Leadership In The Catholic Church Flashcards
Name the electoral process of the pope in order:
- The Pope dies and his ring of office - the Fisherman’s Ring - and his personal Seal are broken. A Cardinal called the “Carmelango” is then placed in temporary charge of the church.
- A week after 9 days of morning after the funeral, the Cardinals meet in a meeting called the conclave in the sistene chapel tp begin the electoral process
- The cardinals are locked into an annexe of the chapel to cast their votes in a secret ballot. They are not allowed to leave the annexe until a new Pope is elected
- Black smoke comes out of the chimney of the vatican to show a pop hasn’t been chosen and white symbolises a pope has been chosen
- The Dean of the College of Cardinals announces from the balcony in St Peter’s Square, ‘Habemaus papam’ (we have a Pope) and then introduces the new Pope to the world.
What are the titles of the pope?
-Pope
- Bishop of Rome
- Vicar of Christ
- Holy Father
What are the roles of the Pope?
The role of the Pope is to act as a direct link to Jesus Christ for Christians and to support Christians through their holy life through his encyclicals and interpretations of Jesus’ teachings. He also makes decisions abiut faith and morality in the church and has a role in the canonisation of saints. He also has other roles such as praying for areas of conflict and offers a weekly blessing to tourists and Catholics visiting the Vatican
What is the Role of a Cardinal?
Electing the pope, acting as his principal counselors, and aiding in the government of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the world.
What is a cardinal?
A cardinal is a member of the ‘Sacred College’, the group of priests chosen by the Pope to run the Roman Catholic Church.
What are the stages of sainthood?
1- Servant of God
2- Venerable
3- Blessed
4- Saint
What is a papal encyclical?
A Papal Encyclical is a letter written by a Pope to an audience of bishops with the intention of guiding them in their ministry. Every encyclical is made publicly available for the spiritual benefit of all the people of God.
What’s the hierarchy of the Church
- Pope
- Cardinal
- Bishop
- Priest
- Deacon
What three vows does someone make when they become part of a religious community?
- Poverty
- Chastity
- Obedience
What are the two Sacramens of Communion and Mission?
- Holy orders
- Matrimony
Name TWO encyclicals and write out TWO teachings from each one (one should be Laudato Si)
- Laudato Si- Care for our earth, understanding of the interconnectedness of a healthy environment and a healthy society
- Fratelli Tuti- People becoming dustant thriugh war and violence, need to love thy neighbour like good samaritan
What are the two vows made by a priest during the sacrament of ordination?
- Celibacy
- Obedience
Write out the 6 main things that happen in the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
- Litany of the saints (the candidant is called up and a litany of saints is recited)
- Laying on of Hands (the bishop lays the hands on the head of each candidate followed by all priests present conferring the gift of holy spirit
- Prayer of consecration (Asking god to grant the candidants the dignity of priest hood)
- The newly ordained are vested with the stole and chasuable which are the priestly vestments
- The bishop anoints the palms of the new priests with sacred chrism oil, symbolzing their sacred duties
- Presentation of bread and wine to be consecrated during the mass
‘The Pope does not play the most important role in the Catholic Church’ Respond to this question with arguments for/ against and conclude with your own opinion. Refer to Christian teaching.
For:
* The Priest is the most important as he is the one who directly and personally spreads the word of God to individuals, giving more specific teachings.
* All the members of the church play a more important role because they are an example of how to live a catholic life and are the people and servants of God.
* Cardinals arethe most important becuase they are the ones with the power to elect the Pope and determine the direction and important decisions of the church.
Against:
* He creates the papal encyclical which guides both bishops in their diocese and Catholics with their religion.
* St Peter was the first pope and was Jesus’ responsibkity and authority was passed onto him. He also was the one to spread the word of God. This shows the importance of the Pope
* He overseas the whole of the Catholic church adn makes the mist important decisions of belief and morality on the catholic church.
Conclusion:
I think that the Pope is the mostimportant as he is at the top of the hierarchy and provides a directlink to Jesus thriugh his desendant of St Peter and the authority passed down to him. This is shown as Peter is described as a ‘rock’ which shows Jesus’ direct faith and trust in the Pope
what is the cardinal called that temporarily takes over the pope when he dies?
Cardinal Camerlango
