The Corruption Of The Catholic Church

After years of being subjected to Britain’s constant demands and constricting rules, America decided to pursue the future government and society they desired. They sent a letter to King John III, this letter contained a list of offenses the king had committed, and it also rallied up the colonists to fight for their freedom. This letter, called the Declaration of Independence, was ratified on July 4th, 1776. With the help of five colonists Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to voice the people’s concerns. This letter ended up impacting how the government developed. The American government was significantly influenced by the Declaration of Independence, which established freedom and more rights for the people, and equality

The Declaration of Independence was written in July 1776 and signed by known leaders of the American Revolution. Although it has been believed it was just Thomas Jefferson who was the only author, there were 4 other co-writers, John Adams, Robert Livingston, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman. They wrote it because they were fed up with the tyranny of Britain. These men used the Declaration of Independence to claim their place as a separate nation from Britain. It was not until October the King officially declared the colonies in a state of rebellion. The grand result of the rebellion was the birth of our country the United States of America.

Every July 4, Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but do we really understand why it was written in the first place? The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 is by far one of the most important historical documents for the United States of America (Stockdale, 2016). In Jefferson 's words, the Declaration was written, "In order to place before mankind the common sense of the matter in terms as plain and simple as to command their assent." The authors of this document addressed the philosophy of natural rights, compiled a lengthy list of grievances towards the King, and let England know that the American Colonists were about to declare themselves an independent nation. They wanted their intentions to be very clear for King George III.

The 4th of July, the United States of America’s very-own birthday, a day of celebration of its citizens God-given rights and liberties, and its independence from the crown of Great Britain. If America was “born” on the 4th of July in the year 1776, then The Declaration of Independence could be considered its very own birth certificate. The Declaration of Independence, as time has proven, is one of the most successful arguments ever made by any-one entity for the right of mankind to be free from oppression and tyranny, and that all men are created equal in the eyes of their creator, with certain fundamental rights. Thomas Jefferson, its author, emotionally plead to the British government the reasons that the United States of America was absolving its allegiance to the British crown and becoming free and independent states. He successfully argued, with emotion and facts, the reasoning for America’s independence.

Corruption in the Catholic Church was real; the Church has always had a strong present in Mexico since the beginnings. For instance, those in the strong circle of the Church who are not part of the clergy have always been men of power who hold swayed over the government. They have passed laws that benefit the Church, such as the example I pointed out before of Title 1. Precisely, for this reason, was why the Mexican liberals hated the clergy. The main problem and reason why the anti-clerical liberals wanted to remove the clergy in Government was “Fueros”, which means corporate immunities. For the Church, corporate immunities meant that if there was a transgression in the clerical power they were subjected to a different form of justice than the Mexican people. The Liberals saw it as the highest form a corruption because basically those part of the clergy circle who were men of power could get away with corruption. Laws like the example that was given were what ultimately what triggered the anti-clerical liberals to fight back, and that is why by 1861 when Benito Juarez re-established the Mexican government. Once Benito Juarez establishes the Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857, the Catholic Church was slowly starting to lose the control it had over the Government.

Thomas Jefferson was one of the main authors of the Declaration of Independence and believed in equality for all individuals. Believing in even rights for slaves, he fought peacefully for the good of his nation. Helping to expand our Naval Artillery, and wagering different options for the good of America. Thomas Jefferson, the third president of America, was one of the most influential men in our history

Every Summer, people in the United States celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which legally separated the thirteen original colonies separate from the British Empire. We celebrate on the Fourth of July, but the actual voting for the separation occurred on July 2, 1776 when the Second Continental Congress voted for the approval. It took Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five two more days to draft the document. The Declaration of Independence was signed on the Fourth of July by 56 men who represented the 13 colonies. 2 future presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson signed it in addition to Benjamin Franklin. John Dickson, a delegate from Pennsylvania refused to sign the article stating it

On July 4, 1776 the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania adopted the Declaration of Independence. It stated that the thirteen American colonies now saw themselves as independent states and no longer under British rule. John Adams led the push for independence and persuaded the Committee of Five to choose Thomas Jefferson to write the original draft. The Declaration formally explained why congress had voted on July 2, 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain. This happened more than a year after the start of the American Revolutionary War.

July of 1776, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania adopted the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson was the author of The Declaration of Independence, the document that stated the reasons that lead up to why the British colonies of North America wanted an searched for independence. It was then that it was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. June of 1776, the presentment of the Declaration to the continental Congress committee took place after many series of debates. On July 4, 1776 the president of the Congress, John Hancock, signed the document. However the document itself was not signed by all 56 members until sometime later. Congress declared that it was to go into effect on July 4.

The fireworks we hear; the red, white and blue that we wear; the barbeques that we attend on July 4th are to show our patriotism in celebration of our freedom from Britain. It is our nation’s birthday. This freedom began with the signing of a very important document called the Declaration of Independence. In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Benjamin Franklin, and signed by John Hancock. It was written in a time of turmoil between the 13 original colonies and Britain. It has three parts – the preamble, indictment and conclusion. The Declaration was written to provide a theoretical case for revolution, to list complaints against the King, and to declare the 13 colonies independent from Britain (R. Hole).

Every year on July 4th, Americans celebrate Independence Day. While companies have commercialized the day, by selling 4th of July cards, shirts with the American flag on them, and party items themed red, white, and blue, Americans are still reminded that brave actions that happened hundreds of years ago set the path for freedom from England’s rule. “The Second Continental Congress delegated the task of writing the Declaration of Independence to a committee of five men consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. Jefferson did the initial drafting, and the document was subsequently debated and revised by Congress as a whole. Congress voted to accept the document on July 4, 1776, and it was signed over the next several months.” (Declaration) Not only did the President of the Continental Congress, John Hancock, sign the document, but also other notable men such as Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Representatives from each of the thirteen colonies signed the Declaration of Independence, making it one of the most recognizable and important documents in American history.

The actual date in which the Continental Congress declare America independence was on July second of 1776. The final draft was given to Adams and Franklin, they edited some few minimum changes before given it to the congress in June 28, 1776. However, the South California and Georgia delegates did not sign it due to the language use against slavery. The Continental Congress approved the last wording on July 4, for the reason that our forefathers had been working for thy last two days since they were giving the last draft of the declaration of independence until they came to and agreement after all the editing and changes in the draft. The main reason for which the declaration of independence to be wrote was to let us know that the colonies were no longer bound to England. Jefferson also included the many ways in which King George III had neglected his duties to the people, such as imposing taxes on us without our consent and cutting off our trade with with all parts of the world. Which in my personal opinion, it speaks all for it self the declaration was basically made to let us acknowledge the fact that our country was lied and control by England in the most indecent way possible, and of course to let our country and our people free from this

The movie Spotlight demonstrates a variety of journalistic practices and ethics shown throughout the storyline that follows an investigative team through their journey to report on the corruption within the Catholic Church. This movie portrays good journalism practices. The journalist in the movie shows good journalism practices when they are reporting such as asking good questions, asking follow up questions, and asking for consent in order to take notes. When Sacha Pfeiffer was interviewing the ex-priest, Joe Crowley, she asked questions in order to get all the specific details from the interview. After Sacha’s interview with Joe, she reviews her notes and then later calls Joe, to follow up on her notes.

Because the Catholic Church was so corrupt and had made people believe that they were the gatekeepers to salvation. Very few people were able to read the Bible for themselves, they counted on the clergy to read and interpret it for the masses.

Roman Catholic Churches in the 16th century attempted to work for more of a power struggle rather than a belief system. In the attempt to revamp Roman Catholicism, the Protestant religion was formed. The Reformation was ignited in response to the growing suspicion of corruption and administrative abuse within the church. It expressed an alternate vision of Christian belief, and led to the creation and rise of Protestantism, with all of its own individual branches.