The Vatican has always been a source of influence because of the big number of Catholics. Of course the church has been following strict doctrines ever since the church came into power some time during the medieval ages. Of course over time, Catholic fundamentalism has been questioned especially ever since the election of the revolutionary pope this year Pope Francis.
Now as stated above, the fundamental beliefs of the church came out from the pope that ruled during the medieval ages which was referred to as the golden age of the catholicism who was known as Pope Innocent III. This era was known as the golden age because the Holy warriors of the church won the war and many more cathedrals as well ad churches were built. It was also during this era that the church gained immense power and ruled most of Europe.
Now fundamentalists would follow all the teachings and the doctrines that were established during this specific time. They believe that it is the time wherein the church already perfectly interpreted the scriptures. With this, they do not want to change anything that was started ever since that very period of time.
Now ever since the time of the golden age, the church has been interpreting the Bible word for word which means that everything that is written there is absolute. So if a certain rule is written in the Bible, then everyone has to follow it without question. If something is not written in the Word, then it is not Godly.
It is actually because of this that most conservatives actually rejected the scientific discoveries that the scientists of that time showed to the world. They believe that knowledge is given by God himself and not to be randomly discovered by human beings on earth. It is for this reason that they did not acknowledge such brains such as Newton or Galileo for that matter.
They are also against such secular beliefs such as divorce, the rights of women, homosexuality, and other social issues. This is simply because the Bible would state otherwise so that is what they believe in. They believe that if the Bible states that a certain act is wrong, then it is already wrong and the only way to become right would be to repent
Yet another belief that most fundamentalists would believe in would be that the process of being born again should be a big and emotional one. Now they believe that if one is to repent, he has to first be touched by the Holy Spirit and undergo an emotional process. If one does not go through this emotional process, then he may not be sincere about repentance.
Now the fundamentals of catholicism has not gone through any change although the church has seen some organic growth over time. However, one of the popes that is really introducing a drastic change in beliefs is none other than the newest pope which is Pope Francis. The fundamentalists on the other hand believe that the scripture will never change and that the truth has been laid out already.
Now as stated above, the fundamental beliefs of the church came out from the pope that ruled during the medieval ages which was referred to as the golden age of the catholicism who was known as Pope Innocent III. This era was known as the golden age because the Holy warriors of the church won the war and many more cathedrals as well ad churches were built. It was also during this era that the church gained immense power and ruled most of Europe.
Now fundamentalists would follow all the teachings and the doctrines that were established during this specific time. They believe that it is the time wherein the church already perfectly interpreted the scriptures. With this, they do not want to change anything that was started ever since that very period of time.
Now ever since the time of the golden age, the church has been interpreting the Bible word for word which means that everything that is written there is absolute. So if a certain rule is written in the Bible, then everyone has to follow it without question. If something is not written in the Word, then it is not Godly.
It is actually because of this that most conservatives actually rejected the scientific discoveries that the scientists of that time showed to the world. They believe that knowledge is given by God himself and not to be randomly discovered by human beings on earth. It is for this reason that they did not acknowledge such brains such as Newton or Galileo for that matter.
They are also against such secular beliefs such as divorce, the rights of women, homosexuality, and other social issues. This is simply because the Bible would state otherwise so that is what they believe in. They believe that if the Bible states that a certain act is wrong, then it is already wrong and the only way to become right would be to repent
Yet another belief that most fundamentalists would believe in would be that the process of being born again should be a big and emotional one. Now they believe that if one is to repent, he has to first be touched by the Holy Spirit and undergo an emotional process. If one does not go through this emotional process, then he may not be sincere about repentance.
Now the fundamentals of catholicism has not gone through any change although the church has seen some organic growth over time. However, one of the popes that is really introducing a drastic change in beliefs is none other than the newest pope which is Pope Francis. The fundamentalists on the other hand believe that the scripture will never change and that the truth has been laid out already.