The History of our Catholic Church
Highlights and a Few Lowlights, too!
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Our Catholic Church
• 4 Characteristics – Catholic Our Catholic Church
• 4 Characteristics – Catholic – One Our Catholic Church
• 4 Characteristics – Catholic – One – Holy
Our Catholic Church
• 4 Characteristics – Catholic – One – Holy – Apostolic
Patristic Period
• AD 50 – 600 – 1st Century • Spread of the church
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Patristic Period
• AD 50 – 600 – 1st Century • Spread of the church • AD 64 – Nero • First persecutions begin
2nd and 3rd Century Church
• Definite leadership form – The hierarchy of the church as we know it today – First empire wide persecutions
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• Constantine • Edict of Milan – Religious tolerance throughout the Roman Empire – Churches – Sundays and Holy Days – Council of Nicaea • Arian crisis • Father and the Son are “of the same substance” 4th Century Church
• AD 381 – Council of Constantinople • Father and Son are “one in being” • Beginnings of our profession of faith
– Official religion of the Roman Empire 5th Century Church
• AD 431 – Council of Ephesus • Mary honored as the Mother of God • AD 451 – Council of Chalcedon • Jesus exists in 2 natures (divine and human) which come together to form the one undivided person of Jesus Christ The Church of the Middle Ages
• AD 600 – 1300 – Christendon 7th Century Church
• 6th Ecumenical Council – AD 680-81 • Jesus had both a divine and human nature and therefore he had to have both a divine and human will
8th - 10th Century Church
• Charles the Great (768 – 814) – Lay investiture – “Baptized with water or blood”
– Political instability – Weak popes – Fall of monasteries
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Poll: What major church event occured in 1054 ... 11th Century
• Pope Gregory VII – Dictatus Papae • Pope has universal authority in the Church
• 1054 • – Schism between Church of the East and Church of the West
12th Century
• 1095 – 1291 – The Crusades • 1095 1st Crusade • 1146 2nd Crusade • 1189 3rd Crusade
– Transubstantiation 13th Century
• Pope Innocent II – 4th Lateran Council • Duties of Catholics
13th Century
• Pope Innocent II – 4th Lateran Council • Duties of Catholics
– The Inquisition 14th Century Church Late Middle Ages • 1378 – 1417 – The “Great Schism” of the Popes – 1414 – 1418 Council of Constance The Protestant Reformation
• 1517 - 1650 • Causes – Simony The Protestant Reformation
• 1517 - 1650 • Causes – Simony – Indulgences – Popes preoccupied with political affairs • 5th Lateran Council – Reforms called for, but never put into effect Don’t forget: You can copy- paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.
The Protestant Reformation
• Martin Luther – 95 Theses
– 2nd Major split of Christianity
The Protestant Reformation
• Martin Luther – 95 Theses
– 2nd Major split of Christianity
– 1509 – 1564 Jean Calvin • Predestination – Differences between Protestant and Catholic view of “Church” The Catholic Reformation
• 1500 – 1650 – Renewal of existing religious orders and founding of new ones – The Council of Trent (1545 – 1563) • Pope Paul III – Affirmation of 7 sacraments – Revelation through the Bible AND apostolic tradition – Mass as a representation of Jesus’ sacrifice on Calvary – Abolishment of indulgences – Proper devotion to Mary and the saints – Seminaries – Encouraged communion at least 1 time per week – Receive penance more often – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament The Modern World
• 1650 – 1900 – 17th and 18th Century • Age of enlightenment • Secularization • Deists
– 19th Century • New forms of representative government Don’t forget: You can copy- paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll. 1800’s - An Active Time
• Pius IX – 1854 Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception – 1869 – 1st Vatican Council • Rome – Dei Filus – Pastor Aeternus • Infallibility 1800’s - An Active Time
• 1891 – Church becomes a social advocate – Rerum Novarum • Pope Leo XIII – Catholics called on to be activists in standing up against the injustices of the Industrial Revolution 20th Century Church
• The Century of Christian Martyrs • Pius X – Code of Canon Law • Pius XI – Treaties with Communist leaders – Vatican City • Feast of Christ the King (1925) 20th Century Church
• Pius XII – 1950 • Dogma of the Assumption – Had been believed and celebrated for 1500 years Don’t forget: You can copy- paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll. The Second Vatican Council
• 1962 – 1965
The Second Vatican Council
• 1962 – 1965 • John XXIII • Paul VI (1963 – 1978) Vatican II Documents
• Dogmatic Constitution on the Church – Mystery of the Church – Church is Hierarchical – Laity • Mary • Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy – Active participation – Mass in the vernacular Vatican II Documents
• Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation • Declaration on Christian Education • Decree on Ecumenism – Acknowledges share of blame for the division of Christianity – Guidelines for ecumenical activity Vatican II Documents
• Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World – Dignity of the Human Person – Dignity of Marriage and Family life • Declaration on Non-Christian Religions • Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity • Declaration on Religious Liberty • Decree on the Means of Social Communication 20th Century Church
• Pope Paul VI – Humanae Vitae – Office of permanent deacon is restored – 1st women religious added to the Roman Curia