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In Criminal Law
Is heresy still a crime in Britain?
heresy is not a crime as the monarch released an act in which it states "whatever religion you are you must accept the monarch as your spiritual and temporal leader"
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What was Galileos heresy?
At that time they believed that God made it so that earth was the center of the universe, since Galileo believed the Sun was the center it was considered a heresy
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Who said Marxism is a Christian heresy?
Answer Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain wrote in his book, Moral Philosophy, "This is to say that Marx is a heretic of the Judeo-Christian tradition, and …that Marxism is a 'Christian heresy', the latest Christian heresy." In a footnote he observes that historian Arnold Toynbee had described communism as a Christian heresy. (MORE)
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What was the Arian heresy?
The late third century and early part of the fourth were a period in which members of the Church were trying to define the divinity of Jesus. Trinitarianism, the doctrine tha…t would ultimately triumph, held that God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit were three persons in one God, equally divine. Arius, a popular Libyan priest, declared that Christ, while divine, was not divine in the same way as God the Father. Around 318, Alexander, bishop of Alexandria, declared heretical the views of Arius and had him, and the clergy who supported him, excommunicated. In order to fully exclude Arius, Alexander had the wording that Christ was "of one being with God" adopted at the Council of Nicaea. The Church Father Origen held somewhat similar views to those of Arius, and some later theologians condemned his views by association with those of Arius. Eusebius wrote to Alexander in support of the Arians, and a copy of this letter was cited at the second Council of Nicæa, to prove that Eusebius was a heretic. The conflict between Arianism and the Trinitarianism that was the first important doctrinal difficulty in the Church after the legalisation of Christianity by Emperor Constantine I. At one point in the conflict, Arianism held sway in the family of the Emperor and this could have resulted in it becoming the eventual truth, with the doctrine of the Holy Trinity relegated to heresy. It was not until the end of the fourth century that the emperor finally declared Arianism illegal. (MORE)
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In Catholicism
Who was accused of heresy?
A: Many thousands of people have been accused, over the centuries, of heresy. Most of them recanted, at least under torture or when threatened with painful forms of execution…. The various Catholic Inquisitions were set up, almost exclusively to discover those who harboured heretical thoughts and to bring them to trial. Two well known 'heretics' are Giordano Bruno, a scientist and pantheist, who was found guilty of heresy by the Roman Inquisition and burnt at the stake in 1600, and Galileo Galilei, who was was found "vehemently suspect of heresy" and placed under house arrest at the pleasure of the Inquisition. Martin Luther was accused of heresy because he challenged the sale of indulgences. Prierias, Master of the Papal Palace, declared any challenge to the sale of indulgences to be heretical. (MORE)
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What is the origin of the word heresy?
Middle English: from Old French heresie, based on Latin haeresis, from Greek hairesis 'choice' (in ecclesiastical Greek 'heretical sect'), from haireisthai 'choose.'
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What heresy was in the church in the medieval period?
The Catholic Church faced several heresies during the medieval period, including Hussitism. This heresy regarded the scriptures as being more important than church leaders…hip, and also regarded ordinary people as being able to interpret scripture without Church help. (MORE)
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What heresy was condemned at the Council of Nicaea?
In the first Council of Nicaea(A.D. 325), the heresy about the relationship of Jesus to God the Father was condemned. People could not and still can not fully grasp the concep…t of Jesus being Ture God and True Man, His divinity. Also, the council discussed issues about early canon law, calculated the date of Easter, and composed the Nicaean Creed. (MORE)
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How was Arianism declared heresy?
A:The late third century and early part of the fourth were a period in which members of the Church were trying to define the divinity of Jesus. Trinitarianism, the doctrine th…at would ultimately triumph, held that God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit were three persons in one God, equally divine. Arius, a popular Libyan priest, declared that Christ, while divine, was not divine in the same way as God the Father. Around 318, Alexander, bishop of Alexandria, declared heretical the views of Arius and had him, and the clergy who supported him, excommunicated. In order to fully exclude Arius, Alexander had the wording that Christ was "of one being with God" adopted at the Council of Nicaea. The conflict between Arianism and the Trinitarianism was the first important doctrinal difficulty in the Church after the legalisation of Christianity by Emperor Constantine I. At one point in the conflict, Arianism held sway in the family of the Emperor and this could have resulted in it becoming the eventual truth, with the doctrine of the Holy Trinity relegated to heresy. It was not until the end of the fourth century that Emperor Theodosius finally declared Arianism illegal. (MORE)
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What was Galileo Galilei charged in heresy?
Galileo was accused of heresy for reinterpreting the scriptures. Galileo promoted the new theory of the planets' movements among the stars devised by Copernicu…s. This was against the church's teaching at the time because it placed the Sun at the centre, but Galielo was told he could teach the new theory as a convenient way of making predictions, but that he must not insist it was the absolute truth. After several years of this Galileo published a book with a summary of the argument, in which the Pope was portrayed as a simpleton for maintaining the Earth is at the centre. After that Galileo was put on trial for heresy and asked to provide proof. There was no proof and he was convicted, and he retracted his argument. But many years later, after Newton's discoveries, it was found that Kepler's model, which used elliptical orbits but retained the idea of having the Sun at the centre, was probably correct, and further discoveries in the next 200 years supported this view so that today it is generally accepted as right. So Galileo turned out to have been right all along, without being able to prove it during his lifetime. (MORE)