... the Christian faith and key people such as Martin Luther, John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli contributed to the different denominations of the Catholic Church. Ecumenism is an important issue for Australian Catholics as it prevents the unwanted repeat of Sectarianism and violence amongst different religions. Ecumenism is extremely important in maintaining a unified and 'one' society, unlike the past. ... the emergence of Sectarianism. The East-West division resulted in the Eastern Churches becoming Orthodox (1054). The English reformation saw Protestantism and Anglicanism undergoing fur...

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... , but also her cultural contribution. Her refusal to submit to patriarchal Church authority, a fierce independence, and the egalitarian attitude of her life and work recommend her as a strong female in Australian history. Education was very important to the Catholic Church, and in 1852 in South Australia the government withdrew state aid so the Catholic Church was forced to pay for its own ... for her beatification occurred: prayers offered to her are said to have cured a woman of cancer. She was beatified in 1995 by Pope John Paul II, and is the first Australian to have had this honor. ...

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... and Judaism. In today's modern world, Christianity is still the most popular religion and has the greatest number of followers in Australia by far. Over 70 percent of the Australian population is Christian and the most popular branches of Christianity are Catholicism and Anglican. However, Christianity has suffered a decline over the past few years. In 1996 Catholicism dropped0.5 ... percent from 1991 to 1996. Christianity will continue to be in danger of decline due to the many reasons such as immigration, attraction of other religions, materialism and bad reputation. History of Christi...

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... St. John's Cathedral website. 1.3 Authorisation Father D. Johnstone has requested this investigation. 2.0 Findings 2.1 Religious Story and History Represented through Stained Glass Windows The stained glass windows at St. Johns Cathedral show images of aspects in Jesus" life and in Christian history. Events and places shown are Nativity, flight into Egypt, feeding of 5000 at the well of Samaria, Nazareth, Christ ... healing the Gadarene demoniac, the Apocalypse and Genesis (depicted with Australian imagery). Symbols and religious figures represented are: love, hope, faith, the Lamb of Go...

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... definition of an American. He says, "An American is English or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan (Ferrara, par 3). Americans come from all different descents and backgrounds, originating and living in very different parts of the world. Americans all ... about people who are diverse. According to Mr. Ferrara, "Americans welcome people from all lands, all cultures, all religions, because they are not afraid. They are not afraid that t...

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... proceeds from the father, and sanctifies the whole creation, teaching us to worship the Holy Trinity in one divinity, one nature. We praise Him, and we bless Him forever. Amen. History The Coptic Church is based on the teachings of Saint Mark who brought Christianity to Egypt during the reign of the Roman Emperor Nero during the first century. This was ... headquarters is in the local Donvale, the outer suburb of Melbourne, is the largest Coptic Diocese in terms of geography as it accounts for Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and N...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School