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page 1Catholic terminology

purgatory
thumb|upright=0.9|right|Image of a fiery purgatory by Ludovico Carracci. Top: Christ directing, with Mary and interceding saints. Middle: Angel showing a soul the intercessors. Bottom: souls being purged with various attitudes.
stations of the Cross
series of artistic representations, depicting Christ carrying the Cross to his crucifixion
religious military order
one of a variety of Christian societies of knights
Ultramontanism
right|thumb|Statue of Pope Alexander I. Ultramontane Catholics emphasized the authority of the pope over temporal affairs of civil governments as well as the spiritual affairs of the Church.
Ultramontanism is a clerical-political conception within the Catholic Church that places strong emphasis on (and expresses loyalty to) the prerogatives and powers of the Pope in matters related to civil state governance. It contrasts with Gallicanism, the belief that popular civil authority – often represented by the monarch's or state's authority – over the Church is comparable to that of the Pope.
Mozarabic Rite
liturgical rite of the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church in Spain and Portugal
Ambrosian Rite
liturgical rite used by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan
New Christian
community descended from Muslims and Jews
Molinism
right|thumb|Luis de Molina, the namesake of Molinism
Gallican rite
historical form of Christian liturgy
Rite lyonnais
sedeprivationism
Sedeprivationism is a doctrinal position within Traditionalist Catholicism invented by the excommunicated theologian Michel-Louis Guérard des Lauriers which holds that the current occupant of the Holy See is a duly-elected pope, but lacks the authority and ability to teach or to govern unless he recants the changes brought by the Second Vatican Council. The doctrine asserts that since this council, occupants of the See of Peter are popes materialiter sed non formaliter, that is "materially but not formally". As such, sedeprivationists teach that all popes since Pope John XXIII have not 'attain
Anima Sola
biblical image
Discalced
thumb|Alpargatas, footwear worn by the Discalced carmelites
A discalced ( ) religious order is one whose members go barefoot or wear sandals. These orders are often distinguished on this account from other branches of the same order. The custom of going unshod was introduced into the West by Saint Francis of Assisi for men and by Saint Clare of Assisi for women.
Roman Catholic
term sometimes used to differentiate members of the Catholic Church in full communion with the pope in Rome from other Christians who also self-identify as "Catholic"