Transcript the roman catholic church

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Power in the Middle Ages
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The rise of the church
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When the roman empire fell, much of
the western part of the empire had
not yet become Christian.
The job of continuing the spread of
Christianity no longer belonged to the
emperor. Now it belonged to the Pope.
Shortly after the fall of the
Roman Empire, a priest named
Patrick traveled to Ireland to
spread God’s word. He set up
churches and monasteries. His
monks played a huge role in
spreading Christianity
throughout Europe.
What is a Pope?
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The Pope is the head of the catholic
church.
They believe they followed in a long
line of church leaders beginning with
Peter the apostle.
Pope have enormous power within the
church, and also have power outside
the church.
MONKS
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The way the pope spread the gospel was
through monks.
The monks were the missionaries of their
day.
They lived in a monastery, where they
devoted themselves to learning about God
and his word.
They were also very learned and began
some of the very first schools that we know
of.
The Jesuits are an order of monks dedicated to
education. They have several colleges
throughout the United States, including Spring
Hill College in Mobile. They have had a
tremendous impact on educational ideas
throughout the world.
Monks Continued
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Monks were important not only because of
their relationship with the church, but
because the held the key to reading.
All bibles were in Latin. Monks and church
officials were some of the only people who
could read Latin. Therefore, whatever they
said was in the Bible, you had to believe
was in the Bible.
Read the Bible Passage
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Για το Θεό που αγαπιέται έτσι τον
κόσμο ότι έδωσε το μόνο γεννηθέντα
γιο του, και whosoever θεωρεί ότι σε
τον δεν θα χαθεί, αλλά έχει την
συνεχή ζωή. Θ*Ιοχν τρία δέκα έξι
Review
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Who is the Pope?
What kind of power does the pope
have?
What is a monk?
Name two orders of Monks.
Why were monks so important?
The Role of Religion
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Religion was everything in Europe
during the middle ages.
What people ate, wore, said, and did,
was all determined by the church.
If you broke church law you were
considered an outcast, and kicked out
of society, if not killed.
On Sundays everyone in the village would go to mass. It was not an
option. There were penalties for not going in some towns.
Men and women were required to dress very
modestly. Especially women.
Catholic Families during the middle ages were very
large most of the time. The Catholic church
encouraged their members to have many children
and raise them to serve the faith.
Heresy
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The Catholic Church also controlled heresy.
Heresy is when someone makes claims that
are opposite to what the Bible claims.
To combat heresy, the Pope set up a council
in 1233 called the Inquisition. This council
decided who was and was not committing
heresy, and could punish the person
responsible.
If you confessed, you were let go after an
apology,but if you refused to confess, other
things happened.
Education
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The catholic church began to create
universities to educate monks and nobles.
The first of these universities was at
Bologna, Italy and Paris, France.
College lasted 4-6 years, then a person was
given a final exam by a board of trustees
and then given a degree, or not.
Indulgences
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The Catholic Church began a massive building
program during the 1400-1600s.
To fund some of their projects, they began selling
indulgences.
Indulgences could be bought by any member of the
church and the church said that it would pray for
the person the indulgence was bought for. This
would hopefully get them out of hell or purgatory
and into heaven.
This practice led to a church reform movement
called the Reformation.
St. Peters Basilica: Rome
In addition to new
buildings, new works
of art were
commissioned by the
church. Michelangelo
painted the Sistine
Chapel by order of the
pope.
Review
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Why would you be prone to buy an
indulgence if you lived during this
time?
What is the problem with indulgences?
How did the catholic church effect the
everyday life of those who lived during
the middle ages?
What was the inquisition?