Pope John Paul II
What event caused John Paul (at the time Wojtlya) to begin to study for priesthood?
What is the death of his father during WWII?
What period of European History brought about great scientific and philisophical knowledge- often cited by atheist scholars as the "death" of Christianity?
What is the Enlightenment?
What was the first text Benedict (at the time Ratzinger) wrote?
What is Introduction to Christianity?
Under which Pope was Francis (at the time Bergoglio) ordained as a cardinal?
Who is John Paul II?
(You may use your Bible for this)
John 14:6
What is "I am the way, the truth, and the life. None come to the Father except through me."?
What political ideology intends to eliminate social and economic classes and make all equal (often with disastrous results)?
John Paul II staunchly opposed the spread of it in Asia and Europe
What is communism?
What text did John Paul II write as an update to the 1917 Code of Canon Law?
What is the 1983 Code of Canon Law?
Which two cities was Benedict (at the time Ratzinger) the archbishop of?
Where is Munich and Freising?
What city in Argentina was Francis (at the time Bergoglio) the archbishop of?
Where is Buenos Aires?
(You may use your Bible for this)
Matthew 18:15-17
What is “If your brother or sister sins,go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector."?
What major event in recent church history did John Paul (at the time Wojtlya) attend from 1962 to 1965?
What is the Second Vatican Council?
Which modern day Movement encourages the world and its many groups to be more united, based in the Christian "Golden Rule"?
What is the Focolare Movement?
What rule did Benedict change with the process of beatification?
What is ended the five-year period after death?
Francis was the first Pope of what Holy Order?
What are the Jesuits?
(You may use your Bible for this)
Luke 4:18-19
What is "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor."?
In 1995, During the World Youth Day, how many people did John Paul give mass to?
How much is five-seven million?
Which idea states that the modern world does not give the dignity or respect in relation to death that the dying are entitled to?
What is a Culture of Death?
What kind of relationship did Benedict hope people could have with Christ?
What is "intimate friendship"?
Rather than use the Papal Apartments, where did Francis live in the Vatican City, to prove his piety and care for the poor?
Where is the Vatican Guest House?
(You may use your Bible for this)
John 3:5
What is "Verily, verily I say unto thee, unless a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God."?
What text did John Paul write that was the first of its kind since Roman persecution?
What is Cathechism of the Catholic Church?
Which Catholic initiative strives to return people or regions who have lost their faith to return to Christ?
What is New Evangelization?
What was the ethical stance that Benedict took the greatest opposition to?
What is Moral Relativism?
During his inauguration in 2013, it was expected Francis would give the visiting crowd his blessing. However, what did he do instead?
What is ask for the crowd's blessing unto him?
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Galatians 3:28
What is "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."?