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- - - - The fall: Genesis 3
      - story of Adam and Eve disobeying God
      - eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of knowledge of good and evil
      - figurative
      - As a result of original sin, human nature is weakened in its powers, subject to ignorance, suffering and the domination of death, and inclined to sin (CCC)
  - - - humans have an inclination to sin, deprivation of original holiness
      - harmony with God broken, ignorance, suffering and death enter humanity
      - we need to work to repair the relationship
- - - - disputes and disagreements between the east and west of a recently fallen empire of Rome
      - political, cultural, geographical, economical, theological, differences
        
        Emperor of the east had declared himself universal patriarchy
        
        east spoke greek, west spoke latin
        
        east closer to Asia, so due to trade they were flourishing
        
        rome had recently fallen
        
        two sides ruled by two emperors
        
        western priests had to practice celibacy
      - in 1054, the patriarchs of either side excommunicated each other
    - - Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church
    - - the east disagreed with the west pope's political and religious power
      - the east opposes the west's doctrine of papal supremacy, where they believe that they pope is the successor of Peter and the vicar of christ
        
        apostolic succesion: the pope has the same mission and spiritual gifts as the apostles, shared through the sacrament of Holy Orders
    - - same 7 sacraments, different rituals (e.g. eucharist and transubstantiation vs divine mystery)
      - insertion of Filioque into Nicene Creed
      - west focused on Jesus' death and humanity, east on his resurrection and divinity
  - - - Martin Luther, a monk, sought to reform the abuses of the Church and its teachings
      - he wrote the 95 Theses, a protest against the selling of indulgences
      - after the fall of the Roman Empire, a power vacuum was filled by the Church but its political corruption "diminished the pope's spiritual authority"
    - - the first protestant 'reformed' church was formed
    - - causes
        
        resulted from King Henry VIII's nationalistic aspirations (the need for an heir)
        
        influence of the European reformation
        
        he declared himself head of the church in England
      - impacts
        
        formed the Anglican Protestant church
- - - - this can grow to vulgar and violent attitudes towards women, as society "perceives women as less valuable"
        
        domestice violence is a learned behaviour through observation, experience and reinforcement
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