When did the abuses of the Catholic Church occur?
The accusations of abuse and cover-ups began to receive public attention during the late 1980s. Many of these cases allege decades of abuse, frequently made by adults or older youths years after the abuse occurred.
What is the crisis in the Catholic Church?
The Catholic Church is facing its most serious crisis in 500 years. In these last few months, a new wave of clerical sexual abuse revelations left the world in shock. From Australia to Chile to Germany to the United States, horrifying reports revealed thousands of cases of child molestation by members of the clergy.
What are the liturgies of the Catholic Church?
They include veneration of relics of saints, visits to sacred shrines, pilgrimages, processions (including Eucharistic processions), the Stations of the Cross (also known as the Way of the Cross), Holy Hours, Eucharistic Adoration, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, and the Rosary.
What were the abuses in the Catholic Church before the Reformation?
During the Age of Reformation people were greatly against the abuses that existed in the Roman Catholic Church. A couple of abuses that were greatly stressed were the selling of indulgences, simony, and nepotism. It was some of these same abuses that prompted German reformist Martin Luther to write his 95 Theses.
How does liturgy affect our lives?
Liturgy (worship) is an act that matters, because our liturgy in Christ also influences our view on other human beings. Liturgy is also the guide or directory to human life (Smit 2008:148). It is indeed an important act because in worship services, people are together in the presence of God.
What does the Church stress in the liturgy?
The emphasis falls on Christ, the focus of this section. It says, “’Seated at the right hand of the Father’ and pouring out the Holy Spirit on his Body which is the Church, Christ now acts through the sacraments he instituted to communicate his grace” [emphasis mine] (§1084).