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At the beginning of this course 2014-15, the Grammar School King Edward Vi Camp Hill for Girls from Birmingham, England got through our Department of English at Salesianos Pamplona to start a penpal relationship with students.
Their Spanish teacher, Rocio Inestal, a good friend of mine, who is working this year at that school wrote me a mail to find out the possibility of starting a relationship between students from 2º ESO ( Secondary levels ) and her students who are already learning Spanish for three years, at least.
The first delivery of letters arrived in October from Birmingham. Girls are 13-14 years old and our students got excited when they received their post. Then, my students from 1-2 ESO replied those letters and they told the girls about their lives in Pamplona and the school.
Now it's Christmas time and our students at Salesianos Pamplona have made drawings about these holidays on cards and written some wishes for their first British friends, and the girls from Camp Hill sent their Christmas Cards in Spanish.
Who knows if as Humprey Bogart used to say in the film Casablanca: "This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" or we can have a good partnership in a near future!
But what is the difference between Catholicism and Anglicanism?
Though they came from the same Christian roots founded by Jesus Christ in Judea 2000 years ago, Anglicans and Catholics have diverged to become two separate forms of Christianity.
Anglican refers to the Church of England and its related branches throughout the world. Catholic comes from the Greek for universal. It was the first form of Christianity and claims to have kept apostolic leadership unbroken since the time of St. Peter.
The Anglican Church came into being during the Reformation. It was the brainchild of Henry VIII. He couldn’t secure a sanctioned divorce from the Catholic Church and therefore broke off to form his own sect. During the time of Elizabeth I, the Anglican Church was formalized. The Catholic Church began as soon as Christ’s apostles began to preach after his death. In the 4th century AD, Catholicism was made the official religion of the Roman Empire. Just prior to that, the Council of Nicene codified Catholic beliefs.
The Anglican Church does not recognize any central hierarchy that places one church or priest over all the others. This gives each individual church and region a lot of freedom to decide on policy. All Anglican churches are part of the Communion. The Archbishop of Canterbury is considered the first among equals but this does not give him authority over churches outside his region. The Catholic Church has a fully entrenched hierarchy. At the lowest rung are the parish priests, then the bishops, arch-bishops, cardinals, and finally the Pope himself. Each level has authority over more congregations. The Pope is chosen by the cardinals and is thought to be the successor of the apostle Peter. The Pope is also thought to be infallible on matters of church doctrine.
Anglican priests can marry. Parishioners take communion, but believe it to be a symbolic act. The mass entails a lot of “smells and bells,” as one cheeky parishioner put it. Catholic priests must take a vow of celibacy. The same holds true for monks and nuns. Communion is believed to be accompanied by the miracle of transubstantiation. There is liberal use of incense and bell ringing in the mass.
In recent years, the autonomy of the Anglican Church has led to conflict between more liberal branches who want to include gays and lesbians as members of the clergy and conservation branches who feel this is wrong. The Anglican Church is in danger of an irrevocable split.
Summary: 1. Anglicans and Catholics were one in the same until Henry VIII broke from the Church. 2. The Anglican Church eschews hierarchy while the Catholic Church embraces it. 3. Much of the mass is the same, but Catholics believe the bread and wine is actually the body and blood of Christ. WHAT DO YOU THINK? WRITE YOUR OPINION OR COMMENTS.
One day, as usual, I went jogging and ventured into the Boggy Woods, the so-called Edgbaston Park, one of the main biggest parks in the city centre of Birmingham. I was enjoying the music from my MP3 and the bird songs when I saw him, face-to-face.
First I thought he was another athlete from the distance. with a tall, dark figure, standing on a bridge by a small lake in the area. When he realized I was watching him, he disappeared into thin air and left without any sign of wind.
Then, I went on running down Brightstone Road at about one hour later, and even with the music on I could hear noises that resemble screams. I took them off to notice where they came from, when suddenly it was cristal clear for me: it came from the ghost of a young boy who disappeared without a trace and was never located. I tried to approach him, but he vanished away.
After that, of course, I was completeley crossed, but I had to go back my residence, The Alexander House, and I went across Sherburne Road, which is haunted by the ghost of an elderly man, who wears a top hat and period clothing. He has been seen picking up papers along the side of the road. While I was shopping at Kangs Discount Store, I watched quite an unbelievable spectacle. I witnessed a lollipop walk out of the shop without anyone holding onto it. Was it a ghost, an illusion or a fragment of my imagination?
Finally, I reached my room and I spent the shower time thinking about my morning experiences and I resolved to calm down in a short trip. I heard of Dudley Castle and drove my rented car through the mountains towards the famous spot. It is supposed to be the home of numerous ghosts. The most common ghost sightings involve The Grey Lady, The Medieval Lady, The Black Monk, as well as Lady Jane.
The Grey Lady is believed to be the ghost of a woman by the name of Dorothy Beaumont, who passed away from natural causes. It is thought that she lost her life during childbirth. Her ghost is said to wander about the castle steps because her husband did not attend her funeral.
The Medieval Lady has been described as an elderly figure, who can be seen wearing a gray shawl, as well as cloth wrapped around her feet. Her most famous sighting was during a medieval dress competition that was held at the castle during 1983. She won the contest, but disappeared once attention was called to her.
The Black Monk has been sighted by an array of different visitors, as well as by members of the staff.
Lady Jane was a former resident of the castle, but had been beheaded, causing her ghost to roam about the castle grounds, appearing to visitors and employees.
Why don't you visit the castle and try a new experience?
