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What else did catholic church do to stop the spread of Protestantism?
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How is humanism different from what people cared about during the Middle Ages?
In the late 1300's early 1400's the church found itself challenged by the men returning from the crusades with new ideas. One of these was Neoplatonic thinking that said man could communicate with God without the church. This idea took all the power away from the church and they did everything they could to hold on to the power they had for a 1000 years. Michelangelo's painting in the Sistine chapel reflects the new thinking with man touching the hand of God. This resulted in a turning away from the divine to the importance of human needs and to humanism that affirms the ability of man to lead ethical lives and to aspire for a greater good without the church telling them they had to do what they were told or else be in sin.
What were the forces behind the rise of medieval universities?
As the threats from enemies started to dwindle, the need for castles and protection from knights, lords, etc also started to fall. Those who were serfs and worked the land began to own their own land. The knights and Lords had nothing else to do (no wars to lead, battles to plan, etc) so they stayed home and became more and more educated, bringing the age of enlightenment or the renaissance. The Catholic Church decided to support this movement to understand the world better than before. The Churches set up Universities for men to study their respective fields and others to study under those "professors." The establishment of the University was mainly the responsibility of the Catholic Church.
Nature of cooperation during medieval times?
Cooperation? There is no cooperation in a feudal life. A small group has the power and everyone else does what they are told or else.
What system control people's freedom in the middle ages?
Mostly, control over the ordinary lives of most people came from laws and customs pertaining to the manorial system. The Church exercised some control over people, but this was not usually exercised unless the people were either (1) both important and in conflict with the church (as in the cases of Henry II of England and Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire) or (2) part of a heretical group large enough for higher Church authorities to notice. The popular view is that the medieval Church routinely burned people at the stake for witchcraft and excommunicated people in order to prevent progress in science, but these problems did not really develop until about the time the Renaissance started, and were not large scale until after the Middle Ages were all over. Contrary to this view, the Church provided Right of Asylum, which in many places meant that a person seeking asylum could not be removed except for certain serious crimes, and then only after having time to repent and be forgiven (often six weeks); and in other places, the person could not be removed at all, even if that person was a felon sought by agents of the king. Also, the Church had Benefit of Clergy, which meant certain people would be tried for crimes before special courts run by the Church, more lenient and without torture, and these people were not just clergy, but, indeed, anyone who might become clergy, including students, and anyone else who could read. There are links below.
What factors contributed to European dominance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?
Three words: nationalism, imperialism, industrialism. Europe was the first region to industrialize, meaning it had access to superior weaponry before anyone else. Because of the superior weapons and strong military that Europe had been developing, this allowed for Europe to imperialize other regions, Africa in particular, and allowed for a stronghold over natural resources and was able to spread its own ideologies to other countries (such as nationalism).
How did Roman Catholicism spread in Italy?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Church spread in Italy the same as every where else, through the work of the Holy Spirit, in Christian men who gave their lives for the Gospel.
Is it ok to be Catholic and practice Christianity?
.Catholic AnswerIt is impossible to be Catholic and not practice Christianity as the only complete Christianity there is in the world is the Catholic religion. Everyone else who is claiming the name "Christianity" has rejected some part of the revelation that Our Blessed Lord gave to the Catholic Church, and it has preserved it for all these centuries against every heresy from the first century right through modern protestantism. Of course it is okay to practice Christianity and be a Catholic, you could not possibly do anything else.
If your father is Catholic are you considered Catholic by the Catholic Church?
To be considered Catholic by the Church, you must be baptized in the Catholic Church, or else properly baptized in another church and formally received into the Catholic Church by a priest. Being born to Catholic parents isn't enough. You can be the Pope's nephew, but if you haven't been baptized, you are not Catholic.
What is the protocol for a Roman catholic and a Episcopalian to get married?
As a Catholic, you cannot be validly married anywhere else besides a Roman Catholic church. If you get permission from your Episcopalian Bishop, the Episcopal Church will recognize your marriage in a Roman Catholic church.
What is the holy book for the Roman Catholics in France?
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. Secondly, unlike Protestantism and Islam, Catholicism is not a religion "of the book", but instead is based on the revelation of Jesus Christ to His Church. Part of that revelation was written down in the New Testament as a form of the Church's teaching and preaching. That, along with the Old Testament received from the Jews forms the Bible which is the holy book, if you will, of all Catholics, be they in France or anywhere else.
What led to major changes in the christian church the renaissance else where?
The only church that existed in this time was the Catholic Church.
What were the roles of the Europe Catholic Church?
There is no "Europe Catholic Church", there is the world-wide Catholic Church in Europe and everywhere else in the world, and its role is the same everywhere, to bring Christ to people and people to Christ and salvation.
What did the Roman Church and Orthodox Church become after they split?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church remained the Catholic Church. It cannot "become" anything else, as Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to guide it until the end of time. It will remain His Body, it will remain One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. The Orthodox Church became schismatic (they are in schism from the Catholic Church).
Who else besides Hitler wanted to take over the world?
The Catholic Church
How is Protestantism different from the Catholic Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe main difference between Protestantism and Catholicism is free will. Catholics believe that God has given us free will and that with our free will we may either choose God, or something else. These is the only real decision we have in our life, and we have to make it all the time. No matter what we choose during the day, the year, or the rest of our life, boils down to either doing God's Will or our own (or the Devil's!). Protestantism believes that we have a further choice in that we can say how we can say yes to God. In the Catholic religion, you just accept God, and in accepting God, you accept what He has revealed to us through His Church, His Ministers, and the Sacred Scriptures. In Protestantism one decides for oneself how one is going to accept God. This is most obvious in the interpretation of Sacred Scripture. I have Protestant friends who say, "I have to think about that to decide what I believe".
Why can't an Episcopalian from high church receive Communion in a Catholic church?
Roman Catholic AnswerAn Episcopalian, regardless of his persuasion (high church or low church) is still a protestant, even if he likes the more Catholic ceremonies of the high church. Holy Communion in a Catholic Church is restricted to those who believe as a Catholic and are in a state of grace (have been baptised, and have been to confession). An Episcopalian is not Catholic, and does not believe as the Catholic Church does. If he does believe what the Catholic Church does, like everyone else, he must attend RCIA classes and be legitimately brought into the Church at the Easter Vigil. Having been a "high church" Episcopalian myself, I know of what I speak!
How is the Catholic Church active in Afghanistan?
The same as anywhere else. We help the poor and the sick of the country.
