how has roman catholicism influenced the world?

Answer 1

In terms of it's influence on the world in general - as opposed to merely those within it's own ranks - the primary contribution would consist of relentless dissemination of the core-concept that all humans are creatures made in God's image and therefore enjoy - one and all,irrespective of religion or for that matter the lack of it - a fundamental right to respect and dignity,precisely as an entity formed in the image of God. In practical terms,this means it should come as no surprize that the human rights movement,even conceptually,has it's historical origin in Catholic organizations. The Church was the first to inaugerate the idea that widows and orphans should be cared for,that the homeless deserved more than social abandonement,and that cruelty and injustice are unacceptable. Thus,Catholics were understandably dominant in the antiwar movement,the ban-the-bomb movement of the 60's - later known as the nuclear-freeze movement - as well as working with the homeless. The Catholic contribution to social justice movements is generally the primary contribution. They have consistently provided a leadership role.

Answer 2

tuberoot says "You see, the Protestants were using the Bible and thereby confounding them with it. So the Roman Catholics had to start to understand it."

Your whole answer was one of the stupidest, most uneducated things I've ever read. But that part really jumped out at me, considering that the "Protestants" would never have even had a Bible if it weren't for the Catholics.

Not only did Catholics compile the scriptures and decipher which of them were authentic...Not only did Catholics preserve the scriptures during the times when there were no printing presses...But men who were members of the early Catholic Church wrote the New Testament books.

You don't have to be a Catholic, or even a Christian to know this. All you have to do is a little bit of studying and learning. The information is available for anyone who wants it.

Now, if you had made a remark against Catholicism by using facts, I would not have had a problem with you. But I'm tired of people making up a bunch of B.S. and giving it as answers on here, trying to APPEAR to be well-informed.

Answer 3

Goodness. There are so many ways it would be hard to list them all.

Firstly, it salvaged western civilization after the fall of the Roman Empire. That alone was a monumental task. Lets think of it this way, if the United States and the European Union suddenly collapsed tomorrow and utter chaos ensued, what institution would be able to preserve harmony and unity among the discord? That is what the catholic church did. It has seen centuries of war, civilizations and empires rise and fall, plagues, famines, false teachings, reformations, scandals, etc. It preserved, unified and constructed the New Testament of the bible. Maintained and clarifyed essential christian thought and teachings and battled for those teachings for centuries (and still is!) against the gnostics and others by first proclaiming the truth and secondly excommunicating those who would not hold to the doctrines set forth as truth. For two thousand years it has maintained a consistent teaching. Without it, our entire western civilization would be utterly different. Christendom (this includes protestantism and greek orthodox) and all of its influence in the world would be virtually non-existant had the catholic church gone off course, but it was founded by Christ himself and could only proclaim the message given it by the Messenger. One example: you know how the VAST majority of christians believe in the doctrine of the Trinity? That doctrine didn't just appear, the word is not anywhere in the bible. It had to be stated, clarified, maintained and proclaimed; the institution that did this is the Roman Catholic Church. She has seen more time and garnored more wisdom than any human being ever could, in short She has been "through the mill." It is surely true when it was said of her (the Roman Catholic Church): "the gates of hell shall not conquer thee"

Answer 4

i might anticipate there's an instantaneous correlation between progression in sciences/technologies and decreased emphasis of religion greater often than no longer (no longer in common terms Roman Catholicism). yet you already know what occurs while one assumes... it would be an thrilling study paper (to me, a minimum of). i'm uncertain it relatively is honest to deduce that a "step returned for relgion is a step forward for humanity"; i might think of, although, the alternative is authentic--progression of technological understanding/technologies decreases faith's carry on human beings's psyche.

Answer 5

LOL at the majority of the answers here!! Looks like CJ has influenced the world!

Answer 6

Europe would have been part of the Islamic world.

There would be no civilization as we know it in the Americas, save for the indigenous tribes.

Answer 7

After the Reformation began, they were forced to look into the Bible and figure out what Christianity was. They also had to provide Bibles for those who didn't have them before.

You see, the Protestants were using to Bible and thereby confounding them with it. So the Roman Catholics had to start understand it.

But then they saw that their traditions were in trouble, so they had to use everything they had to protect the sacred traditions, conveniently making the scriptures fall into their traditions. They couldn't do this properly without disregarding the Bible in favor of the church traditions, so sola scriptura was supposed to be a bad thing.

They eventually started to educate people who were mere laymen in Catholicism. And they influenced as many as they could to side with them for political reasons - they did not want to lose their political power.

So they have been pretty active.

Answer 8

The Catholic Church saved Western Civilization.

Answer 9

Christ working through His Church has given humanity eternal life through salvation. And, a lot more.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 10

You mean ... how does roman catholicism intend to control the world?