When the bread and wine are transubstantiated, God again becomes flesh and Christ again dies upon the altar. ... According to the Roman Church, the bread and wine may have the appearance of such, but their inner substances have literally become the flesh and blood of Christ. All of this is a literal acceptance of the words of Jesus at the Last Supper: "And as they were eating, Jesus took the bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. ... In contrast, according to the teachings of the Roman Church, Christ's human body and blood ...

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It involves our participation in realizing that we are to live in Jesus' way, knowing right from wrong and making correct and informed moral choices as it not only effects ourselves but those around us. ... Jesus said "I have come that you may have life, and have it in abundance" John 10:10, this means that every life is a blessing from God so each life deserves to be valued and dignified as we are made in the image and likeness of God. ... " This means that as brothers and sisters in Christ we must treat everyone as equals and respect everyone regardless of age, sex, relig...

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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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Religious Orders and Communities. Religious Orders and Communities, religious bodies, specifically of the Christian Church, whose members live under a distinctive rule, or discipline. The members of the greater number of Christian religious orders are ordained priests, although lay members are admitted as brothers and nuns to some; a number of orders are for women only. Augustinians Augustinians, religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church whose constitution is derived originally from the Rule of St Augustine of Hippo, broadly divided into the Augustinian (or Austin) Canons, and ...

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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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For many centuries, there was very little scientific advancement due to a restraint the Catholic Church had over Europe during the Middle Ages, but this all changed during The Scientific Revolution. During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church had created a system of beliefs based on the teachings o...

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