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CHRISTIANITYBranches -Sects
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
PROTESTANT
ORTHODOX
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE (324-1453)
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HEIRARCHY OF RCC
POPE
CARDINALS
BISHOPS
PRIESTS,MONKS, NUNS
BELIEVERS
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THE VATICAN
109 acres the smallest sovereign nation in the
world
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• Population 900
• 1 billion Catholics world wide
• 175 million in revenues

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ST. PETERS BASILICA
COMPLETED IN 1626 Largest Church in the world 694
Feet Long 60,000 People inside
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JESUS ST. PETER

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ST. PETERS SQUARE
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CHAIR OF SAINT PETER
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Pieta Artist???
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SISTINE CHAPEL
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POPE JOHN PAUL II (elected 1978-2005)
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POPE JOHN PAUL II

• Karol Jozef Wojtyla
• Polish
• 1978 58 Years Old
• 27 Years one of the longest in RCC history
• First non-Italian Pope in 456 years

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POPE BENEDICT XVI

• 1927 Present
• Joseph Ratzinger
• German
• 265th Pope
• April 19th 2005
• Age 84

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COLLEGE OF CARDINALS

• Responsible for Electing a new Pope
• 137 Today

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POPE MOBILE
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SWISS GUARDS
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SWISS GUARDS
Established in 1505 by Pope Julius II 110
officers
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POPE BENEDICT XVI