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Lesson 32: Doctrine & Decline
The nadir of the Papacy and the
salvation of the common man
Church History
Ancient Church History
Ca. 30AD
Medieval Church History
590 AD
Apostolic Church
The First Medieval Pope
Apostolic Fathers
The Rise of the Holy Roman Empire
Church Councils
The Crusades
Golden Age of
Church Fathers
The Papacy in Decline
The Pre-Reformers
Modern Church History
1517 AD
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CRISIS
“We are forced by the faith to believe and hold, and we do indeed firmly
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believe and sincerely confess, that there is one holy Catholic and that
outside this Church there is no salvation or forgiveness
of sins….There
1301 issued
papal edictis
one body and one head of this one and only Church-not two heads, like a
“bull”
monster-and that is Christ, and Christ’s vicar is Peer and the
successor of
Peter…Both the spiritual and the civil sword are in the power of the
Church. The civil sword is to be used for the Church,
the spiritual
Unam
sanctamsword
by the Church: the spiritual sword is to be used by the priest, the civil
sword by kings and captains, but only at the will of the priest and by
priestly permission….We declare, state, define and pronounce that it is
Philipabsolutely
the Fair necessary toBoniface
salvationIIIfor every human being to be subject to
(1294-1303)
(1285-1314)
the Roman pope.”
Nationalism
Clement V
(1305-14)
Babylonian Captivity
Avignosese Captivity
Attacks on the Papacy
Catholic church
Included all: Western Church,
Eastern Church, all believers
Marsilius of Padua
Apostolic church
Defensor Pacis - 1324
Authority lay with “the people”
The church at Rome; embodiment
of the Catholic church but not
infallible
The Great Schism (1378-1417)
Two Rival Popes:
Both elected by the
College of Cardinals!
Conciliar Movement
1409 Council of Pisa
Gregory XI
Urban VI
Clement VII
(1370-78)
(1378-89)
(1378-94)
ROME
AVIGNON
Alexander V
Three Rival Popes!
(1409-10)
How can I be saved?
Priest: the Church has the answer
Sacramental System “facere quod in ce est” do what lies in you
ex opere operato “through the work worked
Seven Sacraments: listed in 12th century, sanctioned by
Council of Trent in 16th century
Mass
transubstantiation
Substance: essence
Accidents: aspects that appeal to the senses
con cobatens
Penance
1. Confession
Contrition – love of God
Attrition – motivated by fear of God
2. Absolution
Absolution to get rid of guilt
3. Penance
Penance to get rid of penalty
2. Absolution
Absolution to get rid of guilt
3. Penance
Penance to get rid of penalty
PUGATORY
How do you get out of purgatory?
Purchase indulgences