The Catholic Church is very stringent but can also be lenient when it comes to the holy orders that it asks of its people. ... Catholics have three primary sacraments of initiation; Baptism, Holy Communion, and Confirmation. ... The week prior to Easter Sunday is known as Holy Week; including Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. ... Holy Thursday is also known as the day on which The Last Supper took place. ... Holy Saturday is the final day of Lent, of Holy Week, and of the Easter Triduum. ...

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In the Constitution 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.... 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. ... In Renaissance Italy when succession among royalty was the form of government, the Catholic Church more specifically the...

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Before leaving to face the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Rome, Galileo wrote a letter to a friend of his in which he stated, "I hear from well-informed parties that the Jesuit Fathers have insinuated in the highest quarters that my book is more execrable and injurious to the Church than the writings of Luther and Calvin... For one, Galileo was a devout Catholic for his entire life, and always maintained the opinion that Holy Scriptures were more important than anything pertaining to science or anything else for that matter. ... As Galileo wrote in a letter to his friend Benedetto Castelli,...

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First off, Mormons believe that man, or people, exist as spirit beings before being born. ... This will allow us to spirit children, which is the way God, the father, populated the earth (Smith, Joseph 46). ... He is a soul or a spirit. ... We can become holy, and relieve salvation by help from God by faith in the works of Christ, not by our own works. ... It's called the Spirit World. ...

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The Pope was regarded as the most holy person alive, followed by the Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, and finally the Laity. ... Vatican II established that all people were equal in the eyes of God and the Holy Spirit, helping overcome the problem of exclusivity that was seen in the Church, helping it to become more inclusive. ... This more democratic model meant that the best man to take the Church forward was elected under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. ... The early Church has always opposed the idea of mixed marriages as it was said to degrade the holy character of matr...

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Attending mass on a Holy Day of Obligation allows believers to become one step closer to the overall goal of a stronger relationship with God. ... In similar fashion, the Catholic Church holds the practice of admitting ones faults central to growing in mind, body, and spirit. ...

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Our conscience can be influenced by a variety of sources ranging from our parents or other close family members, friends, priests and other religious, youth members, the Bible and many other Holy texts. ... The CCC states that "our conscience must be formed to be 'right and truthful' (par. 1783)" this means that it must be formed by "The Word of God and by the teachings of the Church, it is supported by the gifts of the Holy Spirit and helped by the advice of people" (pg.20). ...

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