Encyclicals
The first great Catholic Social Encyclical
What was Rerum novarum?
The Pope who instituted the “Gregorian Reforms”
Who was Pope Gregory VII?
The reforms which called for celibacy for Roman Catholic priests and forbidding lay investiture.
What was the “Gregorian reforms”?
The first Ecumencial Council
What was the Council of Nicea?
The pope elected through bribery who was a corrupt patron of the arts during the Renaissance.
Who was Rodrigo Borgia/Pope Alexander VI?
The encyclical written by Pope Pius XI meaning “After Forty Years”
What was Quadragesimo Anno?
The Pope who established world youth day.
Who was Pope John Paul II?
The cause if changes such as priest celebrating facing the people and people celebrating mass in local languages.
What was the Second Vatican’s Council's Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy?
The Council which afield that Mary is truly the “Mother of God”
What was the Council of Ephesus?
The illicit practice by secular leaders to invest or empower a leader of the Church
What was lay investiture?
The encyclical was issued to show the Church's concern for international justice and world peace.
What was Populorum Progressio?
The Pope who had the shortest reign in history of 33 days.
Who was Pope John Paul I?
Charlemagne’s most lasting contribution
What was opening all monasteries as schools for everyone?
The Council that affirmed that Jesus had two natures divine and human
What was the Council of Chalcedon?
The action made by cardinals who disliked Pope Urban VI’s reforms.
What was the electing of antipope Clement VII?
The encyclical that describes the sacredness of human life from conception to natural death.
What was Evangelium vitae?
The Pope that led the Church through World War II
Who was Pope Pius XII?
The pope who reformed the Church’s liturgy by writing liturgical music and reviving the Gregorian Chant
Who was Pope Pius X?
The council was interrupted by people trying to unify Italy.
What was the First Vatican Council?
The event hosted by former Cardinal Cesare Borgia in the Papal Palace which involved prostitutes stripping their garments.
What was the Banquet of the Chestnuts?
The encyclical dealing with the relationship between faith and reason.
What was Fides et Ratio?
The Pope who was imprisoned by Napoleon Bonaparte
Who was Pope Pius VII?
The Roman Emperor who legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire
Who was Emperor Constantine?
The council that disproved Protestant beliefs
What was the Council of Trent?
The group was suppressed in every Catholic country by a decree issued by the pope for threatening the power of “enlightened” Catholic monarchs.
What were the Jesuits?