Magisterium Flashcards
(17 cards)
what is the Magisterium?
an authority of the Church made up of Bishops and cardinals and the Pope. They make decisions which become Church doctrine. put forward catholic teaching in response to issues that weren’t considered in the Bible or covered by tradition. catholics believe the holy spirit guided the pope and bishops in their decisions. catholics believe pope is infallible
what is Sacred tradition?
things the church have always done or believed
what makes up the Catholic Church?
magisterium, sacred tradition and sacred scripture
what makes up Protestantism?
scripture alone
Purpose of Magisterium: why does the Church have authority for Catholics?
Through apostolic succession the Bishops were given the power of the Holy Spirit and therefore have authority to make decisions
what are the different forms of the Magisterium and what do they do?
Ordinary Magisterium: original beliefs - regular teaching of the pope and his bishops on issues that influence the lives of catholics. teachings put forward in letters (encyclicals). most recent written in 2015 by Pope Francis called Laudato Si
Extraordinary - don’t happen very often. split in two 2 parts: conciliar and pontifical
Councilliar: large councils that invite the lead bishops of each country to meet and discuss matters of the church. one of most important councils was council of Nicaea + most recent was 2nd Vatican council. emerging issues discussed by a group of Bishops (council) who make decisions. e.g Nicene Creed
Extraordinary - Pontifical: Pope makes declarations as he is infallible (roman catholics believe this). He has the power to make final decisions on issues that Bishops in the church might nit agree with. Only happened twice so is rare. Has immaculate conception and assumption. e.g ‘ex cathedra’ when Pope Pius XII declared in 1950 that Mary, mother of Jesus was physically taken up to heaven
why was the second Vatican council called?
1960s the world rapidly changed in the fields of technology, medicine, science, economics and politics. People were adopting different attitudes towards marriage and family. Pope John wanted the church to move with the times of the modern world. Second Vatican council was an ecumenical (universal) council of the Catholic Church during which bishops from all over the world came together to discuss how catholics needed to meet the challenges of the modern world. took place between 1961-1965
which Pope announced the council would continue? what did he et the four purposes to be?
Pope Paul VI elected on 21 June 1963
four purposes:
- to more fully define the nature of the church and the role of the Bishop;
- to renew the church;
- to restore unity among all Christians
- to start a dialogue with the modern world
who made up the Second Vatican council?
2 Popes. 2000 bishops and lay people. 20 women. Other Christians to observe
how many documents were written?
16
changes to christian unity? universal call to holiness? eucharist? scripture? technology? renew the church?
- all Christian have things in common, all religions contain faith.
- everyone deserves active faith
- focus on the eucharist as the most important part of mass
- involved in reading the Bible themselves and understanding it
- tv appearances (twitter)
- changes to the mass to include lay people
what were the 4 main documents of the Vatican II?
- Lumen gentium (light of nations)
- Dei Verbum (word of God)
- Gaudium et Spes (joy and hope)
- Sacrosanctum Concilium (constitution on the Scared Liturgy)
changes made + impact of Dei Verbum? (WoG)
changes: - bible study encouraged
- encouraged Catholics to use the Bible as part of their prayers + understand context
-sets out how important bible is
impact: closer to God
changes made + impact of Sacrosanctum Concilium? (cotSL)
changes: covers changes to mass
- priests faces congregation
- sing
- mass in local languages
-more bible read
impact: made mass more accessible to Catholics because they could engage with the ideas in it.
changes made + impact of Gaudium et Spes? (JaH)
changes: about Catholic Social Teaching
- Catholic encouraged to respond to poverty and work for social justice (fairer and more equal society)
- working to end poverty
- Catholics to get involved with the modern world. engage with different religions and faiths
impact:
changes made + impact of Lumen Gentium? (LoN)
changes:
- ordinary Catholics became more involved in the Church
- encouraged to become ‘lights of the world’ by serving others
impact: - charity work
- simple prayers said by lay people
