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Chapter 15: The Church Faces ChallengesA. Vocabulary (25 pts.) Instructions: Write a brief definition for each of these terms, found

in Chapter 15. Many of these are defined contextually in the chapter, and you may copy the definition given. Use other resources, including the glossary, if necessary.

1. Avignon, France:

2. Saint Catherine of Siena:

3. The Great Western Schism:

4. Vatican City:

5. catholic:

6. The Black Plague:

7. Passion of Jesus:

8. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick:

9. Oil of the Sick:

10. Renaissance:

11. Printing press:

12. Nation-states:

13. Martin Luther:

14. indulgences:

15. the 95 objections:

16. excommunication:

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17. Lutheran Church:

18. Augsberg Confession:

19. Protestant Reformation

20. Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification:

21. Justification

22. Defender of the Faith

23. Annulment

24. The Anglican Church

25. The Episcopal Church

B. Notes on our Reading (Thinking questions: Not all answers are found in your book)

1. Too Many Popes

a. Catholic is a ________________________ of the Church.

b. What does this mean?

c. While the Popes were in France, they were under the control of the French

______________, Philip IV.

d. The Popes in France were under the control of the French King for _________ years.

e. What is a schism?

f. What schism occurred in 1054?

g. Compare the Great Schism to the Great Western Schism of the 14th century:

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h. Peace and selfless love can bring reconciliation where there is disunity. These virtues

help people deal with the weaknesses in themselves or others who might have caused

the problem. It is good to place ourselves under the care and power of the ________

___________ when we face problems.

2. The Black Death

a. The Black Plague, or Black Death, was a form of the Bubonic Plague. To get an idea of

how it affected the world, imagine that a highly contagious and deadly strain of the flu

was going around. What would happen?

b. Imagine this class without 1/3 of the students. This is how many of you would have died

during the Black Death.

c. What effect did the Black Death have on people’s thoughts and prayers?

3. Anointing of the Sick

a. In times of serious illness, what do people come face-to-face with?

b. What feelings do some people experience during times of serious illness?

c. How does Jesus continue to reach out with compassion to those who are sick today?

4. A New Age

a. The Renaissance = _____________________. The Renaissance brought new ways of

thinking and living.

b. Ideas of the Renaissance include:

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c. Some of the popes during the Renaissance seem to have set very poor examples. The

new spirit, the new ways of thinking and living, had a great effect on these men.

Despite their faults, many Renaissance popes were men of faith who built large

cathedrals and basilicas and hired painters and sculptors such as Michelangelo to make

these churches beautiful.

d. To finance these projects, questionable means were sometimes used. People were

promised _________________________ if they contributed. Indulgences are the

remission off temporal punishment due to ________________ that have already been

___________________________. Some people thought they could buy indulgences for

themselves and for souls in _____________________________. People pleaded with

Church leaders to bring reform and return to Gospel values.

5. A Call for Change

a. At first, Martin Luther wanted only to stop abuse in the Church. It was not his intention

at first to start his own church. His ideas expanded, however, and he introduced new

beliefs and rejected Catholic teachings.

b. What were some of Luther’s teachings?

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c. Luther’s ideas spread quickly all over Europe. Other men proposed their own ideas and

started their own churches or faith traditions. The Church leaders realized that it was time

for reform.

6. Progress Toward Reconciliation

a. What is the status of Catholic-Lutheran relations today?

b. How would you advise the leaders of the Catholic Church and the Lutheran World

Federation on how to build unity among Christians?

7. A Friend Turned Foe

a. King Henry VIII wanted the pope to declare that his marriage to Catherine of Aragon

was not a true marriage, so he could marry again. He wanted the Church to grant

him an ___________________________. When the pope refused, King Henry

declared himself head of the Church in England and divorced Catherine. He had all

Catholic leaders acknowledge him as head of the Church by taking the Oath of

Supremacy. More than 600 monasteries and convents were taken over by the

English government.

b. The Church of England is also known as the _________________________ Church.

It is organized in over 40 countries.

c. In the United States, the Church of England is better known as the

______________________ Church.

d. The Protestant Reformation was a serious blow to the unity of the Christian Church.

But it also served as a wake-up call for the Catholic Church to institute reforms.

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