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51Basel, Council of — (1431–49) Council of the Roman Catholic church held in Basel, Switz. It addressed the question of ultimate authority in the church and the problem of the Hussite heresy. Its members renewed the decree Sacrosancta (issued by the Council of… …
52Celibacy of the Clergy — • The renunciation of marriage implicitly or explicitly made, for the more perfect observance of chastity, by all those who receive the Sacrament of Orders in any of the higher grades Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Celibacy of the… …
53Cemeteries — • The word coemeterium or cimiterium (in Gr. koimeterion) may be said in early literature to be used exclusively of the burial places of Jews and Christians Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cemeteries Cemetery …
54History of Christianity — Church history redirects here. For the journal, see American Society of Church History#Church History. For the magazine, see Christianity Today#Christian History. Church historian redirects here. For LDS official church historian, see Church… …
55Magisterium — For other uses, see Magisterium (disambiguation). In the Catholic Church the Magisterium is the teaching authority of the Church.[1] This authority is understood to be embodied in the episcopacy, which is the aggregation of the current bishops of …
56Second Council of Lyon — The First Council of Lyon, the Thirteenth Ecumenical Council, took place in 1245. Ecumenical council|council name=Second Council of Lyon council date=1274 accepted by=Roman Catholicism previous=First Council of Lyon next=Council of Vienne… …
57Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia — The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia ( ru. Русская Православная Церковь Заграницей, ru. Russkaya Pravoslavnaya Tserkov Zagranitsey ), also called the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, ROCA, or ROCOR) is a semi autonomous part of the Russian… …
58San Carlos Seminary — The Royal and Conciliar San Carlos Seminary is the archdiocesan seminary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. It was established in the year 1702, by decree of King Philip V of Spain. At present, the institution houses seminarians… …
59conciliarism — ▪ Roman Catholicism in the Roman Catholic church, a theory that a general council of the church has greater authority than the pope and may, if necessary, depose him. Conciliarism had its roots in discussions of 12th and 13th century… …
60Hussites — • The followers of Jan Hus did not of themselves assume the name of Hussites. Like Hus, they believed their creed to be truly Catholic; in papal and conciliar documents they appear as Wycliffites, although Hus and even Jerome of Prague are also… …
