Which of the following is TRUE regarding the Roman Catholic subculture? a. All of these are true. b. It is highly structured and hierarchical and a basic tenet is that the primary purpose of marriage is procreation. c. It is highly structured and hierarchical. d. Twenty-nine percent of adult Catholics are Asian. e. A basic tenet is that the primary purpose of marriage is procreation.

b. It is highly structured and hierarchical and a basic tenet is that the primary purpose of marriage is procreation.

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There is a strict hierachy in Catholicism. Catholics must accept the pope is the head of the Church, he´s the Vicar of Christ on Earth and his seat is the Vatican. After him, cardinals are the top Church officials and then the bishops. Celibacy of the clergy is obligatory. It opposes abortion and the official position is that the main purpose of marriage is procreation.

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atman means 'eternal self'. the atman refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. it is often referred to as 'spirit' or 'soul' and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence.

there are many interesting perspectives on the self in hinduism ranging from the self as eternal servant of god to the self as being identified with god. the understanding of the self as eternal supports the idea of reincarnation in that the same eternal being can inhabit temporary bodies.

the idea of atman entails the idea of the self as a spiritual rather than material being and thus there is a strong dimension of hinduism which emphasises detachment from the material world and promotes practices such as asceticism. thus it could be said that in this world, a spiritual being, the atman, has a human experience rather than a human being having a spiritual experience.

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