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This chapter focuses on the interaction between the Catholic Church and the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC). Its central argument is that both the Catholics and the Protestants need to change their attitudes towards each other. When they adopt the right attitude and collaborate, they can achieve better results. The chapter explores the historical context that has generated tension between Catholics and Protestants. However, the authors are convinced that by joining forces, the two can work more effectively to enhance development in Zimbabwe.
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Reformation is the term for the religious movement which made its appearance in Western Europe in the sixteenth century, and which, while ostensibly aiming at an internal renewal of the Church, really led to a great revolt against it. It was inaugurated in Germany when Luther affixed his celebrated theses to the doors of the church at Wittenberg on 31 October 1517. The first impulse to secession was ignited by the promulgation by Leo X of an indulgence for contributions towards the building of the new St. Peter’s at Rome. From Germany, the movement spread to other European countries with other reformers following in the footsteps of Martin Luther or propounding their own new ideas and doctrines.
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Mwandayi, C., Mugwidi, T. (2020). Quo vadis the Catholic Church and the Zimbabwe Council of Churches? Exploring the ‘Mine Is Right’ Dilemmas in the Path to Christian Unity in Zimbabwe. In: Chitando, E. (eds) The Zimbabwe Council of Churches and Development in Zimbabwe. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41603-4_4
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