One who follows the teachings of Jesus.
Normally this refers to the 12 men chosen by Christ, to be the bearers of his teachings to the world.
What is an Apostle
100
The country with the highest number of Catholics
What is Brazil
100
The place in which the pope resides
What is Rome
100
Has a pope ever come from Brazil? (place of birth)
NO
100
Language the mass was performed in
What is Latin
200
The state or condition in which those who have died in the state of grace, but with some attachment to sin, suffer for a time as they are being purified before they are admitted to the glory and happiness of heaven.
What is Purgatory
200
The Catholic church worldwide has _________ in recent decades.
(Hint: Increased or Decreased?)
What is increased
200
The place in which one becomes a priest
What is the seminary
200
Percent of recorded Catholics in Brazil
What is 65%
200
What Capitu and Bento used as a host when acting out the Eucharist
What is a sweet
300
Greek word for universal
What is Catholic
300
Name three of the five countries with the largest number of Roman Catholics
What is: Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, USA, Italy
300
Name 4 of the 7 Catholic Sacraments
What is: Baptism, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick (previously known as Extreme Unction)
300
Percent of Catholics in Brazil who actually attend mass and participate in the Church
What is 20%
300
The Lord's Prayer. Refers to the large rosary beads on which this prayer is said.
What is a paternoster
400
The codified body of general laws governing the Church
What is Canon Law
400
Recognized by the Catholic Church as the first Bishop of Rome (Pope) appointed by Christ.
(Hint: Was one of Jesus's apostles)
What is St. Peter
400
The four gospels. The first four books of the New Testament, which each give an acount of the ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ.
What is Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
400
In 2007 Frair Galvao was canonized and became the first man from Brazil to ascend to this level of holiness in the church.
What is a Saint
400
The only sacrifice the reader actually witnesses in Dom Casmurro? (Hint, Padua and Jose Dias)
What is Extreme Unction
500
The final step toward canonization of a saint
What is Beatification
500
The approxiamte number of years Pope Pius IX (longest-reigning pope) reigned.
What is about 30 years.
He reigned from 1846–1878: 31 years, 7 months and 23 days
500
Addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. The council, through the Holy See, formally opened under the pontificate of Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI on 8 December 1965.
What is The Second Vatican Council (Vatican II)
500
The year in which Brazil became a republic and approved a consitution seperating the church from the state.
What is 1889
500
The only Catholic sacrament not mentioned in Dom Casmurro