Recent controversies involving the Catholic Church have been allegations of child abuse and formal charges that have been brought against members. Between 1998 and 2006 there was also a lot of controversy of how the Catholic Church interacted with other religious groups.
Pope Benedict's letter addressed recent developments in the Catholic Church, expressing concern about the crisis of faith and moral decline within the Church. He emphasized the importance of returning to the teachings of the Church and upholding traditional values.
On June 29, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI released his new encyclical Caritas in Veritate (On Integral Human Development in Charity and Truth). It stands as the most recent major social document in the Catholic Church.
The Episcopal Church, also known as the Church of England, or the Anglicans, worship God. They are mostly the same as the Catholic Church. The main difference is that they are not ruled by Rome but by England. Part of the reason for the split from the Catholic Church was over the marriage issue. Catholic priests cannot marry, but Episcopal priests can. In recent years, the Catholic Church has invited the Episcopal Church to merge with them, even offering to allow the Episcopal priests to remain married. Both denominations have been wrought with scandals and divisions in recent years, and Catholics saw such a proposition as a way to help rebuild.
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Many churches, including the church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, do not. However, a few faiths do.The Episcopal Church does. That is the US name for the Anglican Church. It is almost the same as the Roman Catholic Church except for a very old church split and the more recent controversies.Santería does. That mixes the Yorùbá religion with Roman Catholicism.
i'm going to assume you mean catholic. if so, then i would assume poorly. the recent scandals, and inhuman acts would probably put the catholic church in a poor light. among them would be the recent pedophilia charges against priests and the popes attempts to stop condom use in africa.
Yes, cremation has been for some time accepted by Roman Catholic Church, is not uncommon in recent years. Hope this helps you.
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As of recent estimates, there are about 1 million Catholics in Russia, which represents a small percentage of the country's population. The Catholic Church in Russia is primarily composed of two main groups: the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. Despite being a minority, the Catholic community is active and has a presence in several major cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Roman Catholic AnswerNo, to be married in a Catholic Church one must have a baptismal certificate, a recent baptismal certificate that would show if one was 1) baptized, and 2) free to marry (in other words not already married or ordained.)
Historically, Assyrians were polytheists, believing in the Mesopotamian Pantheon. The central god they revered was Marduk, but there were numerous others.Modern Assyrians are exclusively Christian (or Atheists from a Christian background). There are several Assyrian churches including the much older Chaldean Catholic Church, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Ancient Church of the East, the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Syriac Catholic Church, and some more recent Protestant denominations like the Assyrian Pentecostal Church and Assyrian Evangelical Church.