Throughout history, many advances in science, technology and the ever-changing morals and values of society have presented challenges to religious traditions. These include such challenges as heretical teachings, the black death and more importantly the renaissance and nationalism that challenge the foundational beliefs and values of the religious tradition. All challenges that a religion may encounter affects the religion as a whole. There may be one aspect that is the main focus or target of a challenges but because the aspects are interconnected, what affects one will inevitably bring questioning, tensions or enthusiastic support for and increased participation in others. For example questioning to the beliefs, may affect rituals, social structures, and also sacred texts and other religious writings.
At this time in history the church had not been challenged from around 500 AD to approximately 1500 and remained largely the same. As history progressed many challenges were brought up and corruption in the church was growing exponentially. This was the reason why the church needed a change for the greater good of the religion and also the society of people it had. Martin Luther was a big challenge and also a catalyst to the the criticisms the church had received. Luther challenged the doctrine of apostolic succession/papal authority, which meant the pope and a hierarchy was not required as the laity was equal (made in the image and likeness of God), he rejected the legitimacy of 5/7 sacraments to which he only accepted baptism and the Eucharist as they were the only ones present in the scriptures, he also believed salvation was obtained by faith alone (Sola Fide) which could be gained through prayer and bible study as they learned and loved God through God's selective grace, this meant that there was no need for priests, good works, indulgences or sacraments, he also attacked the Doctrine of Transubstantiation, replacing it with consubstantiation (Body/Blood present alongside bread/wine).
The Catholic Church was the center of society in the 15th and 16th centuries. ... There were many things that were wrong with the Catholic Church. ... Many members of society began to speak out against the church by writing books. ... Martin Luther was an East German religion professor, although he had trained to be a lawyer. ... All of this threatened the authority of the Catholic church. ...
In the sixteenth century, the Catholic Church was protested. This protest of the church is called the protestant reformation. ... There was a large increase in middle class, and a Decline of the Catholic Church. Feudal society ended and a new society began to grow. ... Catholics believe in seven sacraments. ...
The Black Plague caused Europeans to the doubt the Catholic Church. ... The Black Plague not only weakened European society, but it also increased Europeans' doubt that the Catholic Church could protect them. ... This cost the Catholic Church power and influence. ... While the Catholic Church did lose its total control over Christianity to the Protestants, Catholicism remains the largest Christian religion in the world with 1.2 billion followers (BBC News, 10/20/14, NP). This loss of power set the stage for other parts of European society to gain power....
Through the years the Catholic Church is been having problems. ... Hogan thinks that a change to the Catholic Church is necessary. ... I don't think it's too late to save the catholic church because all the catholic churches have to do is be open to a new mentality and way of thinking. ... The Catholic Church should be adjust to the modern society that we are living in. ... Hogan this will be a very good help not just to the seminarians but to the whole religion in general. ...
During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church was "the most powerful institution to be found anywhere in Europe.... The Catholic Church was able to collect money from local rulers and peasants to fund its projects, interfere with politics, and had a large influence over society. ... The once all-powerful Catholic Church not only lost power within religion but was also deprived of its abundant wealth, control over European politics, and its influence over society was reduced. ... The wealth of the Catholic Church diminished drastically as a result of the Protestant Reformation. ... Most of...
During the Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church reigned supreme. The Catholic leadership taught that the only way to God was through the Church. ... They enlisted the help of prostitutes and other dregs of society. ... Strong examples of the amoral actions of the Catholic Church are the Crusades. ... In the Middle Ages, the leadership of the Catholics was the most powerful and influential members of society. ...
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that, "Assuming that the guilty party's identity and responsibility have been fully determined, the traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2267). ... "If, however, non-lethal means are sufficient to defend and protect people's safety from the aggressor, authority will limit itself to such means, as these are more in keeping with the concrete conditi...
The Roman Catholic Church has refused to move with the shift. ... Thus, women in the Roman Catholic Church are denied positions of religious authority which excludes them from clerical positions in the church. ... Stanton stresses that woman's degradation and oppression in the Roman Catholic Church stems from the "Canon Law ""the religious dogma of the Roman Catholic Church." ... As a result, the Christian religion was legalized and Emperor Theodosius 1 made it the official religion of the Empire. ... Consequently, women in the Roman Catholic Church have no say in almost all matters...
Religion plays a big factor in virginity. ... Tradition for our society is for a woman to loose her virginity to her groom the night they wed. ... For example, the catholic church operates on the principle that who ever favors religion must avoid sexuality. The catholic religion believes in confession, therefore if someone has had sex before marriage they must confess this to the priest. ... The catholic church believes that "If one is incapable of being the ideal "Christ", unable to repress sexual needs, the marital state provides a way out (Savramis 57)." ...