Vatican Councils
Apologetics
Vocabulary
Cycle of Conversion
Church Teachings
100

This pope announced Vatican II in 1959.

Pope John XXIII

100

This is the rational defense of the Christian faith.

Apologetics

100

The belief that truth and morality depend on culture or society.

Relativism

100

First step of the Cycle of Conversion

Encounter

100

The official language of the Church.

Latin
200

This Vatican II document is the Dogmatic Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy.

Sacrosanctum Concilium

200

This approach to apologetics uses evidence and experience to explain the faith.

Evidential or Experiential apologetics

200

Non-ordained members of the Church are called this.

Laity
200

An encounter with Christ creates this, causing a person to want to know more.

Curiosity
200

The common language of the people is called this.

Vernacular

300

Vatican II produced this many official documents.

16

300

This approach uses logic and reason to defend Christianity.

Classical Apologetics

300

Humanity's God-given ability to choose between good and evil.

Free will

300

A person who commits to following Jesus and helping others encounter Him is called this.

Disciple

300

This Vatican II document focused on religious freedom.

Dignitatis Humanae

400

Vatican I mainly defined the role and authority of this Church leader.

Pope

400

We can only control so much, only God can change this. 

Hearts

400

Refers to “3 in 1” or to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Trinity

400

After someone becomes a believer, they grow closer to Jesus and want to follow him by becoming this.

Disciple

400

The first ecumenical council in Church history.

The Council of Nicea I
500

This Vatican II document focused on Christian unity.

Unitatis Redintegratio

500

Name 2 things that you should avoid doing or the "Don'ts" of apologetics.

  1. Data dump

  1. Buckshot apologetics

  2. Fake an answer

  3. Be hyper focused on winning-

500

The conformity of the intellect with reality is called this.

Truth
500

This term means spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Evangelization
500

The pope can speak this way when officially declaring Church dogma.

Infallibly

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