Tradition in the Catholic Church
The handing on of the teachings of the Apostles under the guidance of the Holy Spirit
What is Tradition?
It comes from the Latin word magister, meaning teacher.
What is the meaning of Magisterium?
50 days after Easter and considered the "birthday" of the Church.
What is Pentecost?
Pope Leo XIV.
Who is the current Pope of the Holy Catholic Church?
St Peter, whose name means "rock".
Who was the first Pope on which Jesus built his Church?
The person who calls together an Ecumenical Council, such as Vatican I or Vatican II.
Who is the Pope?
God the ____________ is often identified with the role as Redeemer.
What is God the Son?
Non-Jewish people.
What are Gentiles?
The three branches of Christianity.
Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant.
The Pope, through the process of Apostolic Succession.
Who is the successor to St Peter?
The name given to the gift of the Holy Spirit that protects the Church from error when solemnly defining matters relating to Jesus’ teachings and how they are to be lived.
What is infallibility?
God the ____________ is often identified with the role as Sanctifier.
What is God the Holy Spirit?
• the people’s experience of God
• the development of an understanding of what these experiences meant
• the inspiration of writers who recorded these understandings
• the selection of inspired texts and the discarding of inaccurate and non-essential texts
What was the writing process of the Bible?
The three vows that religious make.
What are the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience?
Dogma from Vatican I which allows the Pope to speak without error in certain circumstances.
What is infallibility?
A sacramental act that symbolizes the transmission of authority and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
What is the 'laying of hands'?
The symbol most often used to represent the Holy Spirit.
Early Church leader, formerly known as Saul, who wrote many Epistles and traveled widely to preach and teach about Jesus.
Who is Paul?
Also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome.
What is the Holy See?
In Catholic teaching, the primacy of Peter is the special position of leadership given by Christ to Peter among the Twelve Apostles—meaning he held first place and a true authority to guide the Church.
What is the Petrine Primacy?
– The Catechism
– The Profession of Faith
– Commandments
– The Lord’s Prayer
What is the Church provides the means to help followers of Jesus to live as he taught?
This doctrine teaches that God exists in three persons who share the same essence or being.
What is the Nicene Creed?
• to be the principal teachers of the Gospel
• to interpret the Gospel
• to govern the Church in the name of Jesus
• to guide His followers to live as he taught
• to ensure that the Sacraments were celebrated properly.
What five basic responsibilities did Jesus give His Apostles?
Image of the Church that explains how we are hands and feet of Christ in the world today.
What is the Body of Christ?