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Define the term religious structure

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Can be defined as the organizations that exist within a religion , including its leadership , religious structures typically have a hierarchy.

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Religious structure

Two examples

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The Magisterium and Ecumenical councils

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Define the term religious process

Refer to how

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how a particular outcome is produced. Processes are a system or way of doing something according to a series of predetermined steps , actions or understanding.

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Religious process

Examples include

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the election of the pope , production of church documents

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Two issues addressed by structure of Catholic Church

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Arian heresy and need for aggiornamento

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A council is ecumenical when

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it is presided over by the pope and has all the world’s bishops in attendance

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Magisterium

Magisterium best thought as

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the leadership structure and teaching authority of the Catholic Church

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Magisterium

What comprises of it

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Pope and the World’s bishops

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Ordinary and Extraordinary Magisterium

What is ordinary

taught through

day to

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day to day teaching , taught through homilies for example , when a bishop teaches in his diocese

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Ordinary and Extraordinary Magisterium

What is extraordinary

does not

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does not occur very often , used to address issues within the church such as faith and morals

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Apolistic succession

Original apostles

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Original apostles handed on their authority to the first generation of bishops , this handing over continued

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Three functions of magisterium

Teaching and safeguarding the Christian message

Meant determining whether

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the teachings of individuals or groups of Christians accurately expressed the gospel of Jesus.

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Three functions of magisterium

Providing for the growing holiness of believers

Make sure

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liturgical celebrations in the life of the Church remained authentic to Jesus

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Three functions of magisterium

Governing the church in the name of Jesus

Bishops govern

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their dioceses by reminding all within them of their calling from Jesus to join in the Christian mission to humanity.

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Define the term infallibility

allows

pope

teach

gift

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Infallibility is a charism , or spiritual gift that allows the Pope, either alone or with the world’s bishops at an ecumenical councils to teach without error in matters of faith and morals

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Ecumenical council

What is it

comprised of

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Structure and a process of the Catholic Church comprised of the pope and all the worlds Catholic Bishops

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Ecumenical council

Purpose of ecumenical councils

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councils is to address issues that concern the universal church , clarify doctrine , address theological challenges

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Two issues addressed by Council of Nicaea and Second Vatican Council

Arain heresy addressed by

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Council of Nicaea

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Two issues addressed by Council of Nicaea and Second Vatican Council

Aggiornamento addressed by

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Second Vatican Council

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The word ecumenical means

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‘the inhabited world’

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Ecumenical councils

Pope’s approval is

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crucial for any decisions or documents produced by the council to become binding on the Church.

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Ecumenical councils

No regular

the of day

social issues

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schedule for ecumenical councils since councils come into existence in response to demanding religious and social issues of the day , the church has no regular schedule for convoking them.

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Canon law

Provides

legal

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framework governing church’s organization and practices , outlines pope’s authority to convene councils for deliberation and decision making , roles of participants etc

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Canon law

Ensures that ecumenical councils

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are conducted lawfully and that their decisions have authoritative status within the Catholic church

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Arian heresy

Define the term ‘heresy’

Refers to beliefs or opinions that go

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against established religious doctrine , particularly regarding fundamental aspects of faith

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Key features of Arianism

What time period did it occur

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Fourth century heresy

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Key features of Arianism

What did it deny

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Denied the full divinity of christ

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Key features of Arianism

Arius taught that God the Father was

while Jesus Christ

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supreme and unique. though divine , was created being and not of the same substance

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Key features of Arianism

Challenged concept of

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trinity

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Key features of Arianism

Jesus subordinate to

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Father

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Council of Nicaea

Council of Nicaea created in response

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to the issue of Arianism

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Council of Nicaea

Bishops believed

that Jesus

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Jesus was eternal and of the same substance as God the father

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Purpose of Nicene Creed

It clarifies

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doctrinal beliefs , ensures unity of faith across various different Christian branches

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Purpose of Nicene Creed

Arianism was condemned

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as heretical , Arius exiled

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Purpose of Nicene Creed

Nicene creed became cornerstone

consensus

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of Christian belief , establishing theological consensus c

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Second Vatican Council

When was it convoked

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Convoked or called by Pope John XXIII in 1959

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Second Vatican Council

Italian word used to describe need to update church’s mission

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aggiornamento

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Second Vatican Council

He saw church needed to make

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the message of faith more accessible to people

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Second Vatican Council

Church had to engage with

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modern societies and culture more effectively

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Second Vatican Council

World rapidly changing with advancemenents

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in technology , communication and transportation

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Second vatican council

Brought people closer together , facilitated

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spread of ideas

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Second Vatican Council

Post war era

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significant social and political upheavals

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Fortress mentality

Refers to a mindset or perception characterized by

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an insular , closed off approach to the world , often associated with an institution or group that is perceived as being defensive , rigid and resistant to change

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Fortress mentality

An example could include

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Catholics being forbidden to attend protestant weddings or funerals

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Purpose of Second Vatican Council

What is the Second Vatican Councils purpose

To Protect church

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To protect Church doctrine but at the same time to teach it in better ways

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Purpose of Second Vatican

The Second Vatican Council responded to the need to update the Catholic Church’s pastoral mission in the modern world

does not mean

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does not mean breaking with tradition but rather it the effective expression of that tradition in the modern world

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Summarise the historical context of the Second Vatican Council

Devastation of Second World War

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was felt in many countries

48
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Summarise the historical context of the Second Vatican Council

Communism was a political presence in

Europe

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in Eastern Europe , Parts of Asia with increasing influence on nations such as Italy and France

49
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Summarise the historical context of the Second Vatican Council

Developed nations like

consumer culture

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USA and Aus , new consumer culture and the growing influence of secular thought resulted in increasing questioning of Christian teaching.

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