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Catholic AnswerSt. Thomas Aquinas (1225-74) was a Dominican priest, a philosopher, theologian and has been declared a Doctor of the Church known as the Angelic Doctor. St. Thomas was probably the most famous theologian the Church has ever had, and he produced numerous works including his Summa Theologica which is the principal doctrinal synthesis in Catholic Theology still used today in the seminary to teach theology.
because the Catholic curch largely controlled the governments of Europe.
cuz he is Christian and he want to every one in Spain to be
Padre is just the Spanish word for Father. Thus your padre is your father, and if he is Catholic, then it is his God-given duty to teach Catholicism.Also, Catholic priests are commonly addressed as Padre. Their primary duty is the sacraments, the offering of the Sacrifice of the most Holy Eucharist, confession, baptism, and the rest. They also teach the faith while doing so.
The Roman Catholic friars and priests also taught American Indians about family. They did not realize that Native Americans had an established and very good familial system.
Here in the new world, I believe the country that sent the most priest over here to teach the native Americans the faith was Spain. There are currently, five Georgia martyrs being considered for canonization (declared Saints) by Rome, all five of them were Spanish friars. Spanish priests taught the faith to all the countries in South America save Brazil, those priests were from Portugal. Canada's priests were from France.
The priests taught the Indians about Christianity.
The purpose of the missal is to provide the text of the liturgy, including prayers, readings, and instructions, for priests to follow during Mass. It ensures a standardized and consistent celebration of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church.
The priests taught the Indians about christianity.
the bible
Their jobs were to teach the Catholic religion to the indians.
Anyone qualified to teach a catechism class may do so. Years ago it had to be a member of the clergy, then religious sisters did so. Now because of the shortage of priests and religious, and the growing numbers of those coming into the Church, any qualified Catholic individual may teach catechism classes for those interested in joining the Church.