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Statue of Saint Peter holding the keys of the kingdom of heaven. (Gospel of Matthew ().A dogma of the Catholic Church is defined as "a truth revealed by God, which the magisterium of the Church declared as binding". [1]
The encyclical Immortale Dei of Pope Leo XIII, Concerning the Christian Constitution of States (De Civitatum Constitutione Christiana), was issued November 1, 1885, during the time of the Kulturkampf in Germany, and the laicizing of schools in France.
Marriage in the Catholic Church, also known as holy matrimony, is the "covenant by which a man and woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered by its nature to the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring", and which "has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament between the baptized". [1]
Dignitatis humanae [a] (Of the Dignity of the Human Person) is the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on Religious Freedom. [1] In the context of the council's stated intention "to develop the doctrine of recent popes on the inviolable rights of the human person and the constitutional order of society", Dignitatis humanae spells out the church's support for the protection of religious liberty.
Pope Damasus I (/ ˈ d æ m ə s ə s /; c. 305 – 11 December 384), also known as Damasus of Rome, [1] was the bishop of Rome from October 366 to his death in 384. It is claimed that he presided over the Council of Rome of 382 that determined the canon or official list of sacred scripture.
Bishop of Rome Pontifex maximus Pope Catholic Pope Francis in 2021 Emblem of the Holy See Incumbent: Francis since 13 March 2013 Style His Holiness Location Ecclesiastical province Ecclesiastical Province of Rome Residence Apostolic Palace (official papal residence) Domus Sanctae Marthae (current and preferred residence of Francis) Headquarters Apostolic Palace, Vatican City Information First ...
Born in 1244, Jacques was the son of Arnaud Duèze, [1] who was probably a Cahorsin merchant or banker. [2] He studied canon law at Montpellier and theology in Paris. [3] Jacques taught civil law at Cahors and later canon law at Toulouse. [4]
Evangelical Christianity brings together different theological movements, the main ones being fundamentalist or moderate conservative and liberal. [5] [6]Despite the nuances in the various evangelical movements, there is a similar set of beliefs for movements adhering to the doctrine of the Believers' Church, the main ones being Anabaptism, Baptists and Pentecostalism.