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Essence of World Religions
source of God's Revelation. The Roman Catholics give greater importance to the tradition of the church in defining the content of faith, believing it to be divinely guided in its understanding of scriptural revelation. They stress the role of ecumenical councils in the formulation of the doctrine. In Roman Catholicism, the Pope is regarded as the final authority in matters of belief. A prominent feature of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is Monasticism. The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches have an all-male threefold ministry of bishops, priests, deacons, and several minor orders. The Roman Catholic Church is headed by the Pope. In the Orthodox churches and those of the Anglican Communion (which retain the threefold ministry) major decisions are made by the bishops acting as a group with lay consultation, sometimes with votes. Church government among Lutherans, Reformed, and other Protestants generally involves the laity even more fully, with the policy being determined either by local congregations or by regional assemblies composed of both clergy and lay people. Most Protestant churches, including some provinces of the Anglican Communion, now permit the ordination of women. Ten Commandments from the King James Version of the Bible. Different denominations vary slightly but the meaning is the same:
I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me Thou shalt not make unto the any graven images Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain Remember to keep the Sabbath day holy Honor thy father and thy mother Thou shalt not kill Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not steal Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, covet thy neighbor's wife, covet thy neighbor's manservant, and covet thy neighbor's maidservant, nor ox, or nor ass
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