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The Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon cursed those who believed that Jesus was divine. They believed that Jesus Christ is “one person, who is both divine and human.” They focused on Jesus’ identity, what was his relationship to God and his relationship to humanity. The council meeting about the fact that Arius had been teaching that the father and the son of God were two people. The Council of Chalcedon, was making it clear that this was not the case. -
Jan 24, 1054
East-West Schism
The Schism of 1054 was the final separation between the Eastern Christian churches which led by Michael Cerularius and the Western Church (which was led by Pope Leo IX. It was spawned from the political, cultural, economic, social, and theological difference. -
Jan 24, 1347
The plague/The black death
The black death was the worst event in recording history which resulted in the death of a large majority of the population. Many people questioned why God was punishing them and what they had done to deserve the punishment. People started to lose faith as the plague continued to kill people. During this time there was a large shift and beliefs and faiths, many people started to stop believing. -
Period: Dec 24, 1517 to Dec 25, 1555
The Reformation
The reformation or protestant-reformation rebuilt the catholic church. Due to intense criticism, the church of rome was forced to under go various changes which led to the formation of several protestant church reformations. The reformation was put in place by Martin Luther. They questioned the church's practices, which led to them wanting to do their own practices. -
Period: Jan 24, 1545 to Dec 25, 1563
The Council of Trent
The council was highly important, mainly for it's sweeping decrees on self-reform. It's main purpose was only to engage in talks. Most of the popes at this time did not want to lose power, therefore the popes did not attend the meetings of the Council and took no formal part in the council -
The First Vatican Council
The Pope, as the successor of St Peter, has supreme power over the whole Church. He has the right of free communication with the pastors of the church. The first vatican was planned in secrecy for around 4 years by Pope Pius IX. -
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The Second Vatican Council
The second vatican council was established once again with the help of Pope XXIII. The second vatican changed many things. It brought some major changes to the Roman church. Most obvious of the changes were in mass as it was said it latin with the priest facing away which was not understandable and often impersonal.
