Religion Chapter 4 Questions 19-34 Flashcards
Heritage of faith handed down in the church from the time of the Apostles and continues today
What is the deposit of faith?
Transitional- men who are preparing for priesthood
Permanent- married men
Name the two kinds of deacons in the church and how they are distinguished.
Life and teaching of Jesus, oral tradition, written gospels
Give the three stages by which the gospels were formed.
Closed w/ the death of St. John
When can the church expect a new public revelation?
Because Christ promised the faithful that the magisterium would pass on the Gospel with no error
Why is the magisterium logically necessary to the church?
Extraordinary- the Pope, bishops, and ecumenical council members
Ordinary- local bishop who runs a diocese
What is the difference b/n the ordinary and extraordinary magisterium?
Pope teaches without error
Under what conditions do the Pope and/or bishops teach infallibly?
Immaculate conception
Assumption
Name 2 Marian doctrines defined by a Pope by invoking infallibility.
You shall attend mass on Sunday’s and holy days of obligation and rest from service labor.
You shall confess your sins at least once a year.
You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the easter season.
You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the church.
You shall help provide for the needs of the church.
List the precepts of the church.
Cathedral- official church of the local bishop
Ex cathedra- definitive teaching by the pope
What is a cathedral? An ex cathedra?
False - by ordination, a bishop becomes leader of that diocese
Comment on: “A bishop is simply the Pope’s representative to the local diocese.”
No, Jesus can save people outside of the church of they sincerely try to do God’s will and live a Christ centered life.
Are Catholics the only ones that will be saved?
All Christians are saved by the Church through Christ - outside of that, there is no salvation
What is the meaning of “outside the church, no one will be saved?”
Eastern Orthodox churches because they have apostolic succession and structured sacraments
With what other church does the Catholic Church feel an “especially profound” bound with? Why?
Separated brothers
What is the general position of the Catholic Church towards Protestant churches?
