Part
two of our blog looking at the greatest ever popes in history focuses on other
great men that came to the fore during their tenure as Pope of the Catholic
Church. The heavy burden of following two thousand years of previous other
great …
To
be elected as pope is not the easiest of jobs, it fact it is one of the hardest
jobs in the world. Firstly the line of popes goes back two thousand years, and
to hold the office of pope is to be …
The terms of
cathedral and basilica are often misunderstood and the building themselves
often cannot be told apart. Nevertheless, these majestic church buildings are
not your average church, but what is the difference between them?
Cathedral
A
cathedral is a church that is the main hub …
The final epic leg of our journey around the world to search for the largest churches on the planet visits the three biggest religious buildings ever erected. These three mammoth places of worship represent the three biggest churches as far …
Our journey to find the biggest churches in the world continues, and our long trek to look at these vast colossal buildings starts in the great port of Liverpool, with the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ. So far our journey has …
In the case of religion size does matter, and for many faiths the building of grand cathedrals, basilicas, temples and mosques represent not just opulence but how great their religion or god actually is. In the past centuries great religious …
In part one of our blog to try and understand how major religions spread around the world we saw how the growth of Christianity was mainly down to influence of key political and social leaders. It was not a demand …
Really this blog is to see how Christianity spread around the world, but the blueprint that it followed would act the same way for any religion you wanted to start. A recent study into the history of Christianity leaves us …
In the modern world of today, mankind has more knowledge at their fingertips than ever before. Medicine and science continue to make massive steps forward. There are faster cars, bigger boats, more powerful computers and an internet that is mutating …
In part one of our blog to find out the most accurate prophets that the world has ever seen we looked at legendary people such as Jesus Christ, Abraham and John the Baptist. In this blog we look at more …
The second and concluding part of our blog post to discover the great religions around the world looks at the two most popular religions of Christianity and Islam. We look at the fundamental differences and what their followers believe. But …
Believe it or not there are actually over four thousand religions in the world, this figure is obtained from an independent body called Adherents who are a non-religious organization. The work this organization perform is dividing religions into religious bodies, …
Trying to be a prophet is a tricky and potentially dangerous thing for anybody to try to do. The tricky part is fairly obvious but why can it be dangerous? It can be dangerous because people may use the prophecy …