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What is simony?
The wrongful selling of church possessions
Lay Investiture made _____ worse.
Indulgences
What is venial sin?
A sin that causes stress/damage to our relationship with God.
What is confession?
Revealing your sins to the priest
By 1000, Christianity spread to nearly all of mainland...
Europe and British Islands
When Kings or lords appointed men as priests and bishops is called what?
Lay Investiture
A sin that causes a break/divide in our relationship with God.
What is penance?
Involves specific acts of service that the priest directs one to do in accordance with the sins that are confessed.
Indulgences were granted to people in violation of the Graces of what sacrament?
Reconciliation
What are 2 facts about Lay Investiture?
It was a violation of Holy Orders. The faux-priests were still non-ordained ministers.
What 3 things determine a mortal sin?
Has to be grave(serious) in nature (the intended results are serious). Have to be aware that it is wrong. Had to have done it of your own will.
The actual forgiveness of one‘s sins- granted by the priest through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Absolution
Who were seeking indulgences?
Kings, Lords, and Knights
Most men appointed by Lay Investiture had been there for while so,
The papacy had a hard time getting rid of them.
Name a situation that do not meet all aspects of a mortal sin.
Soldiers/police who take a life in the line of duty to protect the nation/community. In self-defense. An unfortunate accident that results in great harm or death. Those who do not understand the nature of their actions.
What scripture verse is the Scriptural Foundation?
John 20:22-23
Somebody could buy an indulgence for who?
People that have died
Lay Investiture began to fade away during what centure?
14th century
How many parts are there to the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
4; confession, contrition, penance, absolution
Conversion is what?
Turning away from sin and turning toward a life with God.