Catholicism Tierney Nelson, Max Eastern, and Kiara Hatzakis

Origin Rome Approx. 30 AD Jesus was the founder of Christianity

therefore the founder of Catholicism

Beliefs The pope is the highest authority of the Roman

Catholic Church They have 7 sacraments of being a catholic:

Baptism, the Eucharist, Penance, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, and Anointing the sick.

Accepts the teaching of the bible as well as the pope

They believe Jesus died for the worlds sins and rose from the dead

Jesus is the son of God

POPE

Universal or Ethnic? Catholicism is a universal religion Fun fact: The word Catholicism stems

from catholic meaning universal in Greek

Based on life of Jesus and has specific origin

Hierarchical or Autonomous? Catholicism is hierarchical The structure is based off of a

hierarchical pyramid where the Pope is at the top. Pope

Cardinals

Archbishops

Bishops

Priests

Deacon

Laity (People)

Diffusion Over Time

For the majority of the catholic religion, it diffused by relocation diffusion due to the lack of technology. The hearth of Catholicism is in Rome and general Europe. Spread through Jesus, missionaries, and followers.

Distribution Today

Over the past century, the number of Catholics around the globe has more than tripled from an estimated 291 million in 1910, to nearly 1.1 billion in 2010. Latin America has the largest amount of Catholics in the world.

Sacred Spaces & Places The Vatican- where the pope resides,

Italy Jerusalem- where Jesus spent most of

his life, Israel Bethlehem- where Jesus was born,

Palestine Churches-place of worship in

Catholicism

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