandment is called a sin. When you sin in the Christian religion you are supposed to pray and repent and ask God for forgiveness. The bible and all the preachers and pastors will tell you that praying for repentance will not clear what you have done and that God will not give you certain blessings because you have sinned.

“ For the Church on earth is endowed already with a sanctity that is real but imperfect.”1 Throughout history, God has used many events, personalities and desicions to bring his pilgrim Church closer to the fullness of sanctity He desires for it. Although throughout history the Church has found herself confronted with controversy, pain and the imperfect nature of humanity, these moments often brought opportunities for God to manifest Himself in ways that continue to impact Catholics today. The Holy Spirit 's intervention in dark times has allowed the Church to continue forward. It has impacted history as a whole, bringing light to a world covered by the cloud of sin. Within this reality, I have found three “winners”, who I think