The priests hoped to resolve the issue when Pope John Paul II visited Nicaragua in 1983. During the pope’s visit to Nicaragua, many Catholics in the country held high expectations of him. The Nicaraguan Catholic hierarchy hoped that the Pope would support them on the atheist approach used by the Sandinista government. The Sandinista government also fought for their belief to have peace. These people were hoping the pope would say some words of wisdom and of consolation to the families who lost loved ones to daily counterrevolutions.
Why did Father Flynn resign if he was innocent? Why didn't he call Sister Aloysius' bluff? That he would resign because of a bluff is foreshadowed earlier in the movie, when Father Flynn gives a sermon about gossip. Father Flynn likens the influence of gossip to gutting a pillow and throwing its feathers to the wind. No matter how hard you try, you will never recover all of them.
The popehad even rewarded Henry with the title Defender of the Faith. Henry took thedecision to leave the Catholic Church because he needed a male heir. He alsowanted to gain power and money.Henry actually needed to break away from the Catholic Church because hecould not produce a male heir with Catherine of Aragon. Several of their babieshad died, and Henry’s only legitimate child was a girl called Mary. Henry hadbecome convinced that he was cursed for marrying his brother’s
Here in America, we do not have a national religion, yet the idea of separation of church and state has been raised more than once. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were very clear when they talked about church and state. Madison wrote in a letter, "The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries." Madison and Jefferson feared the harsh monarchs of Europe and did not what that to happen to their new country. Countries that do have a national religion often face more violent and extreme problems.
He believed that the Catholic church was corrupt for selling indulgences as penance for sins in that the sale was a way for the Church to exploit the unfortunate and poor (Reformation 5). The final push for the need to change was the English reformation. During King Henry VIII’s rule in the sixteenth century, the Church of England was formed. He established the church because the Pope of the Catholic Church would not grant him a divorce from his wife, Catherine of Aragon. The Anglican church had many similarities to the Catholic church: similar rituals and a bible titled the Book of Common Prayere (Reformation 9).
Two such groups would be secular activists and progressive Christians of faiths that emphasize social activism, yet have abandoned the revelation of the Bible’s truth. Another group would be fallen away Catholics, who identify with the roots of Liberation Theology but reject the Church’s ambivalence toward the poor, the Church’s hierarchal power structure or yearn for a personal relationship with their Father. (There is currently a growing group of charismatic
In Article 10, it states, “No one shall be disquieted on account of his opinions, including his religious views, provided their manifestation does not disturb the public order established by law.” However, Martin Luther and John Wycliffe were excommunicated for their religious views. Martin Luther and John Wycliffe questioned the Catholic churches beliefs such as people paying for their pentanence and whether people must communicate with God through priest. Martin Luther raised a question that why the church services was written in Latin only. Latin was a language studied by the upper class only and lower class people did not understand Latin that forced them to listen to the pope. Martin Luther in On Christian Freedom wrote, “For Holy Scripture makes no distinction between them, except that those who are now boastfully called popes, bishops, and lords….” He said that Pope or bishop are no different than other people.
It showed to me that people no longer thought of the government’s approval when it came to informing future audiences of the historic events, which sparked some of the beginning of photojournalism. The photos represented more than what was shown; the photos had amore deeper political meaning, such as that although death and destruction of war is depicted there is hope and humanity among the masses. Also the photos of the outdoor mass really struck me because although there is nothing but devastation around them they still feel the necessity of faith, which tells me that the politics of the war must have also been influenced by religion. The photographers wanted to give a certain representation of their country during these dangerous times of war, in which they worked. The photos also show me the sacrifice of preservation, the story of how the photos traveled 6000 miles to finally be discovered and displayed for the entire world to see that these brave photojournalists gave their lives to
Because the American government openly supported the Christian Diem, the South Vietnamese were almost as against American involvement as the North Vietnamese by the time of the Tet Offensive. The Americans’ failure to keep the North Vietnamese at bay only added further tension between the United States and the people they were trying to help. Back in the U.S., protest was growing to the point that full engagement in Vietnam was becoming difficult. Opposition to the draft was an extremely crucial form of protest. Literally, “tens of thousands fled to Canada or Europe to avoid the draft” (Wills 29).
Scientific advancements such as heliocentricity and atomism disproved geocentricity and Aristotelian beliefs. The Catholic Church supported many of those views and anyone who opposed those beliefs were made instant targets of the pope and his follwers.4 Punishments were very severe, including house arrest, to discourage scientific advancement, but some refused to give in to church demands. Aristotelian belief was that the Earth was the center of everything, which tied well into the churches’ misunderstanding of several bible verses. This misunderstanding caused the church to strictly promote the idea of an Earth-centered universe.4 Many scientists were persecuted, but Galileo was the most notable. With him inventing the one of the first telescopes, he could see multiple areas of space never seen before such as Jupiter.