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Cardinal

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Appointed by pope to assist him

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Pope

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Bishop of Rome and supreme head of Roman Catholic Church

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Archbishop

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Oversaw large areas called archdioceses

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Bishop

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Governed areas called dioceses from cathedrals

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Priest

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Served parishes (local communities)

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Parish

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Smaller local church communities

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Diocese

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District under the pastoral care of a bishop

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Monastery

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Community of monks

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Monk

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Man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery

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Excommunication

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Formally deprive a person of membership in a church

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Heresy

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Belief contrary to orthodox religious doctrine

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Doctrine

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Set of beliefs held and taught by the church

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Interdict

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State in which entire regions excommunicated

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Purgatory

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Place of suffering inhabited by souls of sinners repenting their sins before being allowed into heaven

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Inquisition

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Tribunal established to suppress heresy

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Canon law

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Ecclesiastical law by papal governments

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Sacraments

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Solemn rite of Christian churches

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Charity

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Helped sick and poor (e.g. opened hospitals)

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Education

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Clergy taught poor boys basic literacy and numeracy

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Tithe

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10% of annual income is given to church

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Pilgrimage

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Journey to a place of (religious) significance

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Relics

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Objects surviving from earlier times

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Salvation

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Preservation or deliverance from harm

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Warriors of Christ

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Those engaged in a spiritual battle against the devil

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Ascetics

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Practitioner of severe self-discipline and abstinence from all forms of indulgence

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Simony

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Buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges

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Indulgence

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Grant from pope for remission of temporal punishment in purgatory

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Lay investiture

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Appointment (through purchase) of unordained, ordinary people into church officials

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Illumination

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Decorations on texts and books

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Bishop of Rome and supreme head of Roman Catholic Church

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Appointed by pope to assist him

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Oversaw large areas called archdioceses

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Archbishop

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Governed areas called dioceses from cathedrals

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Served parishes (local communities)

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Smaller local church communities

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District under the pastoral care of a bishop

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Community of monks

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Man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery

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Formally deprive a person of membership in a church

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Excommunication

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Belief contrary to orthodox religious doctrine

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Set of beliefs held and taught by the church

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State in which entire regions excommunicated

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Place of suffering inhabited by souls of sinners repenting their sins before being allowed into heaven

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Tribunal established to suppress heresy

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Inquisition

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Ecclesiastical law by papal governments

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Solemn rite of Christian churches

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Sacraments

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Helped sick and poor (e.g. opened hospitals)

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Clergy taught poor boys basic literacy and numeracy

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10% of annual income is given to church

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Journey to a place of (religious) significance

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Pilgrimage

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Objects surviving from earlier times

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Preservation or deliverance from harm

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Those engaged in a spiritual battle against the devil

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Warriors of Christ

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Practitioner of severe self-discipline and abstinence from all forms of indulgence

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Buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges

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Grant from pope for remission of temporal punishment in purgatory

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Indulgence

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Appointment (through purchase) of unordained, ordinary people into church officials

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Lay investiture

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Decorations on texts and books

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Illumination

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