religion exam Flashcards
Describe the four qualities of the Church as a community (One)
The Holy Spirit is working to unite all members of the Church.
gifting responsive baptised believers with:
· charity,
· faith,
especially through:
· the Eucharist and the other sacraments
· the Apostles’ Creed
· the Church’s Magisterium
Describe the four qualities of the Church as a community (Holy)
• Holy
Jesus its Head is holy.
The Holy Spirit whom Christ shares with each baptised member is holy.
Even throughout dark periods, the Church is always revived.
Describe the four qualities of the Church as a community (Catholic)
• catholic (as opposed to Catholic)
The word ‘catholic’ means ‘universal’.
The church is catholic because it is catholic wherever Jesus is present.
The Church spreads the Gospel universally.
They spread the word through Pentecost.
Describe the four qualities of the Church as a community (Apostolic)
• Apostolic
The church is apostolic because it is founded on the apostles.
Shares the gifts and mission received from Jesus.
Continued to be served by the successors of the Apostles, the Pope and Bishops’.
Explain how the Catholic Church is ‘the body of Christ’.
The visible body of baptised people drawn together by the Holy Spirit to form the Church. The members of the church form the visible body of christ
Describe how the Church is a sacrament.
The Church is the universal sacrament of salvation, a sign of the visible and invisible presence and action of God. An invisible sign the people of the church are in unity with God through the Holy Spirit.
Outline the story of Pentecost.
Tongues of fire rested on each of the disciple’s heads and filled them with the holy spirit. They were empowered to be able to speak all different languages so they could go and share the word of god with the world.
Outline the story of St Stephen.
St Stephen was the first person to be martyred
Explain how Paul was moved by the Holy Spirit to go on three journeys to proclaim the Gospel.
Saul was on the road to Damascus to ask the High priests if he could arrest followers of Jesus and take them to Jerusalem. heard voice who claimed to be Jesus said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” he became blind In Damascus Paul did not eat and drink for three days. Ananais was a disciple in Damascus. When he placed his hands upon Saul the holy spirit filled him and cured him.
Describe what attracted people to Christianity in the Roman Empire.
- They were promised of eternal salvation in Heaven
- Creation of a new community
- Offered spiritual gifts beyond everyday life
- Liberation from sickness, disease and poverty
Outline the role emperor Constantine played in the growth of Christianity.
He defeated one rival, his brother-in-law Maxentius, and gained the mantle of western Roman emperor. The emperor marked the Christian symbol of the cross on his soldiers’ shields. Constantine decreed the “Edict of Milan” in 313 and established religious toleration for Christians in the roman empire
Identify the First Ecumenical Council.
Year 325. The Council of Nicaea was the first council in the history of the Christian church that was intended to address the entire body of believers. It was convened by the emperor Constantine to argue Christ was not divine but a created being.
Define Ecumenical Council.
An ecumenical or general council is a meeting of bishops of the whole church
Describe the story of ‘Christendom’ in the Churches history.
Church suffering at the hands of military conquerors on the one hand, while on the other, spreading the Gospel as followers of Christ, especially monks, moved around an unstable former Roman Empire. The Spirit moved them, especially the popes, to carry out the command of Jesus to preach his Gospel ‘to all nations’.
Explain how the Church spread to Australia.
1820 -> priests arrived to minister to Catholics in the colony
1838 -> the Sisters of Charity were the first religious order to set up communities to work with the people.
after World War II, the population was boosted significantly by migrants, with many coming from traditionally Catholic countries.
By the end of the century over one-quarter of the population was Catholic.
Explain, using one example, how the Holy Spirit stirs renewal of the Church through various religious orders and lay movements.
They wanted to help people overcome the difficulties of living Christian lives in societies that did not reflect the teachings of Jesus
Franciscans: Founded 1209. Sought to return to the life of the early Church. Call related to the Church in general. By 1221, there were between three and five thousand Franciscans.
Describe the Protestant Reformation.
division of European Christianity into Catholic and Protestant.
1378 to 1417, when there were two, and later three, rival popes, each with his own following.
The decline of the Papacy: Corruption again grew in the Church. Church titles were sold to raise money, and the clergy often lived immoral and greedy lives.
Religions developed such as lutheranism and calvinism.
Council of Trent renewed Catholic beliefs, the celebration of the Mass and the sacraments, the training of priests and the responsibilities of Bishops.
Outline Martin Luther’s role in the Protestant Reformation.
1517, a priest, Martin Luther, protested against Church corruption . own theology, which rejected many of the fundamental beliefs of the Catholic Church
