catholicism tierney nelson, max eastern, and kiara hatzakis
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Catholicism Tierney Nelson, Max Eastern, and Kiara Hatzakis
Origin Rome Approx. 30 AD Jesus was the founder of Christianity
therefore the founder of Catholicism
Beliefs The pope is the highest authority of the Roman
Catholic Church They have 7 sacraments of being a catholic:
Baptism, the Eucharist, Penance, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, and Anointing the sick.
Accepts the teaching of the bible as well as the pope
They believe Jesus died for the worlds sins and rose from the dead
Jesus is the son of God
POPE
Universal or Ethnic? Catholicism is a universal religion Fun fact: The word Catholicism stems
from catholic meaning universal in Greek
Based on life of Jesus and has specific origin
Hierarchical or Autonomous? Catholicism is hierarchical The structure is based off of a
hierarchical pyramid where the Pope is at the top. Pope
Cardinals
Archbishops
Bishops
Priests
Deacon
Laity (People)
Diffusion Over Time
For the majority of the catholic religion, it diffused by relocation diffusion due to the lack of technology. The hearth of Catholicism is in Rome and general Europe. Spread through Jesus, missionaries, and followers.
Distribution Today
Over the past century, the number of Catholics around the globe has more than tripled from an estimated 291 million in 1910, to nearly 1.1 billion in 2010. Latin America has the largest amount of Catholics in the world.
Sacred Spaces & Places The Vatican- where the pope resides,
Italy Jerusalem- where Jesus spent most of
his life, Israel Bethlehem- where Jesus was born,
Palestine Churches-place of worship in
Catholicism
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