Faith and Reason
Enlightenment thinkers promoted reason alone. What did the Catholic Church say was needed along with reason?
Faith
Which Enlightenment thinker promoted the idea of natural rights such as life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
Which Enlightenment idea argued government should be separate from the Church?
Were many Enlightenment-era scientists also Catholic clergy?
Yes
This French saint received visions of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858.
Saint Bernadette Soubirous
What Catholic intellectual tradition teaches that moral truth can be discovered by reason but guided by God?
Natural Law
What Enlightenment idea called for dividing government power into branches to prevent tyranny
Separation of Powers
What political idea during the Enlightenment stressed that governments should get their power from the people?
Popular Sovereignty
This scientist faced Church opposition because his discoveries about the solar system challenged the traditional understanding of the universe.
Galileo
This saint had visions of Mary in Paris in 1830, leading to the creation of the Miraculous Medal.
Saint Catherine Labouré
Which Enlightenment movement believed in a distant creator but rejected organized religion?
Deism
True or False: Enlightenment thinkers often promoted religious tolerance, sometimes putting them in conflict with the Catholic Church.
True
True or False: Nationalist movements in the 19th century reduced the political power of the Papal States.
True
What was the Enlightenment view of science’s role in society
reason and observation
This French priest became famous for his simple preaching, holiness, and long hours in the confessional.
Saint John Vianney
What teaching later affirmed that faith and reason work together in seeking truth?
Catholic Social Teaching
What idea described government as an agreement between the people and rulers
social Contract
What Enlightenment idea supported limits on rulers by creating written laws or constitutions
Constitutionalism
How did the Church respond to the idea that science and religion are opposed
faith and reason should work together
This saint promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus after a series of visions in France.
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Which pope defended the Church against rationalist and secularist ideas during and after the Enlightenment?
Pope Pius VI or Pope Pius IX
True or False: The Enlightenment’s emphasis on reason alone often conflicted with the Church’s teaching that faith and reason must work together.
True
What major event in France greatly reduced the Church’s political power and influence during the Enlightenment era
French Revolution
True or False: Galileo’s work was completely rejected by the Church and had no influence on later scientific study.
False
True or False: All of these saints lived during the time when France was experiencing major social and cultural change after the Enlightenment.
True