... other Christians, they believe that Jesus is God's Son which goes hand-in-hand with the belief in the Holy Trinity. God the Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit are what makes up the Holy Trinity. The Catholics basic beliefs are the bible; which was created by God and is not wrong in ... Catholic Church so that their children will get taught about the basics of marriage in a catholic family. Catholics worship the pope because he is the holy righteous human being. We worship the Saints because in their life they did something important that gave them to a direct path, pure innocent and ....

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... about its community of followers as "catholic," a word which means universal. Their fidelity holds true even today as the whole Catholic/Christian church still professes "one holy, catholic, and apostolic church" in the Nicene Creed ("The Roman Catholic Church and The Catholic Communion"). In order for one to belong to the church, their faith must ... life would mean not attaining on the sacraments of initiation, which is what the rest of their Christian life depends on. Catholics have three primary sacraments of initiation; Baptism, Holy Communion, and Confirmation. Baptism is the first...

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... is known about the way he lived his life, his teachings, and healing powers. The article notes that Jesus and other prophets relied on the Spirit world to gain power. Jesus used his power in order to help people who were suffering and to change the social order of his time. ... served as a motivator of their love and joy. What kept the Christians who spread the Good News going was the underlying thought that the Spirit of Christ was with them. This idea led to the belief that the Church was the Mystical Body of Christ. They believed that Jesus would ... would be forgiven. The last Chris...

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... accepted was the fact that everyone was received as equal. Jesus" followers had a monotheistic view that one almighty God that transcended in three forms, the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit. After the Son of God was persecuted for his beliefs, he was crucified on a cross until he died. It is stated that after three days on the cross he rose ... from the dead and formed the Holy Spirit. While in this form he would visit people in mind and soul. Jesus was believed to be in every living thing. Along with these beliefs, are ten rules that were ... the house of slavery. 2. You shall h...

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... chariot races, jugglers, circus acts, and fights between wild animals. In a city of churches, the most magnificent was St. Sophia Cathedral. Also known as Hagia Sophia, or the church of Holy Wisdom. It was completed by Justinian in 537. It is an enormous building, shaped like across, with a dome reaching 180 feet from the ground. It has a beautiful interior of colored ... . Byzantine Christians rejected the pope's claim to authority over all Christians. In matters of faith a council representing all bishops must make decisions. The Eastern Orthodox Church's creed states that the Holy Spi...

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... on the Sacred Liturgy or Sacrosanctum Concilium it says that "The liturgy daily builds up those who are in the church making of them a holy temple of the Lord, a dwelling-place for God in the Spirit to the mature measure of the fullness of Christ." Prior to the Second Vatican Council, this was not being fulfilled. Many argued that before ... . The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy passed which concluded a greater involvement of the congregation, the use of vernacular as opposed to Latin as well as a lowering of the age for Holy Communion. Having a greater involvement of the people can b...

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... think humans come into existence, and then how Roman Catholics believe humans come into existence. First off, Mormons believe that man, or people, exist as spirit beings before being born. They believe physical birth gives bodies to these spirits, along with that, the opportunity to choose right from wrong, making our present ... . If we live a righteous life and follow the book of Mormon, for Mormons, we will become equals to God. This will allow us to spirit children, which is the way God, the father, populated the earth (Smith, Joseph 46). Roman Catholics do not believe that we are pre...

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... one substance and one person (which means Jesus isn't God). This is in contradiction to Christianity which believes that God is the Holy Trinity: God the Father (fully and completely God), God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit (also fully and completely God). For my third site, I wanted to do something very different. I decided to observe an Islamic service because ... ...

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... lecturer on moral philosophy at the newly founded University of Wittenburg, founded by Frederick the Elector of Saxony. Luther was offered the chance to go to Rome, which was the holy city at the time. He expected this to be a life-changing experience, but it only disappointed him. He spent four weeks there and found that it was a worldly and ungodly ... nobility and clergy, in Worms at four o"clock on April 17, 1521. They gave Luther twenty-four hours to decide whether or not he would retract his statements against the Holy Roman Empire. He spent the night in prayer and came back the n...

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... Externalism, outside sources of knowledge can be used to justify a belief. How we define knowledge is key to what we can call a justified true belief. While some will insist the spirit is a personal feeling and experience, others claim that it's simply euphoria from mutual belief, inspiration and placebo effect. This is similar to when one might feel a sense of warmth or ... of this time have been proven time and time again to contradict themselves and science. Philosophical concepts such as the Problem of Evil and Placement challenge the morals that the holy books of today teach. The R...

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