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101Raimondo Spiazzi — OP (1918 2002) was a Catholic Italian theologian, advisor to Pius XII, and Mariologist with over 2,500 publications.Spiazzi was born on January 18, 1918, in Moneglia, Genoa. He met Cardinal Secretary of State Eugenio Pacelli in 1937, who left a… …
102asceticism — /euh set euh siz euhm/, n. 1. the manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic. 2. the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self denial, self mortification, and the like. 3. rigorous self… …
103birth control — regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Cf. family planning (def. 1). [1914, Amer.] * * * Voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as contraception, sexual abstinence …
104Shinran — orig. Matsuwaka Maru born 1173, near Kyōto, Japan died Jan. 9, 1263, Kyōto Japanese philosopher and religious reformer. He entered the priesthood at age nine and studied for 20 years at the centre founded by Saichō on Mount Hiei. He later met… …
105Gregorian Reform — eleventh century religious reform movement associated with its most forceful advocate, Pope Gregory VII (Gregory VII, Saint) (reigned 1073–85). Although long associated with church state conflict, the reform s main concerns were the moral… …
106Old Catholics — • The sect organised in German speaking countries to combat the dogma of Papal Infallibility. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Old Catholics Old Catholics …
107Poland — • Country in eastern Europe Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poland Poland † Cathol …
108Universities — • The principal Catholic foundations have been treated in special articles; here the general aspects of the subject are presented Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Universities Universities …
109Bigamy (in Canon Law) — Bigamy (in Canon Law) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bigamy (in Canon Law) According to the strict meaning, the word should signify the marrying of a second after the death of the first wife, in contradistinction to polygamy, which is… …
110Overpopulation Theories — Theories of Population † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Theories of Population Down to the end of the eighteenth century, very little attention was given to the relation between increase of population and increase of subsistence. Plato (De… …
