Chapter One Ppt

Question 1

Second Vatican Council

Answer 1

1962-1965

Question 2

Vatican II

Answer 2

A Worldwide Council of Bishops, including the Pope.

Called for by Pope John XXIII, who was Pope from 1958 to 1963.

The Council took place from 1962 until 1965.

Pope Paul VI was the Pope who presided over the Council after Pope John XXIII died in 1963.

Question 3

Two Major Documents

Answer 3

Gaudium et Spes also known as
The Constitution of the Church in the Modern World

Lumen Gentium also known as
The Constitution of the Church

Question 4

Major Changes: The Altar

Answer 4

Formerly:
Positioned facing the back wall of the church.

Change:
Brought forward and turned around to face the people.

Question 5

The Priest

Answer 5

Formerly:
Faced the Altar at the back of the Church.

Change:
Now faces the people.

Question 6

Language of the Mass

Answer 6

Formerly:
Latin

Change:
Now in the local language
(Vernacular).

Question 7

Music

Answer 7

Formerly:
People listened to a Choir singing Gregorian Chants.

Change:
People are expected to be a part of the Mass, joining in the singing. It could also be accompanied by popular instruments such as the guitar, piano, drums, etc.

Question 8

Clergy (Priests and Religious Orders)

Answer 8

Formerly:
Had to wear religious clothes.

Change:
Could wear secular or common dress.

Question 9

Deacons

Answer 9

Formerly:
Restricted to men preparing for the priesthood.

Change:
	Became open to married men.  
	They could also 
	serve in parishes,
	 preach homilies, and perform the Sacraments.

Question 10

Names of Sacraments Change

Answer 10

Penance became the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

“Extreme Unction”, which you could only receive once on your deathbed, became “The Anointing of the Sick”, which you could receive more than once, and is meant as much for healing as it is for dying.

Question 11

Importance of History

Answer 11

While many Catholics were disturbed by these changes, those with a good sense of Church History were not.
The changes were not necessarily new, but instead tried to put the Church back in touch with the roots of the faith as expressed by the early Christian communities.

Question 12

Language

Answer 12

The earliest languages used by the Church were Greek and Aramaic.
*Jesus spoke Aramaic.
*Letters of Paul and the Gospels were written in Greek.
*Latin: did not come into use in the church until approximately 400AD, because Latin was the official language of Rome.
This shows that the language of the Church was not unchangeable, as different languages had been used at different moments in history.

Question 13

Importance of History

Answer 13

Deacon: In the early Church, it was not just a step on the way to the priesthood, but a permanent position. The office of the Deacon was created in the first century.

By knowing Church history, we can better sort out what is essential and unchangeable from what is not.