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Why is one of the terms for the Church the Bride of Christ?
Jesus is the groom and the Church is His bride; that is how much He loves his Church; he and the Church are one just as a bride and groom
What was Simon Peter?
The first pope
The Twelve Apostles were the first what?
Bishops
What title/term in the Church means "father"?
pope
Why did most people reject the Messiah during His lifetime on earth?
He didn't fit their idea of who the Anointed One would be (a general commanding an army with many resources and support).
What's a hierarchy?
A structured order
What's the pope's mission/purpose?
He's the head of the Catholic Church, Jesus’ representative on earth, follows in the footsteps of the first pope, and is the Bishop of Rome.
Why is one of the Church's "nicknames" the pilgrim Church?
Because we are traveling toward heaven during our spiritual journey of life on earth
Why is one of the terms for the Church People of God?
Because we are a continuation of Israel; we are a chosen holy nation
Why is one of the terms for the Church the Mystical Body of Christ?
Because our Church has many different parts, but is all united as one body
What's the hierarchy of the Church?
What does Cephas mean?
Rock
What is the Communion of Saints?
The Church membership in three places: Heaven, Purgatory, and Earth
What's the definition of the four marks of the Church?
They are the four marks (signs) that show us the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ.
What's the Church Suffering?
That is the term for the Communion of Saints in Purgatory. They have to go through cleansing (reconciliation and making up/redeeming for sins) in Purgatory before entrance into Heaven.
What is the Church Triumphant?
That's the term for the Communion of Saints in Heaven because they've achieved the goal of returning to God's Kingdom and have won victory (triumph).
What's the Church Militant?
That's the term for the Communion of Saints on Earth. We are militant because we have to fight against sin.
What are the four marks of the Church (the four words)?
one, holy, catholic, apostolic
How is the Church one?
we are united as one on earth
How is the Catholic Church apostolic?
Our Church’s beginnings trace directly back in time to the Twelve Apostles. Only the Catholic and Orthodox Church's are apostolic.
How is the Catholic Church holy?
our Church was founded by Jesus, who is all holy
How is the Catholic Church catholic?
The word catholic (with a lower case c) means universal/all encompassing; our Catholic Church teaches all people of every age the entire Gospel of Christ.
Where does the Church of Jesus exist fully?
It exists fully in the Catholic Church alone; however, that does not mean that other Christians are cut off from Christ – Christians who are not Catholic share much of our faith and have many elements of holiness and truth.