Religion Final - Popes

Pius X

Pius X

Encouraged frequent reception of Holy Communion for all Catholics and especially

Pius XII

Lead the Church through World War II appointing an archbishop for the military

Pius XI

Entered into the Lateran Treaty with Hitler and Mussolini, which recognized the

John Paul I

Serving as pope the shortest amount of time, his reign was only thirty-three days

Benedict XVI

After serving just over four years as pope, he resigns and continues as a pope

Pius IX

Called the First Vatican Council which had to abandoned due to loss of the Papal

Leo XIII

Wrote the greatest encyclical on Catholic Social Justice in Church history,

Francis

His election as pope marks the first pope from South America and the first pope

John XXIII

Called the Second Vatican Council reforming the Church, but died during the

Paul VI

Continued the work of John XXIII by continuing the Second Vatican Council

John Paul II

His election marked the first non-Italian pope since the 16th century

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How many sections of the Bible?

73

TOTAL number of books in Bible

46

Old testament # of books

27

New testament # of books

God’s relationship with His people

purpose of Old Testament

Teachings of Jesus Christ

purpose of New Testament

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4 popes named as saints in numerical order