„Liturgical tradition” is a living form that expresses the Apostolic Tradition, which unchanging deposit of Revealed Divine Truths. After Second Vatican Council, liturgical tradition was included in books 1962 has been maintained on certain rules. The discipline celebrating this liturgy changed depending attitude pope. possibility it gradually restored. Eventually, Pope Benedict XVI sanc...

The fresco cycle painted at the behest of Pope Sixtus IV in the late 1470s in the main ward of the hospital of Santo Spirito in rome comprises an extended pictorial biography of Sixtus, prefaced by scenes representing the legendary foundation of the hospital by his predecessor Innocent III. The legend, which tells how Innocent established Santo Spirito as a foundling hospital in response to the...

Pardaxin, with a bend-helix-bend-helix structure, is a membrane-active antimicrobial peptide that its membrane activity depends on the lipid bilayer composition. Herein, all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to provide further molecular insight into the interactions, structural dynamics, orientation behavior, and cationic residues snorkeling of pardaxin in the DMPC, DPPC, ...

The paper re-expresses arguments against the normative validity of expected utility theory in Pope (1983, 1991a, 1991b, 1985, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007). These concern the neglect of the evolving stages of knowledge ahead (stages of what the future will bring). Such evolution is fundamental to an experience of risk, yet not consistently incorporated even in axiomatised temporal version...

In his twenty-seven year reign (1978-2005), Pope John Paul II created not only more saints than any other pope in history, but also more saints than all the other popes put together since Pope Urban VIII centralised control of saint-making in 1634. This article argues that the elevation of ‘celebrity saints’, such as Padre Pio and Mother Theresa, can be seen as an attempt on the part of the Cat...

This book by a philosophy professor examines the moral, legal, psychological, and sociological impact of reproductive technologies from an orthodox Roman Catholic perspective. Definitions of and positions on marriage and parenthood, procreation, the family, specific assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), and surrogate motherhood are based primarily on teachings and principles contained in t...

Christians feel that they should not be indifferent to war, and it is their duty react harm, particularly done civilians. Catholics expect greatest authority, the Pope, have a firm say about war peace. May people, however, had impression Pope Francis erratic assesses situation in wrong way. Although he follows beaten track paved by Church’s social science Vatican diplomacy, some of his statemen...