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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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    Francesco used a style that I really enjoy, it is called pittura di tocco and it is a style known for its small dotting in the art work and it's small but clean brush strokes. It's a style that not many artist can lock down it is very very advanced. He started in venice italy when he was passed down a shop from his father who was deceased and he worked alongside his brother to make and sell hand made paintings. His paintings are beautiful painting like the venetian capriccio which is a landscape

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    St. Philip is an interesting person. St. Philip Neri's’ feast day is May 26 1595. He was born in Florence, Italy one July 21 1515. He passed away one May 26 1595. His symbols are a rosary, lily, and an angel holding a book. The rosary means that he was devoted to Mary mother of Jesus. The lily means that he symbolizes purity of heart and soul. The angel holding a book means that he symbolized freedom, purity, faith, and love. St. Philip Neri was officially recognized as saint or

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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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    different Catholic charities, such as The Knights of Columbus, the Catholic Church came to the aid of many people in need and changed the course of history. The Catholic Church also experienced the most influential people during this time period. Pope John Paul II influenced the whole world. Also Mother Theresa contributed to society in many different ways. It was not just a specific person that aided people in need but also the church as a whole. The world experienced so many tragic things in this time

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    The Pope claimed authority over physical kingdoms because of his spiritual influence as dictated by Jesus. Tradition traced leadership from the Pope, back to Peter the Apostle. Pope Pius II outlined this power, Unam Sanctam, in the 1400s. He uses Matthew 16 to establish the “keys to the kingdom of heaven” as the pope’s right over God’s spiritual

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    almost any animal from fragmentary remains by applying his principle of the correlation of parts.” The Catholic Church only began to accede to the idea of evolution during the reign of Pope Pius XII. The PBS website on its evolution series contains a quote on the acceptance of evolution by Pope John Paul II. He wrote a papal letter in 1996 saying that the amount of research completed on the subject of evolution is “a significant argument in favour of this theory.” This shows that even the Catholic

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    Essay On Mother Teresa

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    “If you can’t feed one hundred people, then just feed one.” This is just one of the many quotes Mother Teresa gave to the people about her life works of helping people who are less fortunate. Mother Teresa devoted her life to caring for people who needed help. It was not always easy for Mother Teresa. She was taunted by others for helping the poor. Despite her agony, Mother Teresa delivered global charity and kindness, demonstrated saintly intercessions, and attracted miracles; consequently, she

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    Abortion Essay - The Church Was Pro-Choice

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    Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, by the Rev. Elaine Gallagher Gehrmann:   Most of us know that the Roman Catholic church teaches that life begins at conception, and yet most of us don't know that this is a relatively recent change. It wasn't until 1869 that Pope Pius IX decreed that "ensoulment" takes place at conception. Up until then, the Catholic church had taught that "life" begins at 40 days gestation for a male and 80 days for a female, and therefore abortions before those 40 or 80 day periods were not

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