Sins against religion
Involves dealing with or addressing a finite being as if it were divine.
What is Idolatry?
The total repudiation of the Christian Faith
What is apostasy?
This kind of oath is taken when God is called upon as a witness to the truth of what is being said
What is an assertory oath?
Another name for Sunday, the Christian day of the week when Christ is especially remembered through the liturgy.
What is the Lord's Day?
The Eucharist is kept in this container for adoration, so people can lovingly look upon Jesus for a period of time, typically a Holy Hour.
What is a monstrance?
Rabbits' feet and breaking mirrors are examples of this sin against religion.
What is superstition?
The refusal to acknowledge divine charity or return God’s love
What is ingratitude?
This type of oath calls upon God as a witness to what a person intends to do in the future
What is a promissory oath?
The name for Saturday, the Jewish day of the week when the day is especially devoted to God.
What is the Sabbath?
What saint is commonly called the "apostle to the Apostles"?
The mistreatment or mockery of holy things falls under this category of sin.
What is irreligion?
The sin by which one expects salvation without personal effort or trusts solely in his efforts without God’s aid
What is presumption?
True or false: to break an oath or vow is venial matter.
False
A day in which the Church is called together to celebrate in community a significant feast of our salvation history
What is a Holy Day of Obligation?
The Bible contains this many books.
What is 73?
The practice of foretelling future events or discovery of what is hidden by supernatural or magical means.
What is divination?
The obstinate doubt or rejection of a truth of Divine Revelation.
What is heresy?
A commitment to God with another person as the witness.
What is a vow?
Besides contributing to the community’s celebration of the liturgies, Catholics are also called to this on Sundays.
What is rest?
This young man, a deacon, was the first martyr of the Church, often called the"protomartyr."
Who is Stephen?
The pretended art of influencing the course of events and producing physical phenomena by processes attributed to spiritual beings.
What is magic?
Leaving the Catholic Church and joining a different Christian denomination, or rejecting the authority of one's bishop or the pope are examples of this sin against faith.
What is schism?
To lie under oath is this sin.
What is perjury?
Only these kinds of reasons permit one to miss mass on a Sunday or Holy Day of Obligation
What are grave/serious reasons?
The early Christians used a drawing of this (in Greek it is called Ichthys) to identify themselves as Christians and to designate secret meeting places.
What is a fish?