week 4 response 412 2

Ivory Parker  

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Re: Topic 4 DQ 2

Hello Class,

Catholicism engages in religious engagements such as providing quality health care and social welfare services, the democracy exercise, and campaigns against abortion. Quality health care services ensure that people have easy access to medical facilities and can afford to settle hospitalization costs (Roberts, 2013). It ensures everyone has equal access to medical care regardless of their economic status and racial background. In practicing democracy, the Catholic Church urges all people to elect morally upright leaders to avoid corruption incidences (Kelly, 2013). In addition, the Catholic church encourages fairness in the elections to avoid a country experiencing chaos that greatly hinders economic growth. The provision of social welfare services ensures that vulnerable members of the society meet their basic needs and develop strategies that facilitate economic empowerment (Roberts, 2013). I am surprised by Catholic Church's perspective on abortion as it does consider risky incidences that might lead to the loss of a mother's life. Catholic Church should offer a room that assures the safety of a mother (Kelly, 2013). Thus, Catholicism has a great commitment to social transformation through religious engagements such as the practice of democracy, offering quality medical care, and social welfare services.

 

Kelly, T. (2013). Religion's role in congressional polarization remains elusive. National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved from https://www.ncronline.org/books/2021/06/religions-role-congressional-polarization-remains-elusive

Roberts, T. (2013). Sociologist has kept his eye on Catholicism. National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved from https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/sociologist-has-kept-his-eye-catholicism

Naria Celaya  

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Re: Topic 4 DQ 2

I found related to Catholic engagement worldwide that any person can baptize another in an emergency. They consider the crisis to be dire, and if so, all the other person must do is follow the dying person's wish through baptism. There are roughly 15% of hospitals and medical facilities owned by Catholics. In some parts of the world, it is said that the Catholic church is the leading provider of health, education, and human services. In July of 2021, the pope announced a change in the way mass is given in recent news. Traditionally and historically, the mass has been held in Latin. However, as time progressed, some priests would use the more popular language in their area. However, in 2007 Pope Benedict reverted to requiring mass be held in Latin without asking for permission from the Bishop. So, in 2021, Pope Francis states that Latin mass is not a requirement, nor should it be enforced to better blend and bring in the community. Most of the Catholics in the United States (62 percent) believe that helping the poor and needy is an essential part of what it means to be Catholic. However, fewer people (41 percent) believe it is a sin to buy luxury things without helping the poor.

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Lipka, M. (2020, May 30). Key findings about American Catholics. Pew Research Center. Retrieved January 7, 2022, from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/09/02/key-findings-about-american-catholics/

Smith, G. A. (2021, October 19). Two-thirds of U.S. Catholics unaware of Pope's new restrictions on traditional Latin Mass. Pew Research Center. Retrieved January 7, 2022, from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/10/07/two-thirds-of-u-s-catholics-unaware-of-popes-new-restrictions-on-traditional-latin-mass/