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Sister_Amy
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Would Catholics fight to defend someone else’s right to not be a Catholic?
Does the Catholic Church teach or promote freedom of religion?
Does the Catholic Church teach or promote freedom of religion?
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Roman_Catholic_1
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I think Catholics have…
Do you think that there have never been Catholics in the US Military?
I have never been in the Military, but as a Police Officer I protect the rights of US citizens everyday. Catholic or not.
God bless
Do you think that there have never been Catholics in the US Military?
I have never been in the Military, but as a Police Officer I protect the rights of US citizens everyday. Catholic or not.
God bless
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dosdog
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Sir George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore (1580-1632)Would Catholics fight to defend someone else’s right to not be a Catholic?
Does the Catholic Church teach or promote freedom of religion?
George Calvert was the first person to dream of a colony in America where Catholics and Protestants could prosper together. He was born in Yorkshire, England and studied at Trinity College at Oxford. Sir Robert Cecil, who worked for King James I, hired George to be his secretary. George loved his work. Sir Robert trusted George as a good advisor. King James I then rewarded him with the title of “Knight” for good service in 1617. George became, Sir George Calvert, Secretary of State for King James I.
mdroots.thinkport.org/library/georgecalvert.asp
heritage.nf.ca/avalon/history/default.html
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Sister_Amy
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Well let me say personally thank you for your service as a police officer.I think Catholics have…
Do you think that there have never been Catholics in the US Military?
I have never been in the Military, but as a Police Officer I protect the rights of US citizens everyday. Catholic or not.
God bless
Do you know what the Church teaches about people of other religions?
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Sister_Amy
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I’m afraid that really didn’t answer my question at all–which was about the teachings of the Catholic Church regarding religious freedom.Sir George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore (1580-1632)
George Calvert was the first person to dream of a colony in America where Catholics and Protestants could prosper together. He was born in Yorkshire, England and studied at Trinity College at Oxford. Sir Robert Cecil, who worked for King James I, hired George to be his secretary. George loved his work. Sir Robert trusted George as a good advisor. King James I then rewarded him with the title of “Knight” for good service in 1617. George became, Sir George Calvert, Secretary of State for King James I.
mdroots.thinkport.org/library/georgecalvert.asp
heritage.nf.ca/avalon/history/default.html
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dosdog
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Catholicism in MarylandI’m afraid that really didn’t answer my question at all–which was about the teachings of the Catholic Church regarding religious freedom.
The “Maryland Experiment” began when Charles I issued a generous charter to a prominent Catholic convert from Anglicanism, Lord Cecil Calvert, for the American colony of Maryland. In the new colony, religious tolerance for all so-called Christians was preserved by Calvert until 1654. In that year, Puritans from Virginia succeeded in overthrowing Calvert’s rule, although Calvert regained control four years later. The last major political uprising took place in 1689, when the ‘Glorious Revolution” of William and Mary ignited a new anti-Catholic revolt in Maryland, and the rule of the next Lord Baltimore, Charles Calvert, was overthrown. Therefore, in 1692 Maryland’s famous Religious Toleration Act officially ended, and the Maryland Assembly established the so-called Church of England as the official State religion supported by tax levies. Restrictions were imposed on Catholics for public worship, and priests could be prosecuted for saying Mass. Although Catholics generally maintained their social status, they were denied the right to vote or otherwise participate in the government of the colony their ancestors had founded.
traditioninaction.org/History/B_001_Colonies.html
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Roman_Catholic_1
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Depends which religions I suppose. I am sure you will tell me though.Do you know what the Church teaches about people of other religions?
God bless
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Sister_Amy
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No, I don’t know the answer. That’s why I started the thread.Depends which religions I suppose. I am sure you will tell me though.
God bless
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ronyodish
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Sister Amy,Does the Catholic Church teach or promote freedom of religion?
You can check Dignitatis Humanae
You can also check out Nostra Aetate. #3 deals with the Muslims.Do you know what the Church teaches about people of other religions?
God bless,
Rony
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Roman_Catholic_1
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Here was a quick search of Vatican II
Haven’t read the whole thing myself, but since it interests you; here you go:
Declaration on Religious Freedom
christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/v10.html
God bless
Haven’t read the whole thing myself, but since it interests you; here you go:
Declaration on Religious Freedom
christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/v10.html
God bless
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dosdog
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Saudi Arabian Airlines bans BiblesDepends which religions I suppose. I am sure you will tell me though.
God bless
Saudi Arabian Airlines declares on its English-language Web site that the kingdom bans “Bibles, crucifixes, statues, carvings, items with religious symbols such as the Star of David.” Until the Saudi government changes this detestable policy, I say its airline should be barred from flying into Western airports.
While discriminating specifically against Shi’ites and Ahmadis, this policy manifests a broader insistence on Wahhabi supremacism. More broadly, the Saudi leadership runs a country that the US government has repeatedly condemned as having “no religious freedom” and being among the most religiously repressive in the world.
SAA, the state-owned national carrier and its portal to the world, offers a pressure point for change. To take advantage of this vulnerability, Western governments should demand that unless the Saudi government at least permits “that stuff” to come in, SAA faces exclusion from the 18 airports it presently services in Europe, North America and Japan.
jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1187779135932&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter
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swariffin
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Sister Amy,Would Catholics fight to defend someone else’s right to not be a Catholic?
Does the Catholic Church teach or promote freedom of religion?
We, the Catholics believe that there is truth in another religions, including Islam. We believe that we cannot determine how God reveals Himself to human. God, for sure, has revealed Himself to human in whatever way God decides. And for that, no human can determine what God can do in order to reveal Himself. I believe no other religion take the same stand as we the Catholics.
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goofyjim
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I believe in freedom of religion with no rstrictions and I am Catholic. I do not regard others as inferior just for not being Catholic.
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BlestOne
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Of course we believe in freedom of religion… how else could anyone freely choose to become Catholic???
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ralphinal
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Freedom of Religion, as a concept, is a fairly modern one. Over the history of humanity, there have been very few times that man allowed others to practice other faiths. At times, it was considered an issue of national security. At other times, it was because the ruler was either seen as god or put there BY God, and therefore could not be questioned.
The Catholic Church, as a Church, as always understod free will and how that impacts religion. As a guide for secular governments, the Church has at times encouraged limiting freedom of Religion. Again, there are several reasons for that. As far as excomunicating people who teach against Church doctrine, that is done to protect the innocent and to help bring the guilty to repentance.
In Modern Times, the Church has no issue with freedom of worship. However, She will not waiver from proclaiming that she is the true Church founded by Christ.
The Catholic Church, as a Church, as always understod free will and how that impacts religion. As a guide for secular governments, the Church has at times encouraged limiting freedom of Religion. Again, there are several reasons for that. As far as excomunicating people who teach against Church doctrine, that is done to protect the innocent and to help bring the guilty to repentance.
In Modern Times, the Church has no issue with freedom of worship. However, She will not waiver from proclaiming that she is the true Church founded by Christ.
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Booklover
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Yes, it does! From the Catechism:
The social duty of religion and the right to religious freedom
2104 "All men are bound to seek the truth, especially in what concerns God and his Church, and to embrace it and hold on to it as they come to know it."26 This duty derives from "the very dignity of the human person."27 It does not contradict a “sincere respect” for different religions which frequently "reflect a ray of that truth which enlightens all men,"28 nor the requirement of charity, which urges Christians "to treat with love, prudence and patience those who are in error or ignorance with regard to the faith."29
2105 The duty of offering God genuine worship concerns man both individually and socially. This is "the traditional Catholic teaching on the moral duty of individuals and societies toward the true religion and the one Church of Christ."30 By constantly evangelizing men, the Church works toward enabling them "to infuse the Christian spirit into the mentality and mores, laws and structures of the communities in which [they] live."31 The social duty of Christians is to respect and awaken in each man the love of the true and the good. It requires them to make known the worship of the one true religion which subsists in the Catholic and apostolic Church.32 Christians are called to be the light of the world. Thus, the Church shows forth the kingship of Christ over all creation and in particular over human societies.33
2106 "Nobody may be forced to act against his convictions, nor is anyone to be restrained from acting in accordance with his conscience in religious matters in private or in public, alone or in association with others, within due limits."34 This right is based on the very nature of the human person, whose dignity enables him freely to assent to the divine truth which transcends the temporal order. For this reason it "continues to exist even in those who do not live up to their obligation of seeking the truth and adhering to it."35
2107 "If because of the circumstances of a particular people special civil recognition is given to one religious community in the constitutional organization of a state, the right of all citizens and religious communities to religious freedom must be recognized and respected as well."36
2108 The right to religious liberty is neither a moral license to adhere to error, nor a supposed right to error,37 but rather a natural right of the human person to civil liberty, i.e., immunity, within just limits, from external constraint in religious matters by political authorities. This natural right ought to be acknowledged in the juridical order of society in such a way that it constitutes a civil right.38 2109 The right to religious liberty can of itself be neither unlimited nor limited only by a “public order” conceived in a positivist or naturalist manner.39 The “due limits” which are inherent in it must be determined for each social situation by political prudence, according to the requirements of the common good, and ratified by the civil authority in accordance with "legal principles which are in conformity with the objective moral order."40
The social duty of religion and the right to religious freedom
2104 "All men are bound to seek the truth, especially in what concerns God and his Church, and to embrace it and hold on to it as they come to know it."26 This duty derives from "the very dignity of the human person."27 It does not contradict a “sincere respect” for different religions which frequently "reflect a ray of that truth which enlightens all men,"28 nor the requirement of charity, which urges Christians "to treat with love, prudence and patience those who are in error or ignorance with regard to the faith."29
2105 The duty of offering God genuine worship concerns man both individually and socially. This is "the traditional Catholic teaching on the moral duty of individuals and societies toward the true religion and the one Church of Christ."30 By constantly evangelizing men, the Church works toward enabling them "to infuse the Christian spirit into the mentality and mores, laws and structures of the communities in which [they] live."31 The social duty of Christians is to respect and awaken in each man the love of the true and the good. It requires them to make known the worship of the one true religion which subsists in the Catholic and apostolic Church.32 Christians are called to be the light of the world. Thus, the Church shows forth the kingship of Christ over all creation and in particular over human societies.33
2106 "Nobody may be forced to act against his convictions, nor is anyone to be restrained from acting in accordance with his conscience in religious matters in private or in public, alone or in association with others, within due limits."34 This right is based on the very nature of the human person, whose dignity enables him freely to assent to the divine truth which transcends the temporal order. For this reason it "continues to exist even in those who do not live up to their obligation of seeking the truth and adhering to it."35
2107 "If because of the circumstances of a particular people special civil recognition is given to one religious community in the constitutional organization of a state, the right of all citizens and religious communities to religious freedom must be recognized and respected as well."36
2108 The right to religious liberty is neither a moral license to adhere to error, nor a supposed right to error,37 but rather a natural right of the human person to civil liberty, i.e., immunity, within just limits, from external constraint in religious matters by political authorities. This natural right ought to be acknowledged in the juridical order of society in such a way that it constitutes a civil right.38 2109 The right to religious liberty can of itself be neither unlimited nor limited only by a “public order” conceived in a positivist or naturalist manner.39 The “due limits” which are inherent in it must be determined for each social situation by political prudence, according to the requirements of the common good, and ratified by the civil authority in accordance with "legal principles which are in conformity with the objective moral order."40
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Lapell
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Also, if you would go in this text among those of Vatican II, I mean the text called Nostra Aetate, I think you would have the teaching all right. It’s not only about those from Judaism, but from other religions including Islam and other Christian denominations.
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Lapell
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With Booklover’s quotes of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, I think you have it right at least as well!
Maybe the thread could actually end here, since in these two sources, you’ll have what the Catholic Church actually teaches.
Maybe the thread could actually end here, since in these two sources, you’ll have what the Catholic Church actually teaches.
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tmango
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Booklover has stated it as the catholic church believes. The catholic church respects all other religions. I wish others would do likewise and stop persecuting catholics and other christian denominations because of our faith. Tolerance should rule, not misguided hatred.
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Sister_Amy
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So if the Catholic Church teaches that people are entitled to freedom in religion…
why are people here so angry and violent towards non-Catholics?
why are people here so angry and violent towards non-Catholics?
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