(Meyendorff 5).The word orthodox comes from Greek‚ meaning right-believing. currently the orthodox religion has more than 174 million followers throughout the world. The Greek Orthodox church is autocephalous‚ that is‚ governed by its own head bishop. The head bishops of this autocephalous church may be called patriarch‚ metropolitan‚ or archbishop. These clergymen are much like the Pope in that they decide church doctrine and generally make the important decision on controversial topics. In its doctrinal
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wrong based on certain circumstances. The official teaching of the church on these moral situations is called the magisterium. The magisterium consists of the bishops and the pope. In order to accomplish this mission to teach the faith the bishops will delegate and designate others to teach‚ or they will teach directly themselves. The bishops also give a teaching mission to theologians and to all those who speak in their name. Catholics believe that the church will be protected by these fundamental
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documents pertaining to a remarkable cure of a woman with inoperable cancer were delivered under seal to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. After close scrutiny of this case and examination by the Medical Board and theologians‚ the cardinals and bishops recommended to Pope Benedict XVI that this was a miracle. He approved on December 19‚ 2009‚ and Mary’s canonisation occurred
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officials. The members of the Clergy could usually read and write‚ as oppose to the peasants of the time‚ who most usually could not. All of the Clergy were under the authority of the Pope. Pope: The pope was the head of the Catholic Church. Bishops: The Bishops supervised Local parish priests. Local priests: The local parish priests had the most influence on people as he had more contact with the people of his area. 3. How the Church brought the community together and why: The Church was
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1100‚ but Cowdrey shows it was employed already in 1078‚ in the appointment of a bishop of Augsburg. Gregory’s pragmatism in other aspects of the layclerical relationship is well known‚ but not its extent. The pragmatism is shown here by an abundance of example of Gregory’s exhortations to lay congregations to boycott the Masses of non celibate priests; and to princes‚ to coerce lazy bishops. Anyone doubting Gregory’s capacity for tactical somersaults in the matter of clerical an
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RCIA – The Church II Nativity Catholic Church Gospel Reading: Then Jesus approached and said to them‚ “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go‚ therefore‚ and make disciples of all nations‚ baptizing them in the name of the Father‚ and of the Son‚ and of the holy Spirit‚ teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold‚ I am with you always‚ until the end of the age”. (Mt. 28:18-20) Review of prior talk: The Church is One because God is One. The
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ruling class (kings‚ lords‚ and other nobles) in addition to the lay people and commoners. Prior to the 11th century‚ the nobles had increasingly dictated church affairs‚ as they were making secular choices for bishops. This was important for the nobles to do because a bishop would often be the governmental administrator for a town‚ in addition to the “spiritual” leader. However‚ the papacy began to chafe at this external interference‚ and more so this external exertion of power. Thus
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Priest hood. Francis didn’t even join priest hood when the Bishop told him too. Why did he wait so long you may ask? It’s because he was waiting for God’s will to be clear. The way is pretty ironic how Francis new he was in the clear‚ everytime he would ride on his horse‚ he would fall off and the horse his sword would come out and make a shape of the cross. At first he was appointed provost of his diocese‚ and then second in rank to the bishop. One reason why St. Francis waited was because that in order
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Baptists‚ Protestant Christians who accept the basic doctrine of the 16th-century Reformation but have added other beliefs and practices‚ including baptism of believers by immersion only‚ the separation of Church and state‚ and the autonomy of the local church. The Baptists are important for their emphasis on these and other beliefs and for their numbers. The history of the Baptist Church is traced to the early days of the Protestant Reformation-specifically‚ the division of the Reformation. John
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The Crusaders and the Church Medieval Christianity is one of the most controversial periods of the Churches history. It is a time when dramatized fantasy often overshadowed a humble reality. This was time of valiant knights and ruling kings‚ and time when the government was deeply seeded in orthodox Christianity. Christians and non-Christians alike have wrestled with the haunting events of this age. It is an ongoing debate as to whether or not the events and decisions made by the heads of the
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