Catholic Theology

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This paper takes a look at Catholic theology. According to the paper, tradition and scripture are considered one and the same within the Catholic Church, and are both part of the sacred deposit of faith.

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"Within the Catholic Church today, there are groups such as Catholics United for the Faith, Regnum Christi, Opus Del, that encourage orthodoxy in their interpretation of the teachings of the Vatican (Smietana). Some churches have moved the tabernacle from the center of the church to emphasize the Mass and the presence of Christ in the reception of the Holy Communion, however many claim that this experiment has failed because the Church lost the sense of the sacred that had been the hallmark of Catholic worship (Smietana). According to Father Richard Simon, that loss of the sacred is also seen in the decline among Catholics in the belief in the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Fr. Simon wrote, "If we don't believe in the Real Presence, we might as well close the church" (Smietana)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Catechism of the Catholic Church. Preparation for Internet by Charles Borromeo Parish, Mississippi. Retrieved June 10 2006 from:http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/p1s1c2a3.htm
• Divine Tradition and Sacred Scriptures. The Augustine Club at Columbia University. 1999. Retrieved June 10 2006 from: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/a/sola_scriptura.html
• Guarino, Thomas G. "Tradition and doctrinal development: can Vincent of Lerins still teach the church?" Theological Studies. March 01 2006. Retrieved June 10 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
• McBrien, Richard P. "Tradition still in shadow of scripture." National Catholic Reporter. january 26 1996. Retrieved June 10 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
• Smietana, Bob. "A turn in the right direction? Across Catholic and Protestant churches, "orthodoxy movements" have sprung up to hold on to and defend what they see as the one true way of their particular tradition." U.S. Catholic. May 01 2003. Retrieved June 10 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.

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