1. Opening Assignment 8/17/15
What are some differences you can find between Judaism and Christianity?
What about similarities?

2. Christianity 2.2 Billion Followers Deity: God
Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)
Monotheistic
Founder: Jesus Christ (of Nazareth)
Jesus told parables (stories) and was seen as a threat. He was arrested and executed.

3. Beliefs of most Christian sects:
Jesus was born to virgin Mary, was the son of God
lived as a prophet, was crucified, died for sins, and rose from the dead.
Book= Bible
Leaders=Priests, Ministers, Reverends, Pope (Catholic)
Place of Worship= Church
PROTESTANT = protest

4. 3 Types of Christians Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic
Protestant (Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Mormon, Lutheran, etc…)

5. Catholicism 1.2 billion followers (of 2.2 bill. Christians)
Leaders – bishops and priests (successors of Christ’s disciples)
Head – Pope (Bishop of Rome and successor to disciple Peter)
Church – Mass
Communion – sacraments
(bread – body, wine – blood)

6. Catholicism
All Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics
The Pope is God’s chosen mouthpiece
Salvation at baptism, can be lost by bad deeds and no good works.
Purgatory – purification for heaven

7. Mapping the Catholic population
Why do you think there is such a large population of Catholics in Central and South America?

8. Pope Francis

10. Vatican City

11. City inside of a Country inside of a City

12. Vatican City

13. 5 Sentence Compare/Contrast
Please write 5 sentences comparing and contrasting the Catholic version of Christianity to the Protestant version.
Examples – views of afterlife, salvation, leadership, anything else you can think of.