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The Marks of the Church Flashcards

1
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Who is the head of the Mystical Body of Christ?

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Jesus

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Who is the soul of the Mystical Body?

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The Holy Spirit

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Communion of Saints

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all members of the Church, both living and deceased

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Four marks of the Church

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One
Holy
Catholic
Apostolic

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When do we state the 4 marks of the Church?

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Every sunday during the Nicene Creed

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Signs of unity in the Mystical Body. Explain.

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Unity of Faith - we proclaim the same creed that the Apostles handed down to us

Unity of Worship - we celebrate the same 7 Sacraments instituted by Christ

Unity of Leadership - through “apostolic succession” we can trace our popes back to Saint Peter, who was handpicked by Jesus. This is transmitted through the Sacrament of Holy Orders.

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3 forms of wounds to Unity

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Apostasy
Heresy
Schism

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Apostasy

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the total rejection of the Faith by a baptized person

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Heresy

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the deliberate and post-baptismal denial of a truth taught by the Catholic Church

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Schism

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the post-baptism refusal of unity with the Pope or of communion with Church members

worst - takes large numbers of believers with

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2 big Schisms and date

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Eastern Orthodox Church - 1054

Protestant Reformation - 1500s

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schismatics

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leaders of schism

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separated brethren

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people born into the schism communities who never experienced the Catholic Faith

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Christocentric heresies

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heresies with Christ at the center

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gnosticism

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  • secret information
  • 2 gods
    • creator who propagated evil in Old Testament
    • more pleasant divine being in New Testament
  • denied Jesus’ human nature because “matter = evil”
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How is Gnosticism in the world today?

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  • horoscopes
  • tarot cards
  • fortunetelling
  • zodiac signs
  • cyrstals
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Arianism

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Arius = leader
- Catholic priest from Egypt

saw Jesus as a really amazing man, but not God
- superman!

worst - half of Christians at the time converted

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what council rejected Ariansim

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Council of Nicaea 325 AD

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what else happened at the Council of Nicaea 325 AD

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date of Easter

Nicene Creed

rejection of Ariansim

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Apollinarism

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created by Apollinaire
- bishop from Syria

rejected Arianism so strongly, he fell into another heresy

said Jesus is true God and has a human body, but not a human mind and will
- his humanity is like a shell

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what council rejected Apollinarism

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First Council of Constantinople in 381 AD

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Nestorianism

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created by patriarch Nestorius of Constantinople

claimed Christ was the unity of 2 persons in 1 body

  • some times His Divinity shown through (Miracles)
  • sometimes His humanity shown (feelings)
  • Dr. Jeky and Dr. hyde!!!!

attempted to eliminate the term “Theotokos” for Mary

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what council ended Nestorianism

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Council of Ephesus in 431 AD

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January 1

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Holy Day of Obligation for Mary, Mother of God

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Monophystism

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only 1 nature in Christ

  • His human nature was “incorporated” in to His Divine nature
  • water drop in ocean
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what council ended Monophystism

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Council of Chalcedon 451 AD

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hypostatic union

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Christ to be one person with 2 natures

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indulgences

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a means for the faithful to obtain remission from the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven

29
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where did Luther go wrong?

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he was write to question the selling of indulgences, but not the validity of them

30
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how many Protestant Churches?

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30,000

31
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what council ended Protestant Reformation?

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Council of Trent 1545

32
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Saints that helped the Church during the Protestant Reformation?

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Ignatious of Loyolla, Francis Xavier, John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Francis de Sales

33
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ecumenism

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the task of working toward Christian unity and we are all called to participate

34
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elements that remain the same between Catholic and separated brethren

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  • Sacred Scripture
  • Some or all 7 Sacraments
  • Theological virtues (Faith, Hope, Love)
  • the gifts of the Holy Spirit

but FULLNESS is in the Catholic Church

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religions that is most like Catholic and easiest to talk to?

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Eastern Orthodox Church

36
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hardest relgion to talk to because there is no main leader

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Protestant

37
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unlike religions to talk with

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Muslim and Oriental

38
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where is the Church’s Holiness come from

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God

  • Holy in origin: God
  • Holy in her goal: God’s glory
  • holy in the means she has been given to bring the people into communion with God; the teaching of Christ, the sacraments, and the life of Prayer.
39
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sinners = members
Church = Holy
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holiness X=X perfection

Church’s holiness can transform snners into saints

40
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Pope John Paul II

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2000

He publicly asked forgiveness for sins that Church members had committed throughout history

41
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How is Christ’s Resurrection different?

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  • the persons He raised from the dead returned to ordinary life and then died
  • Jesus possessed new properties, unlimited by time + space = DIVINITY
42
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3 qualities of the Church

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  • immutable: meaning she will never change in her essential aspects
  • indefectible: meaning she will always teach the Gospel of Christ without error and will never go astray (Holy Spirit guides)
  • perennial: she will exist until the end of time
43
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greek word for Catholic

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katholikos

“complete” “universal”

44
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2 ways the Church is Catholic

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  1. it extends all over the world, and open to everyone

2. has universal/complete authority from Christ to fulfill her universal/complete mission

45
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Catholic HQ

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rome

46
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local Churches

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Diocese

47
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how is the Church international

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  • all across the world

- extends into Heaven and Purgatory

48
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how many rites?

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6

49
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Which rite is the Roman Catholic Church?

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Latin rite

50
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what % of the world is Roman Catholic Church?

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99%

51
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why is the Church Apostolic?

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founded upon the Apostles

52
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3 ways the Church is Apostolic

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  1. Apostolic foundation
  2. Apostolic Faith
  3. Apostolic Succession
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Apostolic Foundation

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She was built and remains on the Apostles’ foundation

still believe in the Apostles’ Creed

54
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Apostolic Faith

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She guards and transmits the Apostles’ Teachings with the Holy Spirit’s help

55
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Apostolic Succession

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She continues being taught, sanctified, and directed by the Apostles through their successors, the Bishops

we can trace our leadership (Pope) back 2,000 years to Jesus’ handpick

56
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How is a Bishop directly linked with the Apostles?

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through the laying of the hands at his instillation

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