Councils
Popes
Heresy
Reformers
Encyclicals
100

The council that met from 1545 to 1563 and focused on confronting the need for reform within the Church.

What is the Council of Trent?

100

The Pope who took his name from his predecessors whose reign as Pope only lasted 33 days.

Who is Pope John Paul I?

100

This heresy stated that Jesus was a little more human but not fully divine.

What was the Arian heresy?

100

This reform was a list of 95 changes that Martin Luther wrote.

What are the Ninety-five Theses?

100

This encyclical means “of new things ”, and was the first great Catholic social justice encyclical.

What is the Rerum Novarum?

200

The Council that started on October 11, 1962, which was the first truly worldwide council of the Church started by Pope John XXIII.

What is the Second Vatican Council?

200

This pope wrote 85 encyclicals during his time as pope. 


Who was Pope Leo XIII?

200

The heresy that claimed that God’s revelation was available only as a secret knowledge to a select few.

What are the Gnostics?

200

This group rejected the validity of infant Baptism and baptized adults again.

What were Anabaptists?

200

This encyclical means “peace on Earth” and spoke of establishing universal peace.

What is Pacem in Terris?

300

The council that met in 1884 in which bishops voted to establish a nationwide Catholic school system.

What is the Third Plenary Council?

300

This pope led the Church through the horrors of WWII and was appointed archbishop for the military service of the U.S.

Who was Pope Pius XII?

300

This heresy claimed that Jesus only pretended to be human and didn’t suffer on the cross.

What was the Docetist?

300

This reformer believed in predestination, and rejected the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

Who was John Calvin?

300

This encyclical described humanity’s dependence on God and divine law while explaining that real freedom depends on truth.

What is Veritatis Splendor?

400

This council was formed in the year 1215 by Pope Innocent III gathered 1200 Church leaders.

What is the Fourth Lateran Council?

400

This Pope carved out 4 more dioceses from the original Baltimore dioceses and elected 4 more bishops to lead them.

Who was Pope Pius VII?

400

This heresy rejected the old testament.

Who were the Marcionites?

400

This reformer was a child-King and helped refashion the Church into something not Catholic.

Who was King Edward VI?

400

This encyclical was written to accompany the publication of the Catechism.

What is a Fidei Depositom?

500

The council that was called in 431 to deal with the heresy that Jesus is two people. One human and one divine.

What is the Council of Ephesus?

500

The pope who crowned Charlemagne, the leader of the Franks, as Holy Roman Emperor.

Who is Pope Leo III?

500

This heresy claimed that the world was evil and the world was created by evil.

What were the Manichees?

500

The reformer that believed the bible was the only source of faith.

Who was Huldrych Zwingli?

500

This encyclical reiterated the church’s teaching on the sacredness of human life.

What is Evangelium Vitae?