Religion has played an important role in society since the dawn of man. Through out history, people have turned to religion as a way to make sense out of catastrophic events and to help guide them down a road that leads to the afterlife. Even as far back as 2000 B. C. religion was used in Egypt to control the local population and to explain the rising and flooding of the Nile River. Today, religion can be seen across the world varying from the Shinto religion of Japan to the Mormon religion of the western United States. The impact of religion is felt by everyone in the world, no matter what religion it is and where in the world you are.
The problem with religion is that it isn't always used for good. Most Americans can recall the recent problems with Islamic Fascists and the destruction these people caused on September 11, 2001. But not to say that only the extreme cases of religion cause problems. .
An atheist or agnostic could say that religion is an institution of man, in reality no different from any other man-made organization. It doesn't shock them or bother them that religious leaders sin just as a corporate executive might. All it does is reaffirm their beliefs and give them grounds to wage war against the religious people of the world. To me this poses a serious question. People who give their life to the service of God should have the guidance to do God's work. Take me for example, I make mistakes and sin all the time. My sins, although no worse or better than anyone else's are the sins of a layperson. I am not a representative of God. So, if these people constantly ask for God's guidance and are in an environment that should have God's will as their priority, how do these crimes occur? One has only to look at one of the oldest religions, that of the Catholic Religion, and the problems it has caused and dealt with from its early inception to the modern era. .
One of the darkest times of the Catholic Church was immediately prior to the Reformation of Martin Luther.
Catholic Education? ... Catholic Education Today A. ... Understanding the catholic education is something that they cannot relate to or is something that can only be applied to Catholics. ... Others think that catholic education is not worth their time since they are not Catholic. ... Private Catholic Schools How then is the philosophy of catholic education significant today's society? ...
Transubstantiation is a belief that all Catholics have faith in. ... The Roman Catholic Church, the largest of the Christian Churches, is present in all parts of the world. It can be said that most other Christian denominations broke away from the Roman Catholic Church due to different beliefs. ... These three churches originally broke away from the Roman Catholic Church due to different beliefs in the creed. ... It may not have been viable to separate from the Roman Catholic Church over those small details; yet, the Roman Catholic Church and the other Christian denominations are still able to...
Catholic trends in Church The religious event that I chose to attend was one of the Catholic Church. The Catholic's believe in monotheism. ... The catholic people in the community go to the priest for everything. ... Theirs are many parts to a Catholic Church ceremony. ... I find the Catholic Church real interesting especially the singing parts and the peace offerings they do a lot of god things in church....
Dorothy Day once called the Catholic Workers "fools for Christ." ... I feel that the Catholic Workers were indeed "fools for Christ." ... Catholic Workers wanted to help others. ... The Catholic Workers were truly a blessing to those they served. ... The Catholics Workers did for some what Jesus did for many. ...
Being a Catholic is deeply rooted in one's perception of the world. ... A Catholic's outlook on the world is demonstrated in Lawrence S. ... The Catholic faith exists within the world and in human history. ... Catholics also view the world as a place that has the potential for perfection. ... Catholics should be grateful to God for creation and our part within it. ...
In this paper, I will focus on the sacraments and the differing views of Methodists and Catholics in this area. ... The sacrament of confirmation is a sacrament only found in the Roman Catholic Church. It is another step in the initiation of a new believer into the Roman Catholic Church. ... Other than baptism, the Eucharist is the only sacrament shared by both the Methodist and Catholic churches. ... The Catholic church places an importance on matrimony, considering marriage itself a sacrament. ...
The Black Plague caused Europeans to the doubt the Catholic Church. Then, fighting between two Catholic powers, England and France, during the Hundred years war, also caused Europeans to question the Catholic Church. Finally, the Great Schism led Europeans to doubt the Catholic Church. ... The Black Plague also caused people to question the Catholic Church. ... This cost the Catholic Church power and influence. ...
"Counter - Reformation denotes the period of Catholic revival" which Luther was determined to do. ... It contained a series of grievances opposing the Holy Roman Catholic Empire's way of catholic life, in which Luther was determined to reform. ... Its aim was to clearly define the Catholic doctrine once and for all, which was also known as the Counter Reformation - better known as the Catholic Reformation. ... The Reformation and the Counter/Catholic Reformation was the intellectual counter-force to Protestantism. The Catholic Reformation occurred after the Reformation, because the Catho...