Chapter 8 Flashcards
What word means “universal” or “encompassing all”?
Catholic
What became the center of existent education?
The Roman Catholic church
What man does the Catholic Church trace themselves back to?
Peter
What theory believes that Christ made Peter the first pope, and gave him supreme authority over the church on earth?
The Petrine Theory
Name some things that disprove the Petrine Theory.
- Peter never claimed authority as the first pope or vicor.
2. There is no historical evidence that he was the bishop of Rome.
What term describes a religious act (necessary for salvation) that automatically grants spiritual benefit to the one who does it?
Sacrament.
What word refers to the bread and wine turning into the actual flesh and blood of Christ?
Transubstantiation
Sacraments 1-4: Required or not required?
Required
Sacraments 5-7: Required or not required?
Not required
What is the name of the men who “enlisted” in the ministry?
Clergy
What is the name for the “non-enlisted” men who worked in the ministry?
Laity
What was the branch of the clergy that conducted religious services, administered sacraments to the Laity, and supervised the business and prosperity of the church? (Branch of ministry that interacted with the world)
Secular Clergy
What was the branch of the clergy that renounced the things of this world?
Regular Clergy
What is the Benedictine Rule?
A group of strict monks.
Who was the monk that took the gospel to Ireland?
St. Patrick
Who is the “Apostle of the Germans”?
Boniface
What is the place of temporary punishment where souls bound for heaven must go after death to atone for their “minor” unconfessed sins or for sins for which they have not done sufficient penance?
Pergatory
Who were the most powerful of the Germanic peoples?
Franks
In 481 _____ became the head of a Frankish tribe in Northern Gaul?
Clovis