Vocabulary
Offices of the Curia
The Heirarchy
The Church and the World
Church history
100
The territory and churches under a bishop's authority.
What is a diocese?
100
Assists in the education of those preparing for the priesthood, including the establishment and administration of seminaries. It also assists other Catholic educational institutions such as Catholic schools and universities.
What is The Congregation for Catholic Education?
100
Who is the successor to St. Peter, and what is his role in the Church?
The Pope. His role is to be the visible point of unity for the Church in the world.
100
Are Catholics the only ones who will be saved?
Maybe. The Second Vatican Council says that it may be possible for salvation to occur through other means. However Protestants will be saved because they are Christians.
100
Who established the Church's organization?
Jesus
200
The Sacrament by which men are ordained to the episcopacy, priesthood, or diaconate.
What are Holy Orders?
200
Attends to the Pope's diplomatic relations with civil governments.
What is The Section for Relations with States?
200
What are the three levels of Holy Orders?
Deacon, Priest, and Bishop.
200
What does the Church mean when it teaches "Outside the Church there is no salvation"?
All salvation comes from Christ, and anyone who understands that the Church is necessary for salvation and who rejects her anyway cannot be saved.
200
What was the first council of the whole Church?
The Council of Jerusalem
300
The name given to the ordinary and universal teaching authority of the Pope and the bishops in communion with him, who guide members of the Church without error in matters of faith and morals through the interpretatino of Sacred Scripture and Tradition.
What is the Magisterium?
300
This congregation assists the Pope in promoting and safeguarding the teachings of the Catholic Church in matters of faith and morals
What is The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith?
300
Is the bishop simply the Pope's representative to the diocese?
Yes and No. He is a representative of papal authority, but also has his own authority over his particular diocese.
300
With what Churches does the Catholic Church feel an "especially profound" bond? Why?
The Eastern Orthodox Churches, because of our shared tradition and beliefs.
300
When did Christ make St. Peter the head of the Apostles?
When Jesus named Peter "Rock," said "upon this rock I will build my Church," and gave Peter the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven
400
A council involving all the bishops of a particular nation
What is a Plenary Council?
400
This pontifical counsil was established to help those in need, thus making manifest the love of Jesus Christ in the world.
What is The Pontifical Council "Cor Unum?"
400
How is a new Pope chosen?
The College of Cardinals comes together in a conclave, and votes until they arrive at a majority.
400
What is the position of the Catholic Church toward the Protestant churches?
They do offer salvation, as long as they practice valid baptism. They are in an imperfect communion with the Catholic Church.
400
Name the two Marian doctrines that have been defined by a Pope invoking the charism of infallibility.
The Immaculate Conception and the Assumption.
500
The principle that all the bishops of the Church with the Pope at their head form a single "college," which succeeds in every generation the "college" of the Twelve Apostles, with Peter at their head, which Christ instituted as the administrative foundation of the Church.
What is Collegiality?
500
The tribunal of the Roman Curia that grants absolutions and dispensationsin matters reserves to the Holy See. It also has authority over the granting and proper use of indulgences.
What is The Apostolic Penitentiary?
500
Why would the Church call an ecumenical council? Who is authorized to call one?
The Church holds councils to deal with major problems confronting the Church. The Pope has the authority to call a council.
500
How does the Church regard other religions such as Islam, Judaism, and the various Eastern beliefs?
They do offer some incomplete truth that may lead people to a greater belief and understanding of God. However, they do not hold the means of salvation.
500
Identify the three stages by which the Gospels were formed
Jesus taught throughout his life, the Apostles passed on an oral tradition, the Church wrote down the teaching of the Apostles.
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