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RS 12A: Christology
 What have you learned
from our last discussion?
 Explain why the Church is constantly
renewed
 Discuss how the Church cope with many
challenges encountered throughout history
 Ask God’s guidance and help in times of
difficulties
Challenges and Renewal of the Church in Early
Centuries
 MOVING QUIZ
1-2. Two ways of cutting off heretics
3. It is a gathering of bishops of the whole Christian Church.
4. It refers to false prophets and teachers.
5. Greek word of schisms meaning “to tear, to split”.
6-8. What are the three (3) Early Schisms?
9. The East and West Schism is also known as ___________.
10. Greek word “monos” meaning __________________.
 MOVING QUIZ
11. Both monks and nuns may also be called _________.
12-14. The 3 vows of monks were imposed by St. Basil.
15. It refers to a series of wars launched by the Christian states of Europe against
the Saracens.
16. Crusaders bore on their chest a cross of red fabric and became known as
___________.
17. It is a religious movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s.
18. First proponent of the Protestant Reformation.
19. ___________ was that Lutheranism was to enjoy equal rights with Catholism.
20. The term used to denote the response and reaction to the protestant
reformation.
 Answer Key
1. Excommunication 11. Monastics
2. Anathema 12. Poverty
3. Ecumenical Council 13. Chastity
4. Heresy 14. Obedience
5. Skhisma 15. Crusades
6. The Celebration of Easter 16. Crociati
17. Protestant Reformation
7. Sacrament of Penance
18. Martin Luther
8. The Rebaptism of Heretics
19. Peace of Augsburg
9. Great Schism
20. Counter/Catholic Reform
10. alone
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•Research on what are the challenges
that the Church where you belong
encountered and how they
overcome them or renew the
Church. From the year 1990 to 2022.
Challenges Church Renewal
Response