The History of our Catholic Church Highlights and a Few Lowlights, too! Cindy Kravec
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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 1 st Century Spread of the church
Patristic Period AD 50 600 1 st Century Spread of the church AD 64 Nero First persecutions begin
2 nd and 3 rd Century Church Definite leadership form The hierarchy of the church as we know it today First empire wide persecutions
4 th Century Church 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
4 th 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
5 th 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
7 th Century Church 6 th 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
8 th - 10 th Century Church Charles the Great (768 814) Lay investiture Baptized with water or blood Political instability Weak popes Fall of monasteries
11 th 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
12 th Century 1095 1291 The Crusades 1095 1 st Crusade 1146 2 nd Crusade 1189 3 rd Crusade Transubstantiation
13 th Century Pope Innocent II 4 th Lateran Council Duties of Catholics
13 th Century Pope Innocent II 4 th Lateran Council Duties of Catholics The Inquisition
1378 1417 14 th Century Church Late Middle Ages 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 5 th Lateran Council Reforms called for, but never put into effect
The Protestant Reformation Martin Luther 95 Theses 2 nd Major split of Christianity
The Protestant Reformation Martin Luther 95 Theses 2 nd 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 17 th and 18 th Century Age of enlightenment Secularization Deists 19 th Century New forms of representative government
1800 s - An Active Time Pius IX 1854 Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception 1869 1 st 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
20 th 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)
20 th Century Church Pius XII 1950 Dogma of the Assumption Had been believed and celebrated for 1500 years
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
20 th Century Church Pope Paul VI Humanae Vitae Office of permanent deacon is restored 1 st women religious added to the Roman Curia