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61Iconoclasm — • The name of the heresy that in the eighth and ninth centuries disturbed the peace of the Eastern Church, caused the last of the many breaches with Rome that prepared the way for the schism of Photius, and was echoed on a smaller scale in the… …
62Infidels — • As in ecclesiastical language those who by baptism have received faith in Jesus Christ and have pledged Him their fidelity and called the faithful, so the name infidel is given to those who have not been baptized Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …
63Malabar Rites — • Certain customs or practices of the natives of South India, which the Jesuit missionaries allowed their neophytes to retain after conversion, but which were afterwards prohibited by the Holy See Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …
64Moloch — • A divinity worshipped by the idolatrous Israelites Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moloch Moloch † …
65Moses — • Hebrew liberator, leader, lawgiver, prophet, and historian, lived in the thirteenth and early part of the twelfth century, B. C Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moses Moses …
66Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice Sacrifice …
67Book of Wisdom — Book of Wisdom † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Book of Wisdom One of the deutero canonical writings of the Old Testament, placed in the Vulgate between the Canticle of Canticles and Ecclesiasticus. I. TITLE The oldest headings… …
68The Byzantine Empire — The Byzantine Empire † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …
69The Royal Declaration — The Royal Declaration † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Royal Declaration This is the name most commonly given to the solemn repudiation of Catholicity which, in accordance with provisions of the Bill of Rights (1689) and of the Act of… …
70Destruction of Art in Afghanistan — Afghanistan is uniquely situated as a throughway of cultures throughout its history due to it geographic placement in South Asia. Afghanistan s location lends porous borders to trade routes between the East and West, while the Silk Road providing …
