Essays about: "Pope Francis"

Found 4 essays containing the words Pope Francis.

  1. 1. Multidimensional Effects of anti-LGBTQI Discrimination. : A case study of Dar Es Salaam’s LGBTQI community; Lived realities of queerphobia in Tanzania.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Adam Burford; [2023]
    Keywords : Tanzania; discrimination; LGBTQI; SOGIESC.;

    Abstract : ‘The LGBTQ community is not sinful and criminal’ was a quote made by Pope Francis at the time of writing this paper on his sub-Saharan tour in Kinshasa (NPR, 2023), denouncing LGBTQI criminalisation as ‘unjust’. At present, 33 of the 68 countries globally who criminalise homosexuality are African (Varella, 2022). READ MORE

  3. 2. Contributions of Religious Leaders to the Conceptualization of World Peace : A comparative case study of Statements by Bahá’í, Catholic, and Tibetan Buddhist Leadership

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Lua Nazerian; [2023]
    Keywords : Religion; Peace and conflict; world peace; international relations; Philosophy; Human nature; Bahá’í; Catholicism; Tibetan Buddhism; Universal House of Justice; Pope Francis; The Dalai Lama.;

    Abstract : In this research, Lua Nazerian examines the conceptualization of three different statements given by leaders of the Bahá'í, Catholic, and Tibetan Buddhist faiths on the topic of world peace. Moreover, through a comparative analysis, each conceptualization was examined in light of the different degrees they agree or contradict each other and whether a coherent contribution could be made to a common concept of world peace. READ MORE

  4. 3. Role of Religion on Climate Change Governance The influence of RNGO in COP 21

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Christina Ajayi; [2019]
    Keywords : Climate change; NGO influence; Pope Francis; COP21; RNGO; NGO; Paris agreement; Secularization; United States; Religion; International Relations;

    Abstract : In June 2015, the Vatican released Laudato Si’, Pope Francis encyclical focused on environmental issues. Pope Francis acted as an advocate for a binding agreement on climate change at the United Nation (UN) Convention conferences of the parties 2015 (COP21) citing the scientific consensus on the existence and human causes of climate change. READ MORE

  5. 4. Saving a Saint : A Study of the Representation of Maria Goretti (1890-1902): a Saint, a Martyr, a Virgin, a Child

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kyrko- och missionsstudier

    Author : Helwi Margarita Cadavid Yani; [2018]
    Keywords : Saint Maria Goretti; Virgin Martyr; Representation; Papal discourse; Devotional discourse; Problematic aspects; Oversimplifications; Sexual violence; Rape; Hagiography; Catholic edificational biographies; Chastity; Charity; Forgiveness; Self-sacrifice in defence of virginal purity;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the legend of the Italian virgin martyr, Saint Maria Goretti (1890-1902). Her legend states that she died at the age of eleven protecting her virginity from her assailant Alessandro Serenelli who stabbed her numerous times, and that she granted him forgiveness before she died. READ MORE