STARTER Look at the 2 pictures below Write

STARTER Look at the 2 pictures below. Write down in all the differences you can see. Roman Catholic Protestant

ROMAN CATHOLICS and PROTESTANTS

Catholic Church I am Mary I a Catholic. You might know me by my nickname “Bloody Mary”. During the period 1500 -1700 Catholics could practice their religion freely from 1500 -1530 and 1553 -1558 (my reign). The Pope is head of my Church. I would like to tell you what Catholics believe. We Catholics think churches should elaborately decorated to show God’s glory. Decorations should include paintings and statues of Jesus and the saints, candles, gold and jewels. We believe that church services should be in Latin. They have always been in Latin and help the church to keep control over the people. We believe in Transubstantiation – that the bread and wine actually becomes the body and blood of Jesus Christ. People need a priest to help them find God. They cannot do it by themselves. People are sinful. Sins can be forgiven by paying money to the church. We call these payments Indulgences. Paying these will get you out of purgatory quicker. We believe that people should not be able to read the Bible for themselves. It should only be available in Latin and it should be read to them in Latin by priests. We believe: Priests are divine beings that have the power to turn bread and wine into the actual body and blood of Jesus. Priests should wear rich, elaborate clothing and should speak in Latin. They should not get married, they are married to the church. Priests should not be subject to the law of the land only church laws.

Church of England/Protestant I am King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII. I was a sickly boy who did not rule long but I was a very strict protestant. During the period 1500 -1700 Protestants could practice religion freely 1547 -1553, (my reign) and 1558 -1700. We do not follow the Pope. I would like to tell you about our beliefs We Protestants think churches should be plain, not decorated, so that people can concentrate on what the minister is saying. We believe that church services should be in English so that everyone can understand them. We believe in Consubstantiation – that the bread and wine are only symbols of Jesus’ body and blood. We believe that God is omnipotent (all-powerful) and everywhere. People do not need a priest to help them find him. People are sinful. Sins can only be forgiven by God and Jesus. You cannot buy your way into heaven. We believe that everyone should be able to read the Bible for themselves. It should therefore be available in English. We believe: Priests do not have the power to turn bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus. They are ordinary people. Priests should wear plain clothing and speak in English. Priests should be allowed to get married. Priests should be punished if they break the law.