History Bolsters Faith

Rome is the center of Catholicism and is full of catholic history. Most sightseeing in Rome in some way revolves around the Catholic Church.  I believe that the history of Rome Bolster my Faith of being a catholic.  There are many masterpieces in architecture, paintings and sculptures that prove Catholicism is a big part of the culture in Rome.  Some of the great sights we have seen so far in Rome include the Protestant cemetery, and the Statue of Peter, and the Vatican.  All of these show a great importance to the catholic religion. Most of the messages from the gospel were sent out from people from Rome to the people of Europe.

The city of Rome revolves around the fact that is the city of the catholic pope.  Because of St. Peter’s success as the bishop of Rome, Rome is not seen as the head and the center of the church.  The entire diocese of Rome is known to be “The Holy Roman Church”.  This means that this city is the triumph of Catholicism.

In Rome, the catholic history is traced back to the earliest days before Christ. It starts back to the catacombs in which we had visited the oldest one in Rome.  In the catacombs lie dead people which include martyrs saints, and other very holy people. They used these catacombs to help pray and communicate with the dead as a place to remember.

Studying in the city of Rome includes many different opportunities.  Because I believe in the catholic faith, I am accelerating in my Faith.  We have been given many opportunities to see ancient works of art that have reflected on religion.  This city is full of art and mostly come from religion which we can study and interpret religion from thousands of years ago.  Overall, I truly believe that Rome is full of religion in many types of ways.