catholic

/ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/
oxford languages

(adjective)
of the Roman Catholic faith.
of or including all Christians.
How?
“It’s always been this
way…”

Why? “Well, Eve bit the apple so

women…”

When? “Because God wanted it that

way so…”
The Catholic Church’s Dark Past
pagan
[pey-guhn]
dictionary.com

(noun)
one of a people or community observing a polytheistic
religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks

before II Century AD
 Rise of Take
monotheistic extreme
Christianity
“Marble altar depicting a sacrifice performed by a
measures
“‘The Vestal Virgins’”
priestess”
Roman Goddess Minerva

before II Century AD
*info said during this slide is taken from Stephen L. Dyson
Persecutions

III Century AD
 CRISIS

Christians

235 - 284 AD
*info said during this slide is taken from britannica.com
 systematic
scriptures burned
wide-ranging

persecutions reached an all-time high

imperial decree organized
deprivation of liberty

303 - 311 AD
*info said during this slide is taken from Eusebius, History of the Church
Constantine the Great

306 AD
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UNION
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306 AD
Christian holy day Saturday Pagan holy day Sunday
Jesus born December 25 from Mithras born December 25 from
miraculous conception miraculous conception

conversion tactics
*info said during this slide is taken from “Constantine’s
Constantinople: A Christian Emperor, A Pagan City”
Edict of Milan

313 AD
“religious E D
toleration”
S
BI A

313 AD
*info said during this slide is taken from University of Pennsylvania Department of History
 Pagan
Peter
Brown
Persecutions
taken from wikipedia.com

after Edict of Milan

pagan
[pey-guhn]
dictionary.com
brewminate

(noun)
a Christian
one of a people
designation
or community
from the
observing
French meaning
a polytheistic
a
religion,one
'rustic,' as the
whoancient
came from
Romans
the rural
and Greeks
countryside

Middle Ages
christian pagan
[kris-chen] [pey-guhn]

?
original and converted
manipulation
Christians
Evil
'rustic,' people from the
countryside

Middle Ages
*all information said during this slide is taken from World History Encyclopedia
manipulation during Middle Ages
*all information said during this slide is taken from World History Encyclopedia
Power &
Influence
today
?
 Satanic
u s s y mbol: worship
Ven nature
Nursin
g
Pagan ip
worsh

Angel halos

Egyptian sun disks

Miraculou
s concept
ion
 3%
“stopped believing/lost faith/became skeptical”
 48%
“dissatisfaction with church teachings about birth
control”
 56%
“dissatisfaction with Catholic teachings about
abortion and homosexuality”
 3%
“stopped believing/lost faith/became skeptical”
Educational Value
truth
?
?
aren’t “Just because”
“Those who cannot remember the past
are condemned to repeat it.”