Apostles
Peter realized Jesus suffered death and rose again for the salvation of who?
Gentiles
Did the early Christians focus on who they were before knowing Jesus or who they had become since their conversion?
who they had become since their conversion
Pope Pius IX was concerned because some scholars were teaching that _________ was more important than religion
Science
Who convened Vatican Council II?
Pope John XXIII
What is a name for people who are punished and killed for their faith?
Martyr
Which apostle encouraged the Gentiles to follow Jesus’ law of love?
Paul
Would thinking of your own needs first be a way to work for the common good or against it?
For
Which dogma was adopted in the Vatican Council I?
Papal infallibility
What work of writing condemned the errors of the modern world?
Syllabus of Errors
What is for all people through the grace of Jesus Christ?
Salvation
Who stated that Gentiles did not have to follow the Mosaic law?
the apostle James
Which council stated that all people are called to be saved in Jesus Christ?
Council of Jerusalem
Which council encouraged greater dialogue with the other world religions, encouraged laypeople to take an active part in the Church’s mission, and supported economic and political freedom for all people?
Vatican Council II
Describe the conflict in the early Church that led to the teaching that the Church is catholic.
Conflict centered around whether Gentiles had to become Jewish and follow Mosaic law before they could be baptized as Christians. Some converted Jews argued they should be, where Peter and Paul said they did not need to. Council of Jerusalem decided that Gentiles could become Christians without first becoming Jews.
What kind of law sets forth rules and practices for Jewish people?
Mosaic law
Who continues the work Jesus gave the Apostles?
People of God
Who appointed religious leaders, or elders, of the early Church?
Presbyters
Who said the Church is “the ‘home of harmony’ where unity and diversity know how to merge”?
Pope Francis
What was Paul’s name when he persecuted Christians?
Saul