Chapter 14- Light in the Darkness Part II Flashcards
What did the church become involved in?
A serious power struggle that hurt the churches ability to carry out Jesus’s mission
What happened because of the lack of political structures?
There were to political structure to hold society together, bishops assumed many of the responsibilities once held by government leaders
What is lay investure
The practice of having political leaders assign jobs to bishops and priest
What did bishops do under lay investure?
It was easy for them to become rich ,and owners and to forget about being spiritual leaders
Who is Pope Saint Gregory VII
Knew that the pope alone has full authority to care for soles and that he alone should appoint bishops, make church laws, and for, diocese
Who is king Henry the IV of Germnay
He defied pope Gregory and continued to name bishops. The pope told the king that he would no longer be a member of the church if he continued to interfere in church government
What did king Henry do?
Visited the pope, stood barefoot in the snow, dressed in monks robes and begged for forgiveness. The pope forgave him
What did the church in the east use as a language?
Greek
What did the church in the west use for a language?
Latin
What was the differences between the eastern and western churches?
East- priest were permitted to marry, west- could not marry
They both thought differently about original sin, the use of pictures and statues, the place of the Holy Spirit in the trinity and the authority of the bishop of Rome
What was a main things that were pulling th eastern and western churches apart.
The political rivalry between the two great cities of Constantinople in the east abs Rome in the west
What is excommunication?
Means that a person is separated from the church especially from the Eucharist
What did eastern churches become known as?
Orthodox
What did western churches become known as?
Roman Catholic
What is the tragic separation of the eastern and western churches?
The Great Schism
What is schism?
A split or division
When did the crusades happen?
10th century
What were the crusades?
Expeditions “holy wars” to regain the holy land
What was a positive and negative of the crusades?
Possitive- stirred up enthusiasm for the Christian faith and opened the doors between east and west p. Pilgrimages were promoted, as was a new devotion to the passion and death of Jesus, the way of the cross was introduced to Europe
Negative- atrocities were committed by both Christians and Muslims during the crusades. Some participates only to get rich. The crusades led to suffering and death for many
What is the first and greatest commandment?
Love God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind
What is a heresy?
When a baptized catholic denies a truth about God that the church teachers
What is the inquisition?
An official catholic court. It is used to examine, investigate and sometimes punishes those accused of a heresy
What is becoming one thing and shouldn’t be?
Government and Religion
Compare the great commandment and Hersey?
The great commandment and heresy are total opposites. In the great commandment we are told to love God, which means we fully believe in everything he tells us. A heresy is someone who denies who God is and what God has showed is. If we deny God we cannot love him.
