(catholic) what are ten rights of the church that people have?

Question

(catholic) what are the ten rights the church believes people should have?

Answer 1

As Christians Catholics are experiencing the period of Advent before the Christmas season maybe alittle history is in order.

Pastor Billy says:

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.

The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.

Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.

Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.

The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.

The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.

The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.

Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit: Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.

The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.

Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit - Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.

The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.

The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.

The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.

Answer 2

Lets see if I can remember them- though the catholic church has twisted what the Bible actually says about these things- here goes ( I thought there were only 7) :

baptism
confession
communion
confirmation
marriage / priesthood
last rites

I know I am missing one somewhere- I am sure i only remembered there being 7- it may have changed to ten since I left the everchanging Catholic church and found steady, reliable unchanging Jesus!

Answer 3

I don't think the Catholic Church limits the Rights to ten.....

How about a source, maybe from the Catechism???

Peace!

Answer 4

rights or rites? We have more than ten of both of them.

The church believes in more than ten "basic human rights."

Answer 5

Do you mean "rights" as in priviledges
or "rites as in" ceremonies?

Matrimony(Marriage) and Holy Orders(priesthood) are seperate sacraments

Answer 6

Those that some are saying are "rites" are actually Sacraments, and there are seven of them:

1. Baptism
2. Confirmation
3. Communion
4. Reconciliation
5. Marriage
6. Holy Orders (being ordained)
7. Last Rites (Anointing of the Sick)

Being a Catholic doesn't give me any more legal rights than you have. There are, however several rights and responsibilities that apply inside the Catholic Church:

A. Basic Human Rights and Responsibilities

1. All Catholics have the basic human rights e.g., (a) freedom of action, (b) freedom of conscience, (c) freedom of opinion and expression, (d) the right to receive and impart information, (e) freedom of association, (f) the right to due process of law, (g) the right of participation in self-governance, (h) the right to the accountability of chosen leaders, (i) the right to the safeguarding of one's reputation and privacy, (j) the right to marry, (k) the right to education and the corresponding duty to exercise them responsibly.
2. As a consequence of the basic human right of freedom of action, all Catholics have the right to engage in any activity which neither causes harm nor infringes on the rights of others.
3. As a consequence of the basic human right of freedom of conscience, all Catholics have the right and responsibility to follow their informed consciences in all matters.
4. As a consequence of the basic human right to receive and impart information, all Catholics have the right of access to all information possessed by Church authorities concerning their own spiritual and temporal welfare, provided such access does not infringe on the rights of others.
5. As a consequence of the basic human right of freedom of opinion and expression, all Catholics have the right to express publicly in a responsible manner their agreement or disagreement regarding decisions made by Church authorities.
a) Laity have the right and responsibility to make their opinions known in a responsible manner, especially where they have first-hand experience of the issue at hand.
b) Catholic teachers and scholars of theology have a right to, and responsibility for, academic freedom; the acceptability of their teaching is to be judged in dialogue with their peers and, when appropriate, Church authorities. Such scholars and teachers will keep in mind that the search for truth and its expression entails following wherever the evidence leads, and hence, the legitimacy of responsible dissent and pluralism of thought and its expression.
6. As a consequence of the basic human right of freedom of association, all Catholics have the right to form voluntary associations to pursue Catholic aims; such associations have the right to decide on their own rules of governance.
7. As a consequence of the basic human right to due process of law, all Catholics have the right to be dealt with according to commonly accepted norms of fair administrative and judicial procedures without undue delay, and to redress of grievances through regular procedures of law.
8. As a consequence of the basic human right of participation in self-governance, all Catholics have the right to a voice in decisions that affect them, including the choosing of their leaders, and a duty to exercise those rights responsibly.
9. As a consequence of the basic human right to the accountability of chosen leaders, all Catholics have the right to have their leaders render an account to them.
10. As a consequence of the basic human right to the safeguarding of one's reputation and privacy, all Catholics have the right not to have their good reputations impugned or their privacy violated.
11. As a consequence of the basic human right to marry, all Catholics have the right to choose their state in life; this includes the right for both laity and clergy to marry, remain single or embrace celibacy.
12 As a consequence of the basic human right to marry, with each spouse retaining full and equal rights during marriage, all Catholics have the right to withdraw from a marriage which has irretrievably broken down.
a) All such Catholics retain the radical right to remarry; and
b) All divorced and remarried Catholics who are in conscience reconciled to the Church retain the right to the same ministries, including all the sacraments, as do other Catholics.
13. As a consequence of the basic human rights to marry and to education, all Catholic parents have the right and responsibility,
a) To determine in conscience the size of their families,
b) To choose appropriate methods of family planning, and
c) To see to the education of their children.

B. Basic Baptismal Rights and Responsibilities

1. As a consequence of their baptism, all Catholics have the right to receive in the Church those ministries which are needed for the living of a fully Christian life, including:
a) Worship which reflects the joys and concerns of the gathered community and instructs and inspires it;
b) Instruction in the Christian tradition and the presentation of spirituality and moral teaching in a way that promotes the helpfulness and relevance of Christian values to contemporary life; and
c) Pastoral care that applies with concern and effectiveness the Christian heritage to persons in particular situations.
2. As a consequence of their baptism, all Catholics have the right,
a) To receive all the sacraments for which they are adequately prepared,
b) To exercise all ministries in the Church for which they are adequately prepared, according to the needs and with the approval or commissioning of the community.
3. As a consequence of their baptism, all Catholics have the right to expect that the resources of the Church expended within the Church will be fairly distributed on their behalf. Among other concerns, this implies that,
a) All Catholic women have an equal right with men to the resources and the exercise of all the powers of the Church;
b) All Catholic parents have the right to expect fair material and other assistance from Church leaders in the religious education of their children; and
c) All single Catholics have the right to expect that the resources of the Church be fairly expended on their behalf.
4. As a consequence of their baptism, as well as the social nature of humanity, all Catholics have the corresponding responsibility to support the Church through their time, talents and financial resources.