Understanding Catholicism

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Understanding Catholicism
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Intro to Catholicism

• The Pope
• Mother Mary
• 7 Sacraments
• Purgatory

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The Pope

• Bishop of Rome, head of the Catholic Church
• Can perform canonization (sainthood) and pardons
  of people in the church
• Election by Papal Conclave
• College of Cardinals
• bishops from around the world

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The Pope Duties

• Vicar of Jesus Christ
• the supreme head of the college of bishops
• appoint bishops, create dioceses, creates
  cardinals, names saints, and intervenes in
  disputes between the Vatican and local bishops.
• pronounces infallible teachings of faith and
  morals
• The infallibility promised to the Church resides
  also in the body of Bishops, when that body
  exercises the supreme magisterium with the
  successor of Peter. (Second Vatican Council,
  1964)

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Mother Mary

• Mary is ever-virgin
• sinless did not have original sin at birth
• mother of God and of Jesus, but not of God the
  Father
• present movement co-redeemer along Christ

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Saints

• They are people who were devoted to God in life
• After the died, they were canonized by the Pope
  through a special process
• Must have lived a holy life
• Must have at least 2 posthumous miracles
  attributed to them
• Can intercede on behalf of the living and the
  dead
• Can be declared patron saints of causes or
  professions, or invoked against illnesses, etc
• Saints are granted power from God, their bodies
  and relics are considered holy

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Seven Sacraments

• Initiation (Required)
• Baptism
• Eucharist Lords Supper
• Confirmation
• Healing (Required)
• Confession
• Anointing the Sick
• Service of Communion (not required)
• Holy Orders
• Marriage

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The Rosary

1. Make the Sign of the Cross and say the "Apostles'
   Creed.
2. Say the "Our Father.
3. Say three "Hail Marys.
4. Say the "Glory be to the Father.
5. Announce the First Mystery then say the "Our
   Father.
6. Say ten "Hail Marys," while meditating on the
   Mystery.
7. Say the "Glory be to the Father.
8. Announce the Second Mystery then say the "Our
   Father." Repeat 6 and 7 and continue with Third,
   Fourth and Fifth Mysteries in the same manner.

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Purgatory
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Purgatory

• Catholics believe that after death, the soul
  faces judgment
• Heaven those whose sins have been forgiven
• Hell those whose mortal sins have not been
  forgiven
• Purgatory those whose mortal sins have been
  forgiven, but may perhaps have venial sins that
  have not been forgiven.

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Purgatory

• def a transition place where people go after
  they die time where you atone/purify yourself of
  venial sins in order to get into heaven
• venial sin moral disorder, non-deliberate
• mortal sin deliberate must confess and do
  penance before you die or directly go to hell
• How to get out and into heaven
• people can pray for you / indulgences
• beseech the saints
• heaven is not assured

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Miscellaneous Facts

• They have a separate translation of the Bible
  with Apochryphal/Deuterocanonical books
• These are included in the Old Testament and are
  not a part of the Hebrew Bible