GD notes

• heirarchy of the church

  1. Pope
  2. Cardinals
  3. Archibishop
  4. Bishop
  5. Parish Priest
  6. Laity
• Roman curia are Cardinals who helps the pope with his duties
• When a black smoke comes out, there is no pope yet
• When a white smoke comes out, A new pope was elected
• The office of pope is called PAPACY
• the union of bishop and priest is called Presbyterate
• The assembly of cardinals gathered to elect new pope is called Papal consclave
• the union of bishops and cardinals is called Episcopal college
• The election of pope is called sistine
• 2 kinds of priest

  1. Diocesan
  2. Religious
• Vows of priest

  1. Poverty
  2. Obedience
  3. Chasity
• a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals is called CARDINALS
• The pope decides the church’s position on issues. He has the power to call ecumenical councils, which are general meetings that decide church policy. The pope also appoints clergymen called bishops and assigns them to regions called dioceses. A bishop is in charge of all the Catholic churches within his diocese.
• Archibishop a bishop of the highest rank who is in chargeof churches and other bishops in a particularlarge area