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What sacrament’s graces was violated through indulgences?
Reconciliation’s
What are indulgences?
Something you do, even though you know that it is not good for you.
What are the two ways you can receive Reconciliation?
Face to face or obscured(hidden)
What is the definition of sin?
Anything that causes stress and damage to our relationship with God.
By what year has Christianity spread through all of Europe?
1000
What is the definition of Simony?
Wrongful selling of Church possessions.
What was the main social and political system of the Middle Ages?
Feudalism
In what story is the scriptural foundation of Reconciliation?
The story of Thomas
What is a venial sin?
A sin that causes stress or damage to our relationship with
What has tremendous political and social power in the Middle Ages?
The Church, papacy
Who was granted indulgences?
People, dead or alive
What were some of the priests in the social system of the time?
Lords
What are the first two parts to the sacrament, and what happens in them?
Confession-revealing sins to the priest
Contrition- being truly sorry for one’s sins and a real desire to avoid further sin
What is a mortal sin?
A sin that causes a break or divide in our relationship with God.
What two vows did priest who were lords break when they became lords.(One of them all broke, the other only some broke)
The vow of a humble and poor life and the vow of loyalty and obedience.
Why would some priests do simony?
To gain favor with kings and lords.
Who were the three types of people mentioned in our notes that feared for their salvations?
Kings, lords, and knights
What are the final two parts of Reconciliation, and what happens in them?
Penance- Act of serve given by the priest to do in accordance with the sins confessed(sometimes prayer)
Absolution- Actual forgiveness of one’s sins- granted by a priest through the power of the Holy Spirit
What are the three aspects of a mortal sin?
What is the definition of conversion?
Turning away from sin to a life with God.
How did the Church receive and retain a lot of wealth during the Middle Ages?
People entrusted the Church with their possessions, and some of them died, so the Church kept their wealth.
What song did Mr. W play during class, and who wrote it?
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
What is the scriptural foundation of Reconciliation?
“He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
What are three ways that you are kill someone and it would not be considered a mortal sin?
Examples: in self-defense, soldiers and police officers in the line of duty, any accident with unintended consequences, people with extreme mental impairments who cannot understand the nature of their actions.
What is the definition of Apostolic Succession?
Priests and bishops are in direct line with the Original Apostles(they were also their heirs).