The Friday Quiz: Sweet Fancy Jesus
Although it would have made more sense to delve into ecclesiastical trivia a week ago, loyal quizlings know that the Wombat has never been particularly concerned with timeliness. So, even thought the Easter season is now a chocolate-stained memory, please put on your thinking bonnets and test your knowledge of matters churchly.
In 1870, a number of Austrian, Swiss, and German Catholics, following a momentous event, joined a previously split-off line of Dutch churches and formed the Utrecht Union of Churches.
What was the event?
Bonus question: in 2005, the one of the largest national group of Anglican worshippers in the world split off from the Archbishop of Canterbury and went their own way. What nation were they from, and what was the reason for their action?
First correct answer posted to comments gets a relic of Saint Willibrord, probably one of the smaller toes, or maybe an eyebrow. No Googling or bothering the Vicar. One guess per comment, but comment as often as you like.
Comments
Where is everyone?
The Bonus question, I think, speaks about an African nation that broke with Canterbury because of the stance on civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. OK, that's a guess--but we get a lot of UK news here and this sounds familiar.
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April 21, 2006 06:32 PM
That African nation is: Zimbabwe.
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April 21, 2006 06:34 PM
The event in the question proper is: new pope (presumably not from Holland, Germany, Austria, or Switzerland)!
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April 21, 2006 06:36 PM
Well, Laura and Mike are in Italy, so that accounts for some of the radio silence. Beyond that, I'm sure the general sparse nature of the posting around here hasn't helped.
You're right that it's an African nation, Art, but Zimbabwe's not the right one.
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April 21, 2006 10:35 PM
Oh, and as far as the main question -- not a new pope, but it's certainly connected to the papacy.
I'll let the mystery stand over the weekend, perhaps, just in case anyone else wants to check in late.
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April 21, 2006 10:37 PM
Nigeria?
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April 22, 2006 12:16 AM
Um, the adoption of the doctrine of papal infallibility?
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April 24, 2006 02:04 AM
Every time I read "Austrian, Swiss, and German Catholics" my mind says "Austrian, Swiss, and German Chocoloates." I guess I'm hungry.
Was the reason the pope backing the Hapsburgs?
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April 24, 2006 03:18 PM
mmmmmmm Chocolate Jesus.
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April 25, 2006 06:04 AM
Sorry I took so long -- Jonathan gets it with "The Docrtine of Papal Infallibility", which I now think might also have been an answer to a previous Quiz.
And, yes, Art, Nigeria it is! Proud defenders of the Anglican principles of...whatever those are (as a baptized Episcopalian, who did my time as an altar boy or "acolyte" as we called them, I'm allowed to say that).
The New Yorker article on the subject, incidentally, isn't online, but there's an interesting Q&A with the author here:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/content/?060417on_onlineonly01
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April 25, 2006 11:23 PM