Catholic 101
What is Baptism?
The first sacrament of initiation into the Catholic Church.
What is the Trinity?
The belief in one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
All catholics are christian, true or false?
true
Who is the Pope?
The spiritual leader and head of the worldwide Catholic Church.
What is the Bible?
The holy book of Christianity, containing the Old and New Testaments.
Who are Protestants?
Followers of Christian traditions that broke away from the Catholic Church during the Reformation.
What is the Mass?
The central act of Catholic worship, where Scripture is read and the Eucharist is celebrated.
What is Sacred Tradition?
The living transmission of the Gospel message in the Church, handed down through teaching, life, and worship.
What is the Body and Blood of Christ?
What Catholics believe the bread and wine become during the Eucharist.
What is the Eucharist?
The real presence of Jesus Christ under the appearance of bread and wine.
What are the Sacraments?
Sacred signs instituted by Christ to give grace; there are seven recognized in the Catholic Church.
Who is a priest?
An ordained minister who hears confessions, celebrates Mass, and serves the Church.
What is the Magisterium?
The official teaching authority of the Catholic Church, made up of the Pope and bishops.
Who is Peter?
The apostle chosen by Jesus to lead the Church and considered the first Pope.
What is the Catholic Church’s belief in Apostolic Succession?
The teaching that Catholic bishops, through ordination, are direct successors of the Apostles.