Transcript McKenna Robertson Kyle Israel • Also known as Roman Catholic Church. • Began with teachings of Jesus Christ in 1st century at the Roman.

McKenna Robertson
Kyle Israel
• Also known as Roman Catholic Church.
• Began with teachings of Jesus Christ in 1st century at
the Roman Empire.
• Catholicism is a universal Religion.
• It diffused by hierarchical diffusion.
•
Pope
Arch Bishops
Bishops
Priests
• God, Jesus
• Jesus died on the cross, rose again and one day “will
come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.”
• Worshipping God and his three aspects (father, son and
holy spirit).
• God can forgive through the sacrament done by a priest
• Catholics believe it is important to live by scripture and
tradition.
Cathedrals
St. Peter’s Basilica
Parish Churches
Vatican City
The areas with the
darkest blue shows the
highest concentration
of where Catholics
are, as the blue
lightens, the
concentration of
Catholics decreases.
Central and South
America have the most
Catholics. Russia and
the middle east have
the least Catholics.
• Catholicism started in Israel, then to Rome, next to Europe and
then to the rest of the world.
• It is the largest branch of Christianity in the world, 1/6 of
worlds population.
• Missionaries contribute to widespread diffusion.
• Started with hierarchical diffusion across the Roman Empire.
• "What Catholics Believe." What Catholics Believe. Web. 3 Dec.
2014.
<http://www.legionofmarytidewater.com/faith/believe.htm>.
• Web. 3 Dec. 2014.
<http://dtsdapache.hershey.k12.pa.us/wpmu/hs_aphg/catego
ry/contagious-diffusion/page/2/>.
• "Worship, Formation and Sacred Space." National Catholic
Reporter. Web. 3 Dec. 2014.
<http://ncronline.org/books/2013/02/worship-formation-andsacred-space>.