He was entirely reliant on God and he understood that prayer is a key part and is required to make progress in God's service. ... When he attended a mass in 1208, his calling was made even more clear when the priest read a passage from Matthew : "Take no gold or silver or copper in your wallet, no bag for your journey, nor two tunics or sandals or a staff " Francis obeyed his call to poverty and he wandered through towns and villages, preaching the Good News. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Catholic Church teaches that ensoulment takes place at the moment of conception and this has been a key reason for their refusal to condone abortion (although Thomas Aquinas taught that the soul of girls was implanted by God at 90 days and the soul of boys at 40 days). Another key factor is Natural Law which Catholics believe shows that the natural consequence of the woman becoming pregnant is to give birth. ... There is one passage in the Bible that seems to touch specifically on the issue of abortion. ...

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I don't believe god has the ability to change my mind, I do, or often times a friend or a family member can bring to my attention an interesting point that is new to me, then I might change my mind based on the point they had brought up, but might is the key word, I"m not forced to change my mind about something just because my peer thinks I should. ... They claim that the Bible possesses passages that state homosexuality is a sin, or going against God's will. ...

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• Grade Level: High School