Leadership In The Church Flashcards
What does the word abolition mean
Remove or get rid of something
Who was Harriet Tubman
American humanitarian, abolitionist and political activist who was born into slavery
Managed to flee north using underground railroad
Smallest country in the world
Vatican city
Facts about the vatican
World’s smallest government
World’s smallest railway system
Own football team
Who are Swiss guards
Responsible for the security of the pope and the vatican
Requirements of becoming a swiss guard
Catholic, single males, Swiss citizenship
Degree or high school diploma
19-30 years of age
At least 174cm tall
Racism in USA 1950s
Signs showing where non-whites could legally
Walk
Talk
Drink
Rest
Eat
What happened after 1955 Rosa Parks refused to stand up
50 leaders of the black community held a meeting at the baptist church to decide what should be done
What did the leaders of black community decide tp do
Bus boycott
Why was bus bycott a good idea
Without the fares of black people the bus companies lost more than half their income as white people often travelled by car
5 titles of the pope
Pope - pope means father
Holy father - how pope must be like a loving father
Bishop of Rome - peter was bishop of Rome
Vicar of christ - people belive he is VoC as he acts in Christ’s place
Servant of God - Those who work in the church (priests bishops) are servants of God
When was Pope Francis elected
13th March 2013
Why do popes wear a ring
Show they’re successors of Peter
Who is the successor of the 12 apostles
Oversees a diocese
Bishop
Apostle
One of 12 disciples chosen by Jesus to preach the gospel
What happened at Pentecost
Commemorates descent of Holy Spirit on the Apostles and other disciples following the Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ
Which 2 places did Peter go after Pentecost
Palestine
Asia Minor
Why was Peter killed
Execution by Roman Emperor Nero who blamed the city’s Christians for a terrible fire that ravaged Rome
Why was church of Rome so important for Christians
City is commonly regarded as
Home of the catholic church
Bishop
Looks after a church in an area called diocese
Apostolic succession
Belief that power of the holy spirit has been passed down from all religious people today
Diocese
Church in a certain area looked after by a bishop
St Peter’s Basilica
World’ largest church
Main buidling of St Peter’s square
400ft tall dome
Conclave
a meeting held by the cardinals to elect the next pope
What happens if the voting/ballot for electing a new pope is successful/unsuccessful
Successful - the ballots are burned without chemicals and will release WHITE smoke
Unsuccessful - votes are burned along with a chemical to create black smoke
Carmelango
Cardinal placed temporarily in charge of the church and making sure the pope is chosen
What happens after a pope dies
9 days of mourning following his funeral
A week later college of cardinals meet to start the electoral process
(Only cardinals under age 80 can take part)
Where is a pope elected
Sistine Chapel
Locked in an annexe and aren’t allowed to leave until a new pope is elected
How many votes does a pope need to be elected
2/3 plus 1 vote
What happens in 2/3 + 1 does not happen within 2 weeks
A total of half plus 1 can be accepted
Balcony is St Peter’s square called
Habemaus papam
What does Dean of College of cardinals announce
Announces that we have a new pope
Cardinal
A cardinal is a member of the Sacred College
the group of priests chosen by the Pope to run the Roman Catholic Church
Who chooses cardinals
Pope
How would you address a cardinal
Your Eminence
3 grades of cardinals
cardinal bishop
cardinal deacon
cardinal priest
what does the clothes cardinals wear represent
Red - to demonstrate their loyalty to the church and the Pope
Zucchetto - to keep clerics’ heads warm
Biretta - represents curiosity, confusion, and comedy
What do cardinals do (their job)
Celebrate mass
Hear confessions
Lead visits and pilgrimages to their titular churches
Serve as chief officals of the church
Support their churches monetarily
2 types lf jobs pope has
Religious and political
2 key roles of the pope
Canonisation - Declaring when a person can become a saint
Encyclicals - Letters written to Bishops containing important Catholic teachings
Saint
Someone who is honoured by the church as an example of holiness
Canonisation
The process by which a person becomes a Saint in the Catholic Church
Example of encyclicals
Laudato Si
Fratelli tutti
Rerum Novarum
Vocation
A calling from God to lead the Christian life
What can a vocation be described as
Inner feeling of what God wants you to do
Why vocations important to Christians
Means all Christians can do what God calls them to do
Christians believe a persons vocation is a chance to serve god in their everyday lives
What might a catholic priest do in a week
Visit the sick
Pastoral care (guiding people)
Say mass
Prepare homilies
Do personal study and reading
Perform the 7 sacraments
Visit schools
Monks and nuns
People who commit themselves to a fully religious life
Monastery
Convent
A building in which monks live in a community
And
a convent is a building in which nuns live in a community
Features of a monastery/convent
Many dedicated places to pray
a church
chapel or temple
dormitories
cloisters
a dining room
a library
an infirmary (small hospital)
Monasticism
Committing lives into fully religious life
Which religions monks mostly in
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Can monks be priests
Yes
Which 2 orders can monks and nuns choose to belong
Contemplative order - involves living a hidden life of work and prayer
Apostolic order - involves working in the community (perhaps teaching, nursing, caring for the sick, poor or elderly).
Law of generosity that all monks should follow
always help others – and have a duty to pray, meditate and work every day
3 vows catholic monks/nuns take
Obedience - the promise to obey Christ
Poverty - monk cannot own anything
Chastity - monk cannot have sexual relationship or get married
How to become a monk
First become postulant - spending time living at the monastery while not being bound by vows and free to leave at any time
After this period the postulant becomes a novice monk or nun for around a year during which he/she begins to participate fully in the monastery
After this the novice takes temporary vows and after a few years they make their permanent vows which are binding for life
Examples of people who were monks
St Benedict
How to become a catholic priest
After being accepted as a candidate the potential priest goes to a special training college called a seminary for between 6-9 years depending on his educational background to prepare for priesthood
During this time the potential priest takes a degree in philosophy, theology or ethics
During ordinstion priest makes 2 promises
Obedience to local bishop and Remain Celibate - won’t marry or have sexual relations
What are the 7 sacraments
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Confession, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, Marriage
Sacrament of Holy orders
the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles, continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time
Sacraments of Holy Orders process
Priesthood ceremony of ordination
Presentation of candidate
Elimination of the candidate
Investiture
Anoininting of hands
Presentation of gifts
Sign of peace
Elimination of candidate questions bishop asks
Will you fulfil the office of a priest assissting the bishops to care for God’s people
Anointing of hands
Bishop anoints hands of the priest with Chrism
Sign of peace
Ceremony of ordination ends with bishop giving sign of peace to the new priest
‘Weight of keys’
Saying Pope Leo had so much courage
Hierachy of catholic church
Pope
Cardinal
Archbishop
Priest
Deacon
Laity
Apostolic succession
Belief that the power of holy spirit has been passed down from apostles
4 steps to to sainthood
Servant of God
Venerable
Blessed
Saint
Which vatican department decides whether a person shows ‘heroic sanctity’
Causes of Saints
2 ways catholics believe a saint can help them in their life
Hearing out prayers
Assissting out prayers
How many miracles required by a martyr
1
After the secind miracle what title is given to a person
Canonized or Saint
3 conditions for a cure to be considered miraculous
Instantaneous
Lasting
Unexplainable
After first miracle a person becomes known as blessed
What is this ceremony called
Beatification
Who approves
Cause of canonisation
Title given to someone after their 2nd miracle
Canonisation - bishop
Title - pope
2 things must be proved for person ti be declared venerable by pope
Live a life with good actions
Do good things out of love
4 steps to become a saint
Servant of God - bishop and postulator ask to initiate process of canonisation. Holy see examines the report then issues a decree
Venerable - Tribunal appointed by bishop recieves testimonies of people
Blessed - performance of miracle must be proven before the congregation for causes of saints
Canonization - approval of 2nd miracle, causes of saints examine miracle, holy father approves decree, holy father decides date of canonization
Founder of monaticism
St Benedict Nursia
