Catholic+Chalice+vs.+Protestant+Chalice


 * Taryn Kilgore**

Catholic Chalice vs. Protestant/Reformation Chalice

Prompt: " The chalice shown above on the left was used by sixteenth-century Roman Catholic priests in the celebration of the Mass; the wooden cup shown on the right is what he used to celebrate the Lord’s Supper after he left the Church and became a follower of Martin Luther. How does the new cup reflect the theology and the ideals of the Reformation? {the chalice on the left is ornate, the one on the right is plain and wooden}"

Thesis: The Protestant chalice reflects the theology of the Reformation through its rejection of all things not supported by Scripture.

Topics:
 * Catholic Chalice & ideals vs. Scripture
 * Protestant Chalice & ideals vs. Scripture

Catholic Chalice: Protestant Chalice: Possible Examples of Chalices:
 * ornate
 * expensive
 * jeweled
 * reflects new Catholic Church obsession with materialism
 * Church uses people's money for ceremonies
 * Supremacy of Clergy
 * Clergy = above people, get special treatment (handling chalice)
 * Plain
 * Not a distraction
 * Wooden
 * Anti-Catholic
 * What Jesus would have had at His disposal
 * Rejects materialism
 * Rejects grandeur (like images)
 * Church uses people's money for other things, not ceremonies
 * Clergy = people too
 * Equality among community
 * [|Reformation Chalice] (exclude the plate)
 * [|Catholic Chalice]

[|Catholic vs. Protestant Ideology Chart]