1. PHASE III—THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES

2. JOURNAL QUESTION:
People in the past, and even some people today, think that sacraments are “magical.” In what ways are sacraments and magic similar? In what ways are sacraments and magic dissimilar?

3. THE GREAT SCHISM The Great Schism of 1054 divided the Church into:
The Roman Catholic Church
Bishop of Rome (the pope) as the head
Latin continues as the language of the liturgy
The Eastern Orthodox Church
Patriarch of Constantinople
Greek continues as the language of the liturgy
Today the Orthodox Church is not in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church
There do exist 22 other “rites” that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church

4. SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS—PHASE III
In the 13th century the Church officially declared there were SEVEN Sacraments
The first emergence of the belief that the Sacraments caused God’s grace to be present
Specific guidelines were set out for performing each of the Sacraments

5. PHASE II-PHASE III 900-1000 A.D. 395 A.D. 1274 A.D.
Sacraments are simply “signs of sacred things.”
1274 A.D.
There are seven and ONLY seven sacraments in the Catholic Church.
A.D.
Marriage & Confirmation become “sacraments.”

6. DANGERS during the High Middle Ages
Overemphasis on the “correct form” of the sacraments
People put their faith in the performance and lost the true meaning
It ignored the disposition of the person receiving the sacrament
Sacramental practice led towards a “magical” form of thinking