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True or False: According to Catholic Social Teaching, Catholics should NOT vote in elections since they only believe in the Kingdom of Heaven to be their true destiny.
False
True of False: There are several countries around the world that still declare Catholicism as the official religion of the state.
True
True or False: The Catholic Church prohibits her members for holding offices because they should be indifferent to what is going on in this world.
False
What does the Latin word "traditio" mean in English?
Tradition, to pass down, or to hand over
Which lay theologian (non-clergy) thought that Christians cannot and will not support dictatorship because they only recognize God as the omnipotent ruler of the universe?
George Weigel
What is the term we use to describe a country that has a specific religion declared and practiced as their official religion?
Confessional State
Which time during European history was the Church able to maintain extremely close relationship with the political authorities, thereby forming what is today known as "Christendom?"
Middle Ages
Explain what the "Green Card Theory" is.
The Church views her members as the "pilgrims on earth," who dwell here and now on earth only for a limited and temporary period of time
What does the title of the encyclical Quas Primas mean in English?
In the first, among the first things (among first)
Which political system does the Catholic Church endorse and support?
None (only Jesus is the ruler)
Which lay theologian (non-clergy) argued that democracy is made stronger by Christianity because Christians believe in universal dignity of the human person?
What does Gaudium et Spes mean in English?
Joy and hope
Which leader of the Church once said that many western societies are "tired of" Christianity in the 21st century?
Pope Benedict XVI
What does the title of the encyclical Spe Salvi mean in English?
Who wrote "Spe salvi?"
Pope Benedict XVI
Which community founded by Saint Paul gave up all of their possessions in anticipation of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ?
Hebrews
Who wrote "Gaudium et Spes?"
Pope Paul VI
"He was a dead man before he walked into the room" is an example of which specific figure of speech we discussed in this unit?
Prolepsis
Define Parousia and Eschatology in English.
Parousia: The Second Coming of Jesus
Eschatology: Study of the "end things"
Give one word that the encyclicals of the Church use as synonym for "pilgrim on earth."
Resident alien, Green card holder, stewards of creation (any of these)
What was the name of the US president whose policies Msgr. Bohr of the Diocese of Scranton believed to be one of the many ways to properly live Catholic faith?
Roosevelt model
Which word that starts in "P" would you use to describe the Catholic Church, in accordance with what we went over in this unit?
Public
Which book of the Bible is the following phrase from?
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
Hebrews
"Substance" in ancient Greek
In which Papal Encyclical did Pope Pius IX declare separation of Church and State an "error?"
Syllabus of Errors