Catholic Church

Some Catholic writers justified their rights to papal supremacy by way of forging political alliances with influential political entities. While instituting for itself, prominence amongst the churches, the establishing of the Bishops status within the community as well as his position in political affairs were realized. As the conflicts amongst the Christian communities of the eastern and western sphere continued, the isolation and dislocation of these communities fueled the weakening of unity amongst

The Catholic church believed Galileo was a heretic because of his beliefs. What is a heretic? According to Webster’s dictionary “a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma and a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth.” Simply put, one who differs in opinion from an accepted doctrine. What was Galileo’s belief/theory? Galileo believed the sun was at the center of the galaxy and that the planets circled around it

The Reformation The English Reformation was a series of events in the16th-century where the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. When and where did the reformation take place? The reformation took place in the 16th century in Saxony, Germany and spread to England. The protestant (Christian) reformation led to the English reformation. Why did the reformation take place? At the start of the 16th century, Western Europe had only one religion and

the Catholic Church by questioning its ways and weakening its rule of absolute power sparked my interest. The realization of flaws within the Catholic Church by the public encouraged the Church into making their own improvements for the greater good and created a movement within England’s kingdom. The introduction of this movement to others regarding these issues also helped to pave the way for a new generation of rulers and religious ideas. With these changes being implemented into the Church due

sparked the opposition with the Roman Catholic Church and its way of worship. One example being that their notion that believers could get salvation through their deeds and not necessarily their faith and the grace of God. The nailing of the 95 theses on the door of the castle at Wittenberg was a pivotal act by Martin Luther directly shunning actions of the Catholic Church. In his theses, Martin Luther objected the power of the indulgences that the Catholic Church practiced and sold to sinners among

former catholic priest and also to begin the Protestant Revolution. Martin Luther’s goal was not to break the catholic religion but become angry at the corruption and he wanted to correct what he thought was abuse by the church. Luther rejected most of the teaching of the Roman Catholic. He was convinced that the church was corrupt in its way and had lost sight of what he saw as several of the central truths of Christianity. One of the reasons Martin Luther disillusioned with the Catholic Church was

Study 1. The ecclesial community I propose to study is the Anglican Church of Canada. 2. My curiosity in the Anglican ecclesial community stems from my interest with its founding. As history has informed us, King Henry VIII still considered himself a “good Catholic” despite creating the Church of England, which is under the governance of the English monarch, not the Pope. Studying the history of the Anglican Church beyond its inception can provide details about the development of its beliefs,

4/16/18 Papal Zouaves Papal Zouaves helped defend the church with Pope Pius IX. They were a group of Catholic volunteer soldiers who served in the papal army. The Papal Zouaves formed in 1860. They started a recruiting program that recruited people from as far away as Canada. They played a large role in securing our catholic faith. Papal Zouaves were young men that volunteered to help defend Pope Pius IX. Herman Kenzler

Before the Catholic Reformation, there was a Protestant Reformation. One of the leading factors that contributed to the Catholic reformation is Martin Luther. Martin Luther angered the church by writing the ninety-five thesis and posting it on the church door in 1517, he was irritated with the church because they were encouraging people who sinned to purchase indulgences to be forgiven (“Counter-Reformation”, Britannica). Martin believed that when indulgences were purchased they were not holding

Luther. Martin Luther was a monk of the Catholic Church. Like Esther Dyson said that things are changed because it was not perfect and at that time the Catholic Church was not perfect. Martin brought up many great ideas to perfect the church, but they did not listen. The Protestant Reformation was caused by the dishonesty of the Catholic Church and they should have listened to Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a forty year old monk of the Catholic Church. Martin became a monk because he started