Ecumenism is a vital aspect of contemporary Australian society as it is the driving force for the unification that Jesus had wanted. ... The Historical events of the Church such as the Dark Ages and Inquisition are examples as to why ecumenism is necessary these periods of time caused fights, death and discrimination aspect of society that Jesus had not desired. ... There have been disagreements in the Church since the time of Jesus and continual divisions from then. ... Shrines acknowledge that the splits were wrong as it is the opposite to what Jesus intended "all be one" John 17...

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" (Genesis 1:27) This alludes to the difference between men and women from the rest of the created life forms as unique and distinctive, and assigns both males and females a certain kind of dignity and value that is not given to God's other creations. [10] In value, men and women are equal on the premise that they are image bearers of God. [7] The Bible elucidates in its early chapters that man and woman were made to complement one another and affirms that "there is neither male nor female if [they] are one with Christ Jesus.... Thus, as the Church submits to Christ, wives shoul...

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In the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy or Sacrosanctum Concilium it says that "The liturgy daily builds up those who are in the church making of them a holy temple of the Lord, a dwelling-place for God in the Spirit to the mature measure of the fullness of Christ.... They are considered the heirs to the original twelve apostles that Jesus "established as a college or permanent assembly," to govern the Church. ... "For the Roman Pontiff by reason of his office as Vicar of Christ and as pastor of the entire church has full supreme and universal power of the whole church, a...

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And despite God's plan for equality between men and women through Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:28) and the fight for women's emancipation by various advocacy groups and individuals, which has led to a huge progress in the liberation of women in the religious, cultural, political and socio-economic spheres. ...

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It became known as a service of love in imitation of Jesus, rather than an act of dominance over others. ... Overall however, the introduction of a more circular method of governance within the Church made people feel safer in a time of world crisis and as a result boosted people's confidence in the Church as protectors of the believers of Christ. ...

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