Midterm Cheat Sheet |23 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Edict of Toleration {Ans: officially ending the Diocletian persecution of Christianity, and tacitly accepted Christianity}The Pope {Ans: Pope Francis is the 266th Pope; Catholics look to the Pope as a beacon of faith, morality and divine guidance; Peter is the rock on which the Church is built, and the Church's first pope; Jesus said to Peter, "you are rock, and on this rock I will build my Church"; Peter is the authenticating voice and symbol of unwavering faith; Peter is centered in the Church in Rome; Peter chooses to be crucified upside down because he doesn't want to die the same way that Jesus did}Constantine {Ans: Great military commander; called the council of Nicea; first christian emperor; and created the Eastern Capital of the Roman Empire}Council of Nicea {Ans: first ecumenical council held in the year 325 in modern-day Turkey Arianism The Council was convened by Constantine because the Empire was crumbling, and a council was a way of restoring unity}Matthias {Ans: The disciple chosen to replace Judas as one of the Twelve}traditions {Ans: customs or beliefs handed down from generation to generation that change over time}