RE Flashcards
Who brought Christianity to Britain?
St Augustine
Who commissioned St Augustine to bring Christianity to England?
Pope Gregory the Great in 596CE.
What is a martyr?
Someone who dies for their faith.
When is the feast day of St Stephen?
26th December
How can women serve in the Catholic Church?
By helping the poor
By being a chaplain visiting hospitals,prisons etc.
By being treated equally.
What is the other Sacrament of Communion and Mission?
The Eucharist
List the THREE types of Religious Order
Nuns,Monks,priests
What are the characteristics that would make a good chaplain?
Person who performs religious services in hospitals and in any places.
Gives people spiritual guidance.
Usually a lay person but may be ordained.
May be christian or from any faith.
What three vows does someone make when they become part of a religious
community?
Poverty
Chasity
Obedience
Define clergy
is the entire class of religious officials, from priests to pastors to bishops and beyond.
Define laity
If you are a member of a religious group, but you are not an ordained minister or priest, then you are a member of the laity.This person does bible readings and running a youth group.
What is the Saint Vincent de Paul society?
A lay of organisation in the Catholic Church,but is open to men and women.This organisation helps the poor and vulnerable.
Explain the process of electing a new pope in 5 bullet points.
- A meeting called the Conclave happens.
- Meet and pray in the beautiful Sistine Chapel and then are locked into an annexe of the chapel.
- If the ballot doesn’t result in the election,the ballot papers are burned with a chemical.
- If the ballot’s successful and the elected cardinal has accepted the honour,the ballot papers are burned without the chemical.
- Finally,the Dean of the College of Cardinals,announces from the balcony in St Peter’s Square saying we have a new pope.
What are 4 other synonyms for the word ‘Pope’?
Father,Bishop of Rome,Servants of the Servants,Vicars of Christ.
What are the seven sacraments?
Baptism,Eucharist,Confirmation,
Reconciliation,Anointing,Holy orders,and marriage.
What is the purpose of a parish newsletter?
To have an interior desire for the sacramental life of the church.
What was St Peter’s cause of death?
Crucifixion but he was crucified upside down.
What does holy orders mean?
Holy orders is becoming a priest.
‘The Pope does not play the important role in the Catholic Church.’
For-Men and women are equal,Chaplains play an important role,God is on top of the pope.
Against-Pope is in charge of the Catholic Church.Is known as the father because it shows that the pope must be like a loving father.Pope leads mass.
Explain why christians need to go to church?
Penitential rite-Where people say sorry for the sins they’ve done and ask god for forgiveness.
Liturgy of the Word-Where there’s readings from the bible for eg the gospels.
Eucharistic prayer- Prayer which the bread and wine are turned into the blood and body of Jesus.
Bidding prayers-Where people ask god for help
Communion-Where the bread and body of christ is consumed.
Blessing and dismissal-Where the priest blesses everyone and tells everyone to proclaim the good news of Jesus.
What are stained glass windows?
They show stories from the bible in picture form.
The stories will appear in these windows in the same order as they do in the bible.
What were stained windows like?
Put in a way of praising God,this would especially be the case in catholic churches which are deliberately made to be very beautiful.
This also shows the devotion that someone has for God.
Who is the current pope of the catholic church?
Pope Francis
How many popes are there in total?
266
It is too difficult to keep the promises made during the wedding ceremony.’ Do reasons for and against.
For-Arguments,family difficulties,money issues
Against-Going to church every week,No family problems,God’s vows.
What are the names for the promises in a wedding?
Wedding vows
What is the difference between annulment, divorce and separation? Which does
the Catholic Church allow and why/ why not?
Divorce is a reality of modern life that not every marriage lasts forever. An annulment of marriage is a legal decree that a marriage is null and void. A legal separation does not end the marriage and both spouses are prohibited from remarrying or entering into a domestic partnership with another person. Catholic church requires divorce of annulment.
