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    Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer comments on moral corruption within the Roman Catholic Church. He criticizes many high-ranking members of the Church and describes a lack of morality in medieval society; yet in the “Retraction,” Chaucer recants much of his work and pledges to be true to Christianity. Seemingly opposite views exist within the “Retraction” and The Canterbury Tales. However, this contradiction does not weaken Chaucer’s social commentary.

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    before you were born I set you apart." (Jeremiah 1:5) The Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox churches forbid abortion totally. "Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception; abortion and infanticide are the most abominable of crimes." (Statement from the Roman Catholic Church). The Church of England and most of the Protestant churches agree with the Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox churches in principle. While abortion is generally

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    reveals through the morality play that 'everyman' should be prepared for judgment at any time because, "Suddenly, [Death] come[s]." (Scene 1, Line 81) This, as with all allegorical works of that period, was constructed under the direction of the Roman Catholic Church to strike fear in to the hearts of men and, in doing so, have power over them. The church succeeded by censoring all works and designing them to fit their purpose. The structure of literary works of the Renaissance period was designed

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    his life both as a child and now as an adult. He begins by explaining how as a child, the Church had a profound impact on his everyday life. The Church had “an extraordinarily physical presence” in Rodriguez’s early life as he had a church and a catholic school both within one block in either direction of his home (Rodriguez pg 85). As a young boy, Rodriguez’s first taste of church was through a small wooden church across town where mass was done all in Spanish. At this stage of his life, Rodriguez

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         One of the turning points in Merton’s life was his discovery of the book, The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy, by Etienne Gilson. Before reading this book, Merton said that, “while I admired the Catholic culture, I had always been afraid of the Catholic Church” (p.172). Merton still read the book and he discovered some concepts that revolutionized his entire life. He learned the transliteration of God and that “faith was something that had a very definite meaning and was

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    Marriage, it is a wonderful gift but terrifying responsibility. So then what is marriage? Article 7 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church for the The Sacrament of Matrimony states, "The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament

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    Propaganda Fide” which translates to the Congregation for Propagating the Faith, which was a committee of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. The “De Propaganda Fide” was intended to disperse Catholicism into Christian beliefs. Propaganda remained a religious term throughout the 18th and part of the 19th century. Propaganda began as ideologies inculcated by the Catholic Church. The people were persuaded by their faith rather than on the reason. In 1939, Propaganda was the seed that rooted World

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    Sydni Wagner Mary Bosela English Composition 1020 5 December 2017 The Afterlife Life after death is a widely discussed issue all over the world today. With the various amounts of religions and their beliefs of what occurs post-death, it causes a great amount of controversy. Scientists have been conducting research and experiments to try and find a solution for it. Movies, articles, books and etc have been created to try and persuade the citizens of the world to believe in one way or another

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    Part One: Apollo and Daphne, a Baroque sculpture, was chiseled by Bernini during the time of the Catholic Reformation, or Counter-Reformation. The Catholic Reformation was when the Catholic Church began a movement to gain a larger following of Catholicism and reclaim power. As a result, church leaders (in this case Cardinal Borghese) commissioned works of art that had a sensory appeal and could evoke a more emotional response by capturing the attention of its observer. For this reason, Apollo and

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    The principles of Catholic Social Teaching have been used as a guide to making responses to social problems ever since the principles were developed in 1891. The following three principles are the most relevant to the refugee crisis. 1. Human Dignity All Humans were created in the image of God. Human dignity is the honour, importance, respect and worth that belongs every person simply because they are human. In addition, it is also the status that belongs to each person as we are made in the image

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