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3 days ago · In response to the Reformation and to strengthen the authority, the Roman Catholic Church initiated a Counter-Reformation. Its aim was to reclaim souls from heretics, convert them, and re-establish its position as the center of the apostolic Church and the foundation of orthodoxy (Hsia 2010, p. 9). As part of the Counter-Reformation, the new ...
4 days ago · Gasparo Contarini was a Venetian Humanist scholar, theologian, diplomat, and Roman Catholic cardinal (1535–42). He was an advocate of extensive reform within the church and a leader in the movement for reconciliation with the Lutheran Reformers.
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4 days ago · While it is true that 16th-century issues drove the Reformation, many of the concerns of the reformers were very much like those of the early Christians and the fathers of the early church.
4 days ago · The Waldensians, also known as Waldenses (/ w ɔː l ˈ d ɛ n s iː z, w ɒ l-/), Vallenses, Valdesi, or Vaudois, are adherents of a church tradition that began as an ascetic movement within Western Christianity before the Reformation.
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3 days ago · As a Catholic priest developing humanist techniques for working on texts, he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament, which raised questions that would be influential in the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.
- Counsellor to Charles V. (hon.)
3 days ago · Reformation within the church is vital to ensure that we stay true to our foundational principles and continue to make a Christian impact on the world. While it is important to engage with our context, we must always uphold ethical standards set forth in the Bible, even if they go against popular opinion. In the Old Testament, the people of God ...
5 days ago · Therefore, the Mass should incorporate the best sacred art, architecture and music that the Church has to offer. To that end, the Church should avail itself of its own rich liturgical patrimony and not treat traditional forms of art and music as an allergy to be overcome with shoddy ersatz novelties in the name of “being relevant to the times.”
