vocab
effort to unite all Christian churches
ecumenism
one,holy,catholic,apostolic
why can there only be one church
there is only one heaven and Jesus only has one body
who are the successors of the apostles
pope and bishops
whats the creed
statement of truths that we believe
letters from the pope to the whole Church and includes pastoral letters and talks
papal encyclicals
what are the marks of the church
visible signs that make up the identity of the church
what must we do for unity of Christians
obey God's will and unite with each other
what does ecumenical mean
whole world
what are the two creeds we say and when do we say them
Nicene creed/ at mass
apostles Creed/start of rosary
shared by Paul;special gift/spiritual gift used for the good of all the church
charismatic gift
why does the Eucharist unite us
at the last supper, Jesus and his disciples got together and used the Eucharist to unite them together and it made them one.
why is the church called apostolic
the apostles started the church and the tradition is passed down
how are we one in worship
we celebrate mass and the gifts
how are we one in the spirit
through the marks of the church
work of the apostles;mark of the church
apostolic
why is unity so important in the church
together we share gifts with each other and unity with other churches attracts more people.
how are we one in govern ants
pope and bishop lead us
what is the definition of unity
sense of being one among people
donating money to help the last fortunate;unites the church
charity
why is st clement the resembles the content
how are we one in charity
through the trinity and the Eucharist we are strengthened to help people
why are we called to be unified
because we are made in a divine image of God