The Papacy
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Heresies
100

The Pope lives in this country

Vatican City

100

The remission of temporal consequences due to sin

An Indulgence

100

The four attributes, or marks, of the Church named in the Nicene Creed

One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic

100

The official internal code of law of the Catholic Church. "_____ law"

Canon Law

100

An ancient heresy that taught, among other things, that salvation came from obtaining secret experiential knowledge and that the material world was evil, a corruption of spirit

Gnosticism

200

These men, who traditionally wear red, convene to elect the new pope

Cardinals

200

The name for the teaching authority of the Church

The Magisterium

200

The Heavenly Liturgy and the Earthly Liturgy meet at this celebration

The Mass

200

The territory and the churches under a bishop’s authority. Each bishop oversees one of these

A Diocese

200

A fourth-century heresy claiming that Jesus Christ was neither God nor equal to the Father, only that he was sent by the Father and only did the will of the Father

Arianism

300

You need this fraction of a majority to elect a new pope. If this majority is not reached, another rounding of voting is begun

2/3 majority

300

The order of teaching authority in the Church, given such authority by Christ himself, with the Pope as its head, followed by bishops, priests, and deacons

Hierarchy

300

The revealed truths contained in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition that are entrusted to the care of the Church. This is called the "_________ of faith"

Deposit of Faith

300

The official church of the local bishop, his seat of authority, usually located in the city from which the diocese takes its name

Cathedral

300

A fourth-century heresy which held that Christ had only a divine mind and will, not a human mind and will, and thus was not truly man

Apollinarianism

400

You are standing in St. Peter's Square waiting to hear if a new pope has been elected. Suddenly, you see black smoke emerge above the Vatican. What does this mean?

The cardinals have failed to elect a new pope

400

The office of priest in the Catholic Church

The presbyterate

400

Name the 3 wounds to the Church's unity

Heresy, Apostasy, & Schism

400

A defined territorial district within a diocese, with its own church and congregation, which is placed in the care of a priest

Parish

400

A heresy arising in the fifth century that claimed there is only one nature in the Person of Christ, his human nature having been incorporated into his divine nature

Monophysitism

500

Papal infallibility has only been invoked on two occasions in the history of the Church. Which two doctrines are they?

The Immaculate Conception of Mary and the Assumption of Mary

500

The office of bishop in the Catholic Church

The episcopacy

500

Because of the difference in cultures around the world, the Catholic Church has 23 different rites. Name one of the Eastern rites in the Catholic Church

The Chaldean Catholic Church, the Ukrainian Catholic Church, the Coptic Catholic Church

500

The virtues of faith, hope, and love (charity) are called the "_________________ virtues"

Theological Virtues

500

The person who advanced this heresy opposed the title Theotokos (Bearer of God) for Mary, teaching that Mary was the Mother of Christ, but not of God because God has no beginning

Nestorianism

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