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The document provides an overview of the history and development of the modern Catholic Church from 1900 to the present. It discusses key events and periods including World War I and II, Vatican II, the rise and fall of Communism, the pontificate of St. John Paul II, ecumenism, and divisions within churches between traditionalists and liberals. It also profiles Blessed Mother Teresa and the growth of her Missionaries of Charity order.
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Church history modern
- 1. Modern Church 1900-2000+ Early Church~30-500 Emerging Church 500-1000 A.D. Medieval Church 1000-1500 Renaissance Church 1500-1700 Enlightenment Church 1700-1900
- 2. How LeBlanc sees (Euro-centric)History Early • From Persecuted to Power • One faith for “the world” Emerging • From Chaos to Order • Monasticism Medieval • From Order comes learning • Theology @ university Renaissance • From learning comes beauty • Humanities of art and writing Enlightenment • From humanities comes sciences • take apart and fix Modern • From sciences comes technology • Humanity is broken
- 3. Event: World Wars •WWI: • Real issue was breakup of Ottoman Empire • 9 million soldiers killed, most in horrible trenches • Utter failure of diplomacy – war started and continued needlessly • 4 Emperors enter war, only one ‘empty’ emperor emerges • Catholic Church excluded from negotiations – cannot help peace • Final ‘peace’ deal leads to WWII 20 years later • WWII • 77 million dead total (3x all of Canada) • Death camps: Jews, homosexuals, Catholics • World is astounded at the horror
- 4. Event: Vatican II1962-1965 Addressed relationship between Church and modern world • Ecumenical effort: other churches and faiths invited • New understanding of religious life (priests, nuns, monks) • Revised Mass – now in local language, not Latin • Call to holiness for every Christian, not just clergy • ‘salvation outside the Church’ – no limits on God’s power and mercy • Back to Scripture, back to early church • Major changes, major criticisms, major contests
- 5. Event: Communism and “ColdWar” • Following WWI, through WWII and onward, Communist Bloc • Eastern Europe, Asia… and Cuba • Church was and is persecuted • Russian Orthodox Church under strict state control • China arrests bishops appointed by pope, appoints its own • Fall of communism:
- 6. Person: St. JohnPaul II 1920-2005 • Helped to end Communist rule in his native Poland and Europe • significantly improved the Catholic Church's relations with • Judaism, Islam, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican • upheld the Church's teachings on such matters as • artificial contraception • ordination of women • Second Vatican Council and its reforms • one of the most travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. • he beatified 1,340 people and canonised 483 saints, (> last 5 centuries) • World Youth Day • Assassination Attempt • Theology of the Body
- 7. Unity: Ecumenism • Ecumenismis the idea of a Christian unity in the literal meaning: that there should be a single Church. • 1910 – World Missionary Conference • 1920 – Encyclical Orthodox Patriarch • 1925 – World Conference of Life and Work • 1948 – World Council of Churches • Christians come together for • Wisdom – agreeing on theological points (1999 Justification) • Worship – Taize prayer services • Works – Justice and development of peoples • Unity across churches
- 8. Division: Trads andLibs DivisionwithinChurches “Progressive” Liberals “Conservative” Traditionalists Social Justice • Poverty • Racism • Prejudice Sexual Ethics • Abortion • Contraception • Homosexuality Ecology Religious Freedom Death Penalty Euthanasia Responsive Magisterium Authoritative Magisterium New Liturgy Old Liturgy Wisdom in other faiths Alliance with other faiths Splits over ‘not modern enough’ Splits over ‘too modern’ Example: Liberation Theology Example: Lefebvrite ‘Schism’ Michael Moore Mel Gibson
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- 10. Countries by numberof Catholics in 2010. More than 100 million More than 50 million More than 20 million More than 10 million More than 5 million More than 1 million "Catholicismbycountry"byErnio48-UsingpaintinaWikipediablankmap..LicensedunderCC0viaWikimediaCommons- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catholicism_by_country.png#mediaviewer/File:Catholicism_by_country.png
- 11. Person: Blessed MotherTeresa 1910-1997 • Started the order Missionaries of Charity • 1948 – 13 sisters in Calcutta • 1997 – 4000 sisters worldwide • Missionaries of Charity today: • orphanages, AIDS hospices and charity centres • caring for refugees, the blind, disabled, aged, alcoholics, the poor and homeless, and victims of floods, epidemics, and famine • Houses for the Dying • Nobel Peace Prize 1979 • "What can we do to promote world peace?" "Go home and love your family."