October 5
869 – Opening of the Fourth Council of Constantinople, which in six sessions, condemned iconoclasm and anathematized Constantinople’s Patriarch Photius, who held the ancient canons to be above the pope.
1582 – Introduction of the Gregorian calendar in Italy and in other Catholic countries, replacing the Julian calendar, which had lost ten days against the solar calendar. Thus, October 5 became October 15.
1890Â – Christians take control of the government in Uganda, through the bravery of an Anglican believer, Hamu Lujonza Kaddu Mukasa, who had won a decisive victory during the religious wars. Mukasa became an important chief and advisor to King Mwangi, and helped give the Anglican Church predominance in his nation.
1979 – Five hundred evangelical pastors associated with the Protestant charitable group CEPAD (Evangelical Committee for Aid and Development) in Nicaragua, publish a statement declaring their support to the Sandinista Communist revolution’s aims, relative to their first loyalty to Christ.
1989 – Televangelist Jim Bakker found guilty of mail and wire fraud, was fined $500,000 and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Edited by: T. Chempilayil MCBS
Courtesy:Â https://studyllight.org