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At a time when the issue of the RU486 abortion pill is so much discussed, it seems obvious to make ethical considerations on the issue of abortion. Abortion is perhaps the most debated social issue of our time. With more than 27…

What claim to see the seers? Young people all attest that three flashes of light, almost always, precede the apparition. They also claim that they see the Virgin Mary as a real person, which occupies a space…

Catholics say: Jesus and his apostles quoted the deuterocanonical (the Apocrypha) in the New Testament, contrary to what you and others argue. And this is proof that they are inspired and must be part of the canon…

It is best to leave everyone free choice? "Children should decide for themselves, when they grow up ", so repeat some parents. Alcune chiese evangeliche invece pensano che il Battesimo dei bambini contraddica…

The question we must ask ourselves is how can we be sure that the Bible is God's Word, and not a good book? What is the one thing in the Bible that distinguishes it from all other religious books, written in the past? There are…

With the accession of Constantine to Christianity, the end of the persecutions and the recognition of freedom of worship, Christians found themselves in a radically different context; now, bisognava concepire l’impero romano all'interno…

Il distacco dell’Inghilterra dall'osservanza cattolica e il conflitto fra la monarchia e il papa ebbe qualcosa di paradossale. The English religious policy reached a brilliant result for compromise and pragmatism: a State Church,…

In the process of spreading the first Christian communities there were two particularly important moments: the detachment from Judaism and the encounter-clash with the pagan world. Jesus' early followers had lived like gods…

Animated by an exclusive faith that did not allow compromises, Christians refused any participation in traditional cults: ceremonies and feasts in honor of the gods, ma anche forme di sodalità a esse collegate come banchetti e…

Christians have been persecuted ever since, identified as such, they no longer benefited from the privileged status of the Jews. The persecution, at first circumscribed, local and sporadic, divenne sistematica alla metà del III secolo.…