Catholic Church Reformation Research Paper

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There are a certain reasons why The Catholic Church is seen as suspect. During Reformation, or the Catholic Revival, a man named Martin Luther used propaganda against The Church of Catholicism to defame and degrade the Catholic pope. Following these acts, a body of Catholics attempted to blow up Parliament’s houses. Furthermore, the creators of the anti-Catholic propaganda formed an idea to make the Roman Catholic Church look malevolent and corrupt. For example, priests were seen as philanderers, and nunneries were seen to be brimmed with the carcasses of rotting children. One man that was seen to make the grandest threat was to the structural democrats of America, and it was from The pope. This was because the people within the Catholic church …show more content…

I grew up with one parent who grew up as catholic child, and the other who grew up as a Lutheran. Because of this, we went to a non-denominational church to practice our beliefs. If anything, my house was more spiritual than religious. I grew up to believe that God is a higher source and that he died on the cross to receive us of our sins. He stood for the positive in the world such as love, understanding, kindness, patience, unity, and humbleness. The devil, on the other hand, represented all of the negative things in the world, such as hate, envy, and abuse. My family did not follow one specific religion, but we were raised to be good, honest people with high morals, and goals to leave a bit of happiness (or Godliness) every place we visited just by doing good deeds and being good people. Growing up, my mother had a policy where everyone was welcome, and many times we helped people without a home and who needed food, clothing, and a friend. From the way I grew up, I was taught that only God can judge me, and that His opinion is the only one that matters. In The Catholic Church, the priest forgives the people of their sins. No one is perfect, we’re only human and sin daily. I believe that it is within our relationship with Jesus that not only relieves us from our sin (not our relationship with our priest), but it’s also about how we take our relationship and …show more content…

The main thing that comes to my head when I think about this is- but what if they fall in love? This belief is a cherished tradition, and it is held very close to the Catholic Church. To them, it is a sinful and shameful act to be in any relationship other than the one that you have with the Lord. When I think about all of the sexual scandals that have been associated with the Catholic Church, I can’t help but think that these would not happen if this was not a rule. It is hard for me to understand one giving up one of the main joys of life, being a parent. One would think that parenthood is a process that God would celebrate. Although I believe that they are denying themselves of ordinary human desires, I also believe that if they are happy with their lifestyle, so be

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