Catholicism What is Catholicism? - Catholicism is Catholicism is a denomination, hence a subset, of Christianity. Christianity. All Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics. A Christian refers to a follower of Jesus Christ who Christ who may be a Catholic, Protestant, Protestant , Gnostic, Mormon, Evangelical, Evangelical , Anglican or rthodo! rthodo!,, or follower of another branch of the religion. - A Catholic refers to a Christian who follows the Catholic religion as transmitted through the succession of Po"es Po"es of of #ome and the $atican Em"ire across history. The Pope is Pope is the leader of the Catholic church . %he Catholic Church is the largest of the Christian Churches - about &'( of Christians Christians are are Catholic. Birth of Catholicism -
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%rac %races es its its hist history ory to the the a"ost a"ostle les, s, es"e es"ecia cially lly Apostle Peter. St. Peter is Peter is considered the first "o"e. About About forty forty days days after after Jesus) Jesus) #esurrect #esurrection ion,, he ascended ascended into heaven heaven.. is disciples *uic+ly became lonely and were influenced by the oly "irit to become missionaries of the religion. %hey later formed the Catholic religion, se"arate but still a form of Christianity. ts "o"ularity *uic+ly s"read throughout Euro"e and northern Africa. %o" %o" /' nations nations with with the most most Catholi Catholics0 cs0 1ra2il, 1ra2il, Me!ico Me!ico,, 3A, Phili" Phili""ine "ines, s, taly taly, 4rance, 4rance, "ain, Poland, Colombia, Argentina and Germany res"ectively. %oday, its growth is fastest in Africa, outh America and Asia.
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Catholic oly 1oo+. t is made u" of two "arts, the new and the ld %estament. %he ld %estament overla"s the Jewish %orah, the first 8 boo+s in the bible, and the
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%here is one God. e is0 the 4ather, which is God, the son who is Jesus Christ and the oly "irit. Jesus Christ is the son of God who died in the cross for their salvation. %he "o"e is the leader of the world wide church. Mary is the mother of Jesus. 5he is called the $irgin Mary, since Jesus is given to her by the oly "irits7 %hey believe the bible and the %en Commandments. %he catholic doctrine teaches that the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ. %he word =Amen> means =believe> in ebrew. t e!"resses solidity, trustworthiness and faithfulness to the words of God.
The Sacraments view: the seven sacraments Sacraments of %nitiation /. 1a"tism- the first rites into the Church :. Confirmation; Christmation - when you confirm your faith Sacraments of ealing ?. Eucharist- the first communion@ the time when you first received your wine and bread during mass . Confessions; Penance- you confess your sins to the "riest 8. Marriage; Matrimony- you get married to someone &. oly orders- when you become a "riest or a nun B. Anointing the sic+- the last rites@ absolves all sins the "erson is sorry for but did not "reviously confess in the acrament of Penance Baptism- can begin when an infant is about & months old or when a "erson is entering the religion. %he "riest anoints you to the fountain of holy water@ this is the first ste" of becoming a catholic. Confirmation- you are allowed to choose a second name, only if the name is from the bible. 4irst, you stand or +neel before the 1isho". %hen your god"arent or a catholic with over the age of /& lays one hand on your shoulder and s"ea+s your confirmation name. %he bisho"
then anoints you by using the holy oil or the Chrism to ma+e a sign of cross on your forehead while saying your confirmation name and =1e sealed with the gift of the holy s"irit> ou shall res"ond =amen> 1isho" will says0 =Peace be with you> ou0 =And with your s"irit> %hen the confirmation is over &ucharist' this is where you receive the blood of Jesus Christ 5the bread and the wine7. %his can be reflected from the story of the 9ast u""er where Jesus where Jesus held the one last su""er with his a"ostles. e told them =ta+e his bread for it is my body, and this wine for it is my blood.> Catholics remember this communion in every mass. 4or the first communion, girls are said to wear white gowns and veils and boys wear new suits and ties for the occasion. %ransubstantiation is the belief that the elements in the Eucharist, the body, blood and soul and divinity of Christ at consecration resulting in the real "resence of Christ. #arriage- a valid Catholic acrament of Matrimony re*uires a "riest, bride and groom and two witness of any religion. 1ride and groom are the real ministers of the sacrament since they will be the one to say = 6o> to ma+e them husband and wife. %he "riest or the 6eacon is Dust an official witness for the Church. 1oth "artners need to "ledge that their marriage will have the following0 Permanent and faithful. Permanent means till death. ou can only receive the acrament of Matrimony once unless your s"ouse died and your children must become Catholics. All this is "romise to the "riest before the wedding (Search wedding )ows* oly +rders' one of the "rimary functions of 6eacons, Priest and 1isho"s is to administer the sacred rights of the "eo"le to god)s "eo"le. Members of the Church0 5saan yung nuns and mon+s7 • • • •
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Po"e Cardinal Archbisho" 1isho"- they are said to have the =fullest of "riesthood>. %hey can have the authority to offer all seven sacraments. Priest- they can only offer five sacraments which are0 1a"tism, Penance, oly Eucharist- Mass, matrimony and anointing the sic+.
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6eacons- can only offer 1a"tism and Matrimony. %he wedding is without a nu"tial mass.
Anointing the sic' where the "riest "rays to heal someone who is sic+ and cleanse them of any sins they haven)t confessed. 4irst the "riest anoints the head saying =%hrough his anointing may the 9ord in his love and mercy hel" you with the grace of the holy s"irit.> econd in the "alm of the "erson saying =May the 9ord who frees you from sins, saves you and raise you u".> n s"ecial cases, if it)s an emergency, the "riest can anoint any "art of the body that is available if the nurses and doctors are wor+ing on the head or the hand. The Ten Commandments of -od (from udaism, #oses* . am the 9ord your God@ you shall not have strange gods before me. . ou shall not ta+e the name of the 9ord your God in vain. . #emember to +ee" holy the 9ordFs day $. onour your father and your mother. $. ou shall not +ill. $. ou shall not commit adultery. $. ou shall not steal. $. ou shall not bear false witness against your neighbour. . ou shall not covet your neighbour)s wife. . ou shall not covet you neighbour)s goods. The Two -reat Commandments (/%&W" T&0-$&AT&ST0C+##A12#&1T* ou shall love the 9ord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength@ you shall love your neighbor as yourself. %o love God, our neighbour, and ourselves, we must +ee" the commandments of God and of the Church, and "erform the s"iritual and cor"oral wor+s of mercy. •
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4orgiveness of sin is achieved through church ritual, sacraments are means of grace and much em"hasis is "laced on the saints in the Catholic religion. %he Catholic Church also teaches that salvation de"ends on faith, wor+s and sacrament. Clergy selection- the Catholic Church a""oints all male and almost all unmarried clergy 5what do they do7 %he beliefs that the church is the vessel and de"osit of the fullness of the teachings of Jesus and the A"ostles from which the cri"tures were formed.
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%he church teaches that ending the life of a "re-embryo, embryo or fetus cannot be allowed, e!ce"t in very rare cases where a life saving o"eration on the woman results in the unintended death of the embryo or fetus. Catholics believe "urgatory is a state of being after death in which souls are cleansed by "urifying "unishments before they can enter heaven. (/%&W" P3$-AT+$4* o Hhat)s Purgatory Judgement day %he day when Jesus came bac+ for the econd Coming 5what)s the second coming7 and =Dudges> Purgatory is a "lace for "urification@ those who can gain entrance to heaven but must go through ="urification> o ow to get through "urgatory 1efore death0 good wor+s, monetary offering After death0 your relatives do the dirty wor+ for you 5all the above and more7 o ow can you be ta+en out of "urgatory =ur 4ather> and =ail Mary> "rayers to be said while doing the rosary ndulgences, monetary offerings to hel" the church Prayers, "ray on behalf of the dead for forgiveness %hey are re*uired to believe that when Mary herself was conceived without original sin.
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The mass0 every unday, the Catholics go to a church service called =Mass> (/%&W" %#P+$TA1C& +5 &3CA$%ST* Process 5e!"lain each7 /. Gathering #ites :. #eadings and ermons ?. Communion The Catholic Creed (VIEW: THE CREED) - A"ostle)s Creed- faithful summary of the A"ostle)s teaching. t is an ancient ba"tismal symbol of the church at #ome -
The Chief Commandments or 6aws, of the Church . %o assist at Mass on all undays and holy days of obligation. . %o fast and abstain on the days a""ointed. . %o confess our sins at least once a year. $. %o receive oly Communion during the Easter time. $. %o contribute to the su""ort of the Church. $. %o observe the laws of the Church concerning marriage.
Catholic 4ear" A. Advent 56ecember :-:7 - the time leading u" to Christmas. %his is the time the Catholics "re"are for the birth of Jesus Christ 1. Christmas 56ecember :87 I it is believed that Jesus was born on this day. t is celebrated by going to the mass. Christmas Eve is celebrated because that is the time when Mary and Jose"h found the manger to have Jesus. C. E"i"hany- /: days after Christmas 5January &7 I arrival of the three wise men at 1ethlehem. 6. 9ent 54ebruary; March7 - "eriod before Jesus dies and "eriod before Easter. 6uring this time, a "erson chooses something to give u" before Easter. lder Catholics give u" meat on 4ridays during lent. %his is the time where we grieve for the death and resurrection of Jesus. a. Ash Hednesday I the first day of the lent where we go and get ashes on our forehead then we have to confess. E. Palm unday- the last unday before Easter. Palm unday is the day where Jesus came into Jerusalem and the "eo"le there covered the "ath with "alm leaves. 4. Good 4riday- the day that Jesus was crucified. 5
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