Excommunication

Mennonites first arrived in Canada in 1776. They had originated from German speaking countries making the German language on of their defining traits during that time. A census done in 2001 stated that 191,000 Mennonites live in Canada, and as of 2010 the largest concentrations of which lived in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Kitchener-Waterloo area. Over half of the Mennonite populations live in cities, mainly Winnipeg (Millette, 2015). Much is not commonly known about the Mennonite culture to those…

Throughout centuries women have fought for the right to be treated and consider equal next to men; though women have moved passed most gender discrimination from society the issue of inequality of women and gender roles still lingers within our social institutions. We allow those in higher classes to hold so much privilege that they use their power to enforce social controls in order to place individuals who are devalued into a controlled category of difference. Father Roy Bourgeois was a priest…

Prologue Gasps of terror echoed throughout the room as the gruesome spectacle was brought in. Pope Stephen VI grinned, triumphantly, as his will was worked. He had been waiting for this day for a long time. The basilica was filled with exclamations as the object was seated on the chair, and members of the jury covered their eyes. Even before the rich linen veil was lifted, the audience knew what was being covered. They had heard about Pope Stephen VI’s insane requests, and his eerie ideas. The…

critiqued the papacy and the basis of the Catholic church. The church wanted to keep its power so when people like Wycliffe acted against them they had to fight back to regain the trust of their own supporters. John Huss’s actions brought about his excommunication, which aimed to keep him away from the church and stop him from spreading his faulty opinions more people. Huss was accused of heresy while he was still alive and was imprisoned for his actions and teachings that were against the…

society is tolerant then what the reformer want to say is accepted by the people of society easily & the vice versa happens if the society is not tolerant. But the cast system says that if someone breaks a rule then you can give him punishment of excommunication or death which is strong against the social reform. Caste has killed the public spirit of hindu How should be an ideal society- After reading the demerits of caste system it is normal you have a question in your mind that how should be…

Before Stonewall provides an historical overview of the development of the experiences of the LGBTQ community in the U.S. in the twentieth century, leading up to the police raid and riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York City in 1969. In the 1920s, gay people were very much present during the time of the prohibition in artist and dance communities, particularly in urban areas such as San Francisco’s Barbary Coast, New Orleans’ French Quarter, and New York’s Harlem and Greenwich Village. They…

There was once a man born in Eisleben, Germany on November 10, 1483 name Martin Luther. Later on during the year 1484 he and his parents moved to Mansfeld, Germany. Where his father Hans owned an ore mining business. His father knew that mining was a hard business and he wanted his son to have a better job, so he wanted Martin to become a lawyer. At the age of seven Martin joined a school in Mansfeld, Germany. Later on at the age of fourteen he decided to go to north of Magdeburg, where he…

organised by the Catholic Church for the pacification of the western Christian world, however, this was only made to apply to certain territories. The Peace had many different clauses about how warfare should be organised under the threat of excommunication, one clause being that neither the Church’s or civilian possessions could be seized by raiding knights. This Peace would ultimately be a failure, as it was difficult to enforce and it expected too much from the knights, thus later in the…

Following the Renaissance and rise of humanism in Europe was the Scientific Revolution in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. While the Church was still reaffirming its power after its major struggle during the Protestant Reformation, people began to look for other paths of explanation that diverged from the divine. An elite appreciation for science and mathematics fueled this movement, but the scientific discoveries that sprung forth were closely monitored by those in power, namely the…

The church during the High Middle Ages went through a few reforms. These reforms were to help the church gain more power and stop those who were abusing their powers. Reforms like the Monastic reform succeeded in giving authority back to the papacy when they lost it. The church moved fast and quick during reforms and that is what helped them succeed. I think if the church would of done things more slowly and with less force they wouldn’t have succeeded in some of their reforms. These reforms…