Catholicism Flashcards
What is the order of the sermon?
1) Introduction
2) History
3) Church Structure
4) Present Geographic Expansion
5) Positives
6) Distinguishing Beliefs
- seven sacraments
- celibate priesthood
- adoration of Virgin Mary
- rosary
- canonization of saints
- holy days of obligation
- purgatory
7) Conclusion
What is the scripture used in the introduction?
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
What is “Catholic” in the Greek?
Katholikos
What does “Katholikos” mean?
Universal
How many members does the Catholic Church have?
Over a billion members all over the world
How many people that claim to be “Christian” are members of the Roman Catholic Church?
Fully half
What do you have to understand to understand the beginning of the Catholic Church?
Roman pagan temple system and its purpose: Pontifex Maximus
Who does Tim quote in the History part of the sermon?
Stephen Walton
What happened during the years 235-270 AD?
The important of the state cult increased as Rome went through the great crisis of the Germanic invasions.
What were the soldier emperors trying to do?
They were desperately trying to unite the empire against the external threat.
How was one way of them trying to unite the empire?
Through worship of the Roman gods, including Caesar
What was the real reason Christians were sacrificed?
Not sacrificed to the vanity and hubris of the emperors. Refusal to honor the gods was seen as an act of treachery, weakening the empire at the hour of its greatest need
What was the name of the temple system under Constantine?
New Life
What happened during 312?
Emperor Constantine lead the forces of the Roman Empire to victory at the battle of the milvian bridge
What happened the night before the battle?
Constantine had a vision that he would achieve victory if he fought under the symbol of Christ
What happened in result of his vision?
His soldiers bore on their shields the Chi-Rho sign composed of the first two letters of the Greek word for “Christ”
What happened in 313?
Edict of Milan declares Roman Empire neutral towards religious views
What happened in effect to the Edict of Milan?
Ended persecution of Christians
What happened in 326?
Pope Sylvester I consecrates the Basilica of St. Peter built by Constantine the Great over the tomb of the Apostle
What happened in 380?
Emperor Theodosius I issued an edict, De Fide Catolica, in Thessalonica, published in Constantinople, declaring catholic Christianity as the state religion of the Roman Empire
What happened in 391?
Theodosian decrees outlaw most pagan rituals still practiced in Rome, thereby encouraging much of the population to convert to Christianity
What happened in 1054?
The eastern church separates from the western church in the east-west schism
What is the eastern church called?
Orthodox Church
What is the Western church called?
Catholic Church
What happened in 1517?
At all Hallow’s Eve, in Wittenberg, Saxony, Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences to the door of the castle church, beginning the Protestant Reformation
What are protestant churches?
Also called the protesters and they are an anti-Catholic militia
What did the protestant churches believe?
They believe that everything in the Catholic Church was wrong
