Enter Modernity

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Enter Modernity
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Syllabus of Errors

• Written by Pius IX
• When December 8, 1864
• What is it Documents a list of errors facing
  society in that time (and ours). Every listed
  item is being condemned by the Pope, not
  endorsed.
• Why To identify and denounce the problems of the
  time.

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Syllabus of Errors Activity

• In your group read your section of the Syllabus
  of Errors.
• 1. Identify the top 5 most severe/harmful errors
  and rewrite them in your own words. (use complete
  sentences)
• 2. Using complete sentences explain why these
  errors are bad/detrimental for society.
• 3. Write your own Syllabus of Errors for
  Bishop Carroll. (Must have at least 10 errors)
  (complete sentences)
• Work on for first 10 min of class.
• Share with Class

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Mr. Schwarzs Syllabus of Errors

1. Talking while the teacher is talking is a
   fruitful and formative activity
2. Rap and hip hop are considered valid genres of
   actual and good music.
3. Swearing is morally neutral because words do not
   have meaning
4. What if and Is it a sin questions are
   important and edifying inquiries.
5. Being on ones phone during class is okay if
   not texting.
6. Having not viewed Star Wars is an acceptable
   facet in ones life.
7. I didnt study/finish homework is a valid
   excuse to not participate in the Holy Sacrifice
   of our savior Jesus Christ whom all things pale
   in comparison to.
8. That dogs have immortal souls akin to humans and
   will be separate and unique entities in heaven.
9. Complete sentences are the bane of humanity and
   should never be used.
10. Reading is a waste of time because it is
    difficult and boring.

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Church in the 1800s

• New Ideas of 19th c. Society stemming from the
  enlightenment.
• Liberalism Ideology focused on human freedom and
  the idea that progress equals flourishing. Really
  an effort to gain more freedom, which turns into
  a wish to do ANYTHING it's an abuse of free
  will. Tainted view of Freedom
• Nationalism Patriotism to the point of
  conquering and intolerance towards other nations
  and even the Church if it stands in the way
• These lead to further rejection of the Church,
  God, and religion as a whole.

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Liberalism

• Liberalism is not intrinsically anti-Christian
  but it is anti-monarchy and looked to new systems
  of governance.
• Liberalism glorified absolute individual freedom
  and supported the overthrow of any government or
  institution that limited freedom ? liberal
  thinkers believe that the Church was too closely
  intertwined with the monarchy and did indeed
  limit freedom.

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Modernism

• The synthesis of all heresies according to St.
  Pope Pius X.
• Modernism attacks the Faith from within rather
  than from the outside.
• Ex. A modernist would not deny that Jesus fed
  5,000 but rather re-interpret the event and say
  that the true miracle is merely communal sharing
  prompted by Jesus.
• Modernism
• rejects the supernatural
• Is atheistic in general
• Denies divine revelation and objective Truth.
• Has contempt for virtue and beauty

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1814-1914

• Many new political trends develop during the 19th
  century.
• This time period sees many persecutions of the
  Church
• Confiscation of the Papal States in 1870 when
  Italy unites. Pope Pius IX becomes Prisoner of
  the Vatican.
• Otto Von Bismarck (Prussian Prime Minister)
  Kulturkampf or culture struggle in Germany.

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Catholic Revival

• A. Why?
• More Catholics than ever before because of
  missionaries
• Amazing renewal and growth in religious orders
• growth in womens religious orders
• Growth in missionary orders
• B. Results
• Expansion of Catholic education system
• Increase in Catholic hospitals, orphanages
• C. Missionary Age made possible by
• Medicine
• Transportation
• Communication
• Enthusiastic young men and women

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Missionary Age

• Made possible by
• Medicine
• Transportation
• Communication
• Enthusiastic young men and women

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Persecutions - Kulturkamph

• culture war or culture struggle
• Political struggle between the Roman Catholic
  Church and the German government from 1871-1878.
• Otto Von Bismarck wanted a strongly unified
  Germanic state and saw the Church as a hindrance
  to that goal.
• Waged a propaganda war against the Church.
• Took over Catholic schools
• Expelled religious orders
• Enforced civil marriage over sacramental marriage
• Imprisoned bishops and priests
• The Church won this conflict due to Papal
  perseverance and the loyalty of the lay people.

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Missionary Efforts
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• Important Saints
• John Vianney
• Therese of Lisieux
• John Bosco

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Thinking Thursday

• The person who makes it has no need for it. The
  person who purchases it does not use it. The
  person who does use it does not know they are.
  What is it?
• Answer Coffin

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Through the Eyes of the Popes

• Pius IX (1846-1878)
• Fought liberalism and nationalism
• Called Vatican I
• Defined Papal Infallibility
• Didnt finish the council due to European wars
• Wrote the ____________________

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Vatican I 1868-1870

• Last ecumenical council was the Council of Trent.
• Called in order to deal with the problems of
  rationalism, liberalism and materialism (all the
  things listed in the Syllabus of Errors)

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Vatican I 1868-1870

• Defined Church teachings
• -Infallibility
• -God's existence
• -Divine Revelation
• -Relation between Faith and Reason
• Condemned
• -Atheism - there is no God
• -Materialism - Only material things exist
• -Rationalism - If it can't be proven by science
  or reason, it's not true
• -Pantheism - many gods

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Pope Leo XIII (1846-1878)

• Recognized the problems of the Industrial
  Revolution
• His work Rerum Novarum discusses the dignity of
  work and insists on the basic rights of oppressed
  works.

St. Pope Pius X (1903-1914)
Frequent reception of Communion Children should
receive Communion earlier Called for active
participation of the laity in the Mass  
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More Persecutions Mexico

• 1917 Mexico becomes the first official socialist,
  anti-religious, constitutional revolutionary
  republic.
• Anti-Christian legislation and sentiment begin to
  increase
• Ex Masses forbidden, property confiscated, anti
  clerical laws
• Armed rebellion rises Christeros
• Bl. Miguel Pro

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The Great War and Catholicism

• MAIN reasons for the start of WWI
• Militarism (Materialism Focus on wealth and
  accumulation)
• Alliances (No previous unity must create
  treaties)
• Imperialism (Social Darwinism Human dignity is
  ignored, humans are not equal)
• Nationalism (The State is greater than the
  Church)
• Europe is a great big powder keg and the fuse is
  lit when Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated.

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• Dehumanization
• Dread
• Despair

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WWII

• Hitler and the Fascist party rise to power in
  Germany.
• European allies follow a policy of appeasement to
  avoid another world war.
• Germany invades Poland on September 9, 1939 ?
  WWII begins
• Extremely destructive war, millions of people
  die.
• Fascist Germany prime example errors described
  in Syllabus.

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WWII and the Catholic Church

• Adolph Hitler not only persecuted the Jews in
  Germany but also Catholics.
• The Roman Catholic Church was deemed an obstacle
  by Hitlers regime.
• Many Catholics and Church leaders were outspoken
  and defended the Jews and others who were being
  persecuted by the Nazis.
• Saints during the War
• St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
• St. Maximilian Kolbe
• Bl. Franz Jagerstatter

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The Holocaust
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Pius XII

• Before his pontificate Papal Nuncio to Germany
  1917-1929
• Fought against National Socialism.
• As Pope he spoke out against Nazism and their
  treatment of Jews. The NY Times lauded him as a
  lone voice crying out in the silence of a
  continent
• Often hid Jews within the Vatican.
• Jewish historians estimate that almost 860,000
  Jews were saved because of the direct action of
  Pius XII and the Church.
• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vn6ZrZUHeWBU

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St. Pope John XXIII

• Elected Pope October 28, 1958 after the death of
  Pius XII
• Known as Good Pope John
• Felt called to convene an ecumenical council ?
  Vatican II
• Established himself as a very different and
  outgoing Pope that brought a lot of openness to
  the Church. (He was elected as a papa di
  passaggio, an interim pope)
• He changed the status quo of the papacy and the
  calling of Vatican II brought many changes to the
  Church.

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Vatican II

• "Open a window in the Church and let the Holy
  Spirit blow through"
• This council is different from all other
  councils. The others were called to fight
  heresies and correct errors. This was called to
  bring new life.
• Two main themes
• 1. Renovation (new life) aggiornamento
• a. Mass in the language of the people (langue
  Franca)
• b. Gestures (in the Mass) - some eliminated,
  some changed
• c. Encouraging all the faithful to strive for
  holiness
• d. Gave us fresh teaching on Catholic Social
  Doctrine
• e. Guidance for missionaries, ordained ministry,
  consecrated, laity
• f. Encouraged using the media for the glory of
  God
• 2. Return to the Sources - ancient Christian
  tradition, see if you've strayed too far
• Pope John XXIII died before the end of the
  Council
• So far, his body is incorrupt. He looks as if
  he were sleeping.

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• http//www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/04/r
  eligion-religioff.html

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Pope Paul VI

• Pope Paul VI (1963-1978)
• Closed Vatican II and began the implementation of
  the Council
• Wrote the Papal Encyclical Humane Vitae (Human
  Life)
• Re-affirms Church teaching on married love,
  parenthood and rejects birth control.

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John Paul I

• Elected Pope August 26, 1978 September 28,
  1978.
• Only Pope for 33 days (shortest papacy in the
  Catholic Church)

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St. Pope John Paul II (1978-2005)

• Encyclicals Fides et Ratio, Evangelium Vitae,
  Veritatis Splendor
• Theology of the Body
• Engages the youth of the world WYD!!!
• Influential in the in the breakup of the Soviet
  Union and communism.

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Pope St. John Paul II

• The MOST travels, encyclicals, canonizations,
  beatifications, cardinals
• Mary's pope - Motto "Totus Tuus", Frequently
  visited Marian shrines, devotion to Our Lady of
  Fatima, Our Lady of Guadalupe, the black Madonna,
  shield is a cross with M, Rosary was his favorite
  prayer
• Also helped combat and defeat communism
  especially within Poland.

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Pope Benedict XVI 2005-2013

• Known as Gods Rottweiler because of his
  tenacious and firm Theology but he is the German
  Shepard
• Pope John Paul II's close friend
• Very kind, gentle, and loving
• He was forced into the Nazi army however, he was
  put in prison for refusing to fight
• First encyclical was "God is Love". His second
  encyclical is about Hope.
• He is also very Marian.

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Pope Francis 2013-Present
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