Pilgrimage

Question 1

why do Catholics go on Pilgrimage?

Answer 1

• to become closer to God
• to be cured from illness or gain strength to deal with it
• to add discipline to their spiritual life

Question 2

what are 3 great Pilgrimage sites?

Answer 2

• Jerusalem
• Lourdes
• Rome

Question 3

why is Jerusalem important for Pilgrimage?

Answer 3

where events in the last week of Jesus’ life took place

Question 4

why is Lourdes important for Pilgrimage?

Answer 4

where St Bernadette witnessed a miracle, appearances of the Virgin Mary

Question 5

why is Rome important for Pilgrimage?

Answer 5

it contains Vatican City (the headquarters of the Church and home of the Pope) and the four papal basilicas

Question 6

what are Protestant Christian views on Pilgrimage?

Answer 6

• they feel that emphasising ‘holy places is wrong because believers can encounter God anywhere
• they oppose any form of worshipping the Virgin Mary and veneration of saints and relics
• they visit holy places in Jerusalem but none of the others

Question 7

what is a Source of wisdom for Pilgrimage?

Answer 7

Luke’s Gospel records that Jesus went on pilgrimage; ‘every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover’.