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325
Constantine ends persecution
Emperor Constantine of the Roman empire put a halt to the Christian persecution in 325AD following his conversion. This was good for the changing church as it allowed the Christians in 'underground' or secret churches to publicly practice their religion. The ending of persecution was very influential to gaining early members for the Christian church. -
Period: 325 to
The Changing Church
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451
The Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon met in 451 AD to talk about Jesus' identity. The issue at hand was that they were overstating is divinity and subsequently understating his humanity. The council eventually decided that Jesus was fully divine and fully human at the same time. This meant that the church then had a certain scale of the fact that Jesus was both human and divine at the same time. -
Jun 1, 1096
The First Crusade
The first crusade began as a pilgrimage into the holy land in 1096 however ended in a religious war between the Catholics and those belonging to other religions. This was influential as it opened scape for people to enter the lands in which Jesus lived and preached and gave way for an attempt to reclaim Christian relics and artefacts. -
Jun 1, 1320
Indulgences
Indulgences was a heard as people were aware of the black Death and even the Christians were eager to make sure that they were ready for death when that time came.
indulgences was encouraged and helped beliveve can free himself or herself from purgatory while on earth. the church than taught the prayers and good works of Christians on earth can help reduce purgatory for others.so they prayed for the dead "that they will be realesd from their sins". -
Jan 1, 1350
The Black Death
In geaneral, the later Middle Ages was a time of crisis and trouble throughout the world. The plague that is often referrd to the Black Death reached its height in the middle of the fourrtheenth century. This Plague had erupted in the Gobi desert in the 1320s and it spread from there in every direction. In Europe and among the Asian nations there were severe population losses, with the population of China, for example, falling from around 125 million during the fourtheenth century. -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther
Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door to the Wittenberg Castle church, this was a response to the corrupt selling of indulgences by church officials and contained attacks on the actions of those in power in the catholic church at the time. This changed the church as it was arguably the start of the reformation of the church and the starting factor of the creation of the protestant churches. -
Jun 1, 1540
The Role Of Jesuits
The society of Jesus or the Jesuits was created and approved by Pope Paul III in 1540. The Jesuits sought to reclaim the lost lands of the Catholics and also sought to become scholars and great men of God. The Jesuits creation gave the catholic church space to grow where suffering existed. -
Jan 1, 1545
The Council Of Trent
The council of Trent occurred in 1545 and began what became known as the counter reformation. The counter reformation was started to stop Catholics becoming protestants. The counter reformation was influential to the changing church as it was the first effort of the Catholics to prevent people becoming Protestant. -
The First Vatican Council
The first Vatican council was called by Pope Pius IX and was attended by 744 bishops. It dealt with the Pope's authority and stated that the Pope, as successor of Peter, is infallible. This helped to stop disagreements between members of the Catholic church and helped prevent further splitting of the church. -
The Second Vatican Council
The second Vatican Council addressed relationships between the Catholic church and the changing modern world this did not introduce any new sacraments or even change any fundamentals of the church however it was influential in the changing of the Catholic church as it allowed the church to adapt to the changing world and modernise somewhat in order to meet the needs of the future world.
