Pope Innocent II

worship, doctrine, the church's mission were also made. Lollards were the disciples of Wycliffe. They helped to spread the word of Wycliffe all over England after his death. They acknowledged the Bible as the only form of doctrine and denounced the popes and their clergy. As the followers of Wycliffe grew the opposition of the clergy also grew. The bishops ended up getting a law passed that…..heretics

Due to pressure to hide their Yoruba religious beliefs, Practitioners of Santerίa resorted to concealing or fusing their faith with that of the Roman Catholic Church. Already in place in that Church was the concept of the immortality of the soul, which led to prayers and offerings made to the dead. The churches were full of carved and painted images of departed people who had been declared saints, but who could, if handled rightly, grant requests. Masking the Yoruba deities with the Catholic saints

In the wake of the Scientific Revolution, the world was plunged into the Age of Reason, otherwise known as the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment was a time period that stretched from approximately 1685 to 1815 and focused on human reason. By the time the enlightenment came to a close, it had birthed countless discoveries and revolutions in science, philosophy, and government. Influential figures of this time period included John Locke, Rene Descartes, and Thomas Jefferson, to name a few. With

1.3 Is the suffering good? Normally, suffering is considered as bad in the sense that if there is no suffering, the human life be better than the present situation. So suffering in human life, in itself gives a negative connation, because sufferings are evil in itself. And no one really and voluntarily accepts suffering. Here different kinds of opinions come from different people, because everyone takes the reality of suffering in a different way. But those who realize their own actions and takes

During this time the major religion of the region was Catholicism under the direction of Pope Alexander VII; Louis XIV was France’s monarch. The Pope whom resides in Rome- capital of the Catholic faith, as well as a religious and political power at the time- often conflicted with the French king about who should rule over France’s Catholic Church. The people of France did not like the thought of the Pope having more authority than their king- who resides elsewhere, and across Europe “The Age of

be the most holy religion of them all. But, during The Spanish Inquisition the Catholic Church became one of the most cruel and murderous religion of the time it was also one of the darkest time in the Catholic Church history of all time due to the Pope of time wanting to have a pure Catholic-Spanish race and religion. The Spanish Inquisition, in history started in 1478. But, how did it get to the point where killing was the

of doors you enter a huge chapel with a magnificent altar. Above that altar you see a copy of the Our Lady of Czestochowa painting that was blessed by Pope John XXIII on February 10th,1962. Also, as you travel to below the shrine church you’ll find another copy of the Black Madonna. However, this time it is signed and blessed by Pope John Paul II on August 2,1980. In addition, there are 4 other chapels in the lower level of the shrine church including, Chapel of Mary of Nazareth, Chapel of Divine

Pope John XXIII was know as the ‘peoples pope’ because of his warm and friendly nature that people could relate to. He contributed socially, liturgically and politically to Christianity especially in the Catholic church. Pope John XXIII was an advocate of Christian unity, social justice, human rights and the promotion of world peace. Through his work with the Vatican II, Ecumenism, interfaith and his encyclicals as well as his initiative with world leaders he set a new task for Church and a new

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

Many films that have won top film awards from the Academy of Motion Pictures, but not all hold up against the test of time. For instance, The Departed won best film for 2006, but it has an incredibly flawed screenplay and hammy performances from some of its lead actors, Jack Nicholson in particular. Arguably, 2006’s Children of Men is a much more significant and better film, despite being more of a cult hit. It was the film I selected as a 21st Century classic, until I watched Spotlight. 2015’s Spotlight