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    Social and Economic Changes Outline Adam Akel, Period 5, 10/31/17 Pages 34-40 Social • Majority of people benefited from the reforms set in place by Napoleon, this is due to the fact that under his law everyone was applicable for the same punishment is they did the same crime as someone in the lower classes, however those that were left out of Napoleon’s new fair laws were sadly, women • The rights that women gained throughout the French Revolution began fading with Napoleon’s attitude towards women

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    Saint Thomas Aquinas was a great saint who was born in 1225, Roccasecca Italy and died on March 7, 1274 in Fossanova Abbey, Italy. He was an Italian Dominican friar, a catholic priest, doctor of the church a great influential philosopher and theologian. Saint Thomas was a great saint and inspiration and originally was supposed to take place in a monastery where he would work. Instead saint Thomas decided to something else when he went into school. Saint Thomas went to the school of the Monte Cassino

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    The English title of Rerum Novarum is “Capital and Labor”. It was written by Pope Leo XVIII in 1891. Pope Leo says that some of the aspects of the Industrial Revolution make us question a variety of social issues. Leo also explains that the “rich get richer”, a phrase that tells us that the rich only benefit themselves. Leo talks about how the actions of the rich and the risks they take to better themselves leave the poor in harsh conditions. The historical significance of this encyclical is that

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    St. Anthony was born in Lisbon in 1195 and was baptized "Ferdinand." His parents were of nobility. Some writers of the fifteenth century posited that his father was Martin Bouillon, a descendant of the famous Godfrey de Bouillon, commander of the First Crusade; and his mother, Theresa Tavejra, was a descendant of Froila I, fourth king of Asturia. However, this genealogy is unproven. Nevertheless, his parents were faithful and sought to hand their faith onto their son. He also was privileged to receive

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    Is it possible for a Pope to be infallible? When one looks at events, such as the Holocaust, the answer of this question becomes twofold. Were Pope Pius XII’s actions an attempt to save the Catholic Church from persecutions or were they a lack of understanding of Hitler’s ethnic cleansing? Nearly six million Jews were slaughtered during the Holocaust, and when the world became aware of the mass murders that were taking place in Europe, World War II became a moral obligation rather than a fight

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    When physicist Leonardo Vetra is found murdered with the word “Illuminati” branded onto his chest, Maximilian Kohler, the director of CERN (European Council for Nuclear Research), contacts Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon for help. Kohler has Langdon flown to CERN. Langdon explains the role of the Illuminati—a secret society of artists, scientists, and freethinkers—as a long-standing enemy of the Catholic Church. While Langdon is explaining this, and learning more about Vetra’s research, Vetra’s

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    The Church On Earth

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    “ 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

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    returned to the Vatican for the conclave that followed Alexander VI’s death. For the second time, his attempt at the papal seat failed when the cardinals chose Cardinal Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini, nephew of Pius II and a renowned man of virtue as the new pontiff who then took the name of Pius III. The newly elected pope died twenty-six days later. In this conclave, Giuliano finally succeeded in gathering enough votes for his claim of the papal seat . Most notably known as the Warrior Pope,

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    It is equally forbidden for the professional secret to be communicated to another, including a doctor. The same is true of other secrets.” (Pope Pius XII). The holy father used confession as a similar example of the principle: The secrets from a psychotherapy should never be revealed to others just like that priests can never disclose the secrets from the confession room. The holly father understood

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    Pope Leon XIII marked that history of society with his encyclical because of the moment that was written. The industrial revolution was a transformation in the history of the world with the creation of job’s factories, the origin of two classes: the wealthy and the poor, and the migration of people from rural to urban. Pope Leon XIII, could see that advantages and disadvantages of the industrial revolution because the industrial revolution was violating human rights he made some arguments on the

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