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  2. Homelessness of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Sophiologists interpreted Jesus' homelessness as the homelessness of Sophia. [9] New Monastic writer Shane Claiborne refers to Jesus as "the homeless rabbi". [10] Catholic theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether discusses Jesus' homelessness in relation to the concept of kenosis, the voluntary renunciation of power in order to submit to the will of God. [11]

  3. Christian pacifism - Wikipedia

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    The Peace and Truce of God was a movement in the Middle Ages led by the Catholic Church and the first mass peace movement in history. [50] The goal of both the Pax Dei and the Treuga Dei was to limit the violence of feuding endemic to the western half of the former Carolingian Empire – following its collapse in the middle of the 9th century ...

  4. Christianity and domestic violence - Wikipedia

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    According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, "Men who abuse often use Ephesians 5:22, taken out of context, to justify their behavior, but the passage (v. 21-33) refers to the mutual submission of husband and wife out of love for Christ. Husbands should love their wives as they love their own body, as Christ loves the Church." [2]

  5. Rev. Rogers: Domestic violence is the Church's problem, too

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    In order to end the sin of domestic violence, the Church must not only preach against it, but take a hard and prayerful look inward to see how its own doctrines, misguided Biblical interpretations ...

  6. Intimate partner violence is a precursor to homelessness ...

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    A statewide survey found that 1 in 5 unhoused women had lost their housing due to violence by an intimate partner. Many were victimized again while homeless.

  7. Christianity and violence - Wikipedia

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    The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the judicial system of the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy [49] The Spanish Inquisition is often cited in popular literature and history as an example of Catholic intolerance and repression. The total number of people who were processed by the Inquisition throughout its history ...

  8. Catholic social teaching - Wikipedia

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    Catholic social doctrine is rooted in the social teachings of the New Testament, [11] the Church Fathers, [12] the Old Testament, and Hebrew scriptures. [13] [14] The church responded to historical conditions in medieval and early modern Europe with philosophical and theological teachings on social justice which considered the nature of humanity, society, economy, and politics. [15]

  9. Bruce Ritter - Wikipedia

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    Bruce Ritter (February 25, 1927 – October 7, 1999) was a Catholic priest and one-time Franciscan friar who founded the charity Covenant House in 1972 for homeless teenagers. By the 1980s, it had grown to an $87 million agency, operating numerous large centers in New York and six other major United States cities, as well as locations in ...