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The Catholic Church

Christianity's evolution saw significant milestones, beginning with its establishment as the official religion of the Roman Empire by Theodosius. The Bishop of Rome, or the Pope, gradually accumulated power, influencing emperors who sought his anointment.

The Catholic Church

Vatican II

King James Bible

Eastern Orthodox Church

Weakened by Islam

Part of the Great Divide with The Roman Catholic Church

Romans and Jewish

All apostles were killed except John

Non believers thought Christians were superstitious and criminals

Emperor Niro ordered the persecution of Christians

Saul to Paul

Crucifixion of Jesus

The Catholic Church

People who protested against the Church were named Protestants

Queen Mary reunited England with the Catholic Church
After Queen Mary's death, Queen Elizabeth made England Protestant again
Bloody Mary had Protestants burned
When Henry's son took over the Protestant Church, a draft of 39 Articles were formed that distanced their beliefs from The Roman Catholic Church
The Book of Common Prayer was created
Counterreformation began to keep followers of the Roman Catholic Church. Decisions were made at the Council of Trent to keep traditions and stop priests from exploiting people out of money.
King Henry's marriage was annulled by the Archbishop of Canterbury after the Pope refused. Henry left the Church and made himself the head of The New Church of England.
Copies of William Tyndale English translated bible were smuggled in England after he was kicked out of the country
Many subsects of Protestants disagreed with what to believe

The Common Era

Some believe Peter became the first Bishop of Rome
Letters to churches about the life of Jesus written at this time are now captured in the Bible
Named Christians
Peter as a leader
Disciples spreading the Word of God
The birth of Jesus

Great Britain

Seven ecumenical meetings took place that decided Jesus was God and a man
The Council of Nicea was formed to allow bishops to meet to develop the Nicene Creed as a guide
Constantine had a vision and attempted to unite the empire with Christianity
St. Alban, one of the first Christians in Britain was beheaded
Christians probably fled to the area to escape persecution

Roman Empire

Christianity became the official religion by Theodosius
The Empire was split in two; Rome (west) and Constantinople (east)
The Church began to split up
Who left: The Nestorians, The Oriental Orthodox Churches
The Bishop of Rome, the Pope began gaining power, eventually emperors required anointment from the Pope
The East and West began to move apart due to languages and other differences

Roman Catholic Church

Leadership turned to corruption, such as priests charging for forgiveness
The dying language of Latin reduced following
The first bible was translated to English by John Wickliffe. All copies were burned
The Roman Crusades
The Pope's power was recognized
The crusaders gave up
Additional crusades with Muslims weakened armies
At the command of the Pope they battled from West to East in an attempt to claim Jerusalem

Martin Luther

Didn't mind being exiled from the Church because it allowed him to smuggle out some nuns and marry one
Nailed 95 theories he believed were wrong with the Church to an actual church
A German Priest who wanted reform