Assignment #7
Where did the first gathering of Church leaders (council) take place?
Jerusalem.
The [Blank] makes us Christians.
Church
The Catholic Faith is rooted in [blank].
God
What unites the three persons of the Blessed Trinity?
Love.
Catholic means what?
Universal.
When the Apostles began to die, who were commissioned (ordained) to continue the mission of Christ?
Bishops.
In Jesus’ image of the Church who is the vine and who are the branches?
In Jesus' image, Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches.
Why can't the Christian Faith be separated from a relationship with the Church.
The Church is where God is.
What is the way to know God?
Love (Friendship).
Who established the Church in the ancient city of Antioch?
Peter.
Did Jesus dictate to the Apostles every specific feature of the Church that is present today?
No
What are the four marks of the Church?
The four essential marks or qualities of the Church: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic
[Blank] is the central mystery of the Christian Faith.
Blessed Trinity.
The shared bond of love in the [Blank].
What is Ecclesiology?
The study of the Catholic Church.
Why is the Church the place to be if you desire a relationship with Christ?
It is where Christ is present and his mission is being fulfilled.
Christians are bound together by [Blank] and [Blank].
Faith, Baptism.
[Blank] is the principle of the Church's unity.
Solidarity.
Why is it possible to know the Blessed Trinity?
The Trinity consists of Divine Persons, meaning it is possible to know them.
Who was the first to use Catholic for all known Christian Churches?
St. Ignatius of Antioch
What was passed on to the Bishop of Rome, and what did the Bishop of Rome have authority over?
Primacy and authority of the universal Church.
Besides St. Peter who was also a pope during the first century of the Church?
St. Clement of Rome was pope in the first century.
How must the divisions within Christianity be addressed?
Through prayer and human effort.
What is the Church's unity?
The Church's unity is God's very being. The Church's unity is in love, for "God is love, and whoever remains in God and God in him."
St. Evodius of Antioch.