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What is the Catholic Church hiding in the Vatican?

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What is the Catholic Church hiding in the Vatican?

The Vatican Secret Archives includes state papers, correspondence, account books, and many other documents that the church has accrued over the centuries. Under the orders of Pope Paul V, the Secret Archive was separated from the Vatican Library in the 17th century.

Are condoms allowed in the Catholic Church?

The Catholic ban on the use of condoms, or any other device, for contraceptive purposes remains.

Do Catholics like condoms?

Catholic views on condoms. The Catholic Church’s opposition to contraception includes a prohibition on condoms. It believes that chastity should be the primary means of preventing the transmission of AIDS.

Does the Vatican have a secret archive?

The Vatican Apostolic Archive (Latin: Archivum Apostolicum Vaticanum; Italian: Archivio Apostolico Vaticano), known until October 2019 as the Vatican Secret Archive, is the central repository in the Vatican City of all acts promulgated by the Holy See.

Does the Vatican have secret passages?

The Vatican’s secret archives themselves aren’t truly a secret. One is allowed entrance but the catch is, according to Tony Perrottet, you have to know what you’re looking for. Perhaps the most intriguing secret of the Vatican is, surprisingly, a bathroom — decorated in erotic frescoes — in the papal apartments.

Can Catholics marry non Catholics?

A marriage between a Catholic and a non-Christian (someone not baptized) is seen by the Church as invalid unless a dispensation (called a dispensation from “disparity of cult”, meaning difference of worship) is granted from the law declaring such marriages invalid.

Is birth control allowed in Catholicism?

The Catholic position on contraception was formally explained and expressed by Pope Paul VI’s Humanae vitae in 1968. Artificial contraception is considered intrinsically evil, but methods of natural family planning may be used, as they do not usurp the natural way of conception.

What books did the Vatican remove from the Bible?

The section contains the following:

  • 1 Esdras (Vulgate 3 Esdras)
  • 2 Esdras (Vulgate 4 Esdras)
  • Tobit.
  • Judith (“Judeth” in Geneva)
  • Rest of Esther (Vulgate Esther 10:4 – 16:24)
  • Wisdom.
  • Ecclesiasticus (also known as Sirach)
  • Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremy (“Jeremiah” in Geneva) (all part of Vulgate Baruch)

Did Jesus start the Catholic Church?

Origins. According to Catholic tradition, the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ. The New Testament records Jesus’ activities and teaching, his appointment of the twelve Apostles, and his instructions to them to continue his work.