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The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first ecumenical council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
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(European) - the church weakened during the middle ages due to the emergence of the nation the papal states, the instability of the papacy and the poor spiritual leadership of the church.
(English) - the reformation in England was led by king hennery the Vlll, who ha entirely different motives in comparison to martin Luther and the protestant reformers. -
the two different geographic religions of Christianity also began to develop differnces. as the roman empire began to split permanently into a western and a eastern side, so too did the church
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in 313 AD he and anther emperor Issued the edit of Milan guaranteeing the empire and ending religious persecution of Christians
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story of Paul conversion: Saul (Paul) was a Jewish Pharisee and a zealous persecutor of Christians. he was even involved in the stoning of Stephen (Christianity first martyr)
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the basic reasons for these persecutions by Jewish leaders were that christens claimed Christ to be the son of god, and they celebrate the Eucharist.