A | B |
Spanish friars in China conflicted sharply | with the tolerant approach of Ricci |
the pope sided with the Spanish friars | "native people to adopt western customs" |
whenever the European explorers went | missionaries for the 'good news' followed. |
between 1500-1900 the church spread | to most areas of the globe |
the missionaries faced many | difficulties |
the missionary journeys were daring | voyages to lands perviously not imagined |
most missionareis saw themselves as | following in the footsteps of Apostles |
Indians became Christian because the | missionaries were good to them |
Francis Xavier's method of instruction | was gentle and enjoyable |
in 1614 Japan's ruler banned foreign | missionaries (due to their effort to impose) |
for some Africans: "accepting Christianity | meant accepting colonial rule" |
in Australia the first Christians to arrive | were 750 British and Irish convicts! |
at Guadalupe the virgin Mary left | an image of herself on Juan Diego's cloak |
other than Japan the only other Chistian | country in Asia was the Phillipines |
Capuchines brought the 'good news' to | Africa, preaching in small settlements |
Alexander de Rhodes, SJ, worked in | Southeast Asia among the Buddhists |
missionaries in the Spanish colonies were | powerless to stop exploitation of natives |
Jesuit Matteo Ricci spoke fluent Chinese | and dressed as the Chinese people |
today there are more Catholics in Africa | than in North America |
some missionaries fell prey to | greed and corruption |