Church History 2023

1. The loss of Papal States made the Church more spiritual, and less materialistic.

a belief professed by Christians which contradicts an important belief of the church

The returning Crusaders would bring back advances in math, science and art that would lead to the Renaissance.

Most Barbarians would convert to Christianity.

believed each person could achieve their own salvation without God’s grace

As soon as the Barbarians converted to Christianity, they became civilized.

The Industrial Age challenged the Church on worker’s rights.

1. The conversion of Emperor Constantine made the Christian faith stronger throughout the Empire

Eventually, a decision of Early Christianity was to hold on to some Jewish traditions and to drop some of them

Vatican Council II tried to change some practices in order to keep up with a rapidly changing world

Popes became controlled by Emperors and Kings in order for their lands to be protected during the Industrial Age.

The first martyr of the Church was

Some of the followers of Jesus believed that Christians should carry on all the traditions of Judaism

Europe lost touch with the civilized Roman culture after the Barbarian Invasion.

The horrors that resulted from the World Wars, cast doubt on the moral justifying of any war

The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a doctrine that states that Mary was a virgin when Jesus was conceived.

A person who chose to give up their faith (in the face of persecution).

Jesus was divine, but not really human, He only pretended to be human, Therefore he never died

a heresy that sought to deify (make divine) the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Jesus was only human and not God. Mistaken belief- that the Son of God was created.

The first leader of Christianity was

The Church of the 21st Century faces the challenges of Terrorism.

In order for a male Gentile to become a follower of Jesus, he would have to become circumcized.

Jesus existed as two persons, the man Jesus and the divine Son of God and Mary did not give birth to the Son of God.

French and Italian Revolutions attacked the Church because revolutionaries saw the Church attached t0 Monarchies.

The followers of Jesus after Pentecost believed in a new Temple which was their community.

The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a doctrine that was pronounced at Vatican Council II.

The Church of the 21st Century faces the challenges of pollution of the environment, and Global Warning.

The colonist and missionaries that left Europe to go to foreign lands were both concerned about converting natives.

The Industrial Age challenged the Church on child labor.

Some of followers of Jesus believed that Christians should not carry on any of the Jewish traditions.

Because the Church was a major land owner (papal states), it got caught up in the corruption of the Feudal system.

The Industrial Age challenged the Church on safe working conditions in factories.

The metaphor used in Pentecost is

The Church of the 21st Century faces the challenges of rich countries exploiting the poor countries.

Monasticism and Religious Orders developed as a response to the corruption of the Church during the Middle Ages.

Vatican Council II tried to settle what is changeable and what isn’t changeable in our faith.

The Industrial Age challenged the Church on the growing polarization of the wealthy from the poor.

believed all material things were evil and only the spiritual things were good- expression of Greek dualism

The Barbarian invasion was a positive influence on the culture of the Roman Empire.

denial of your faith could not be forgiven and that sacraments given by clergy who renounced their faith are invalid

Is another way of saying that Jesus stopped appearing to people

The first Gentile to be baptized was: