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| **Why can't Christian faith be separated from a relationship with the Church? |
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| The Church is Christ's body, so to believe in Him is to believe in the Church. We cannot create God in our image but must accept what he gave us. |
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| What is the meaning of "church?" |
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| from ekklesia, "to call out" |
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| Why won't the Church ever lose its identity as Christ's body? |
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| the Holy Spirit is always present in the Church, God acts through the sacraments, we always act in His name even if we fail in other ways. |
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| Why is the nature of the Church unchangeable? |
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| The nature of the Church is the nature of God. it must be one, holy, catholic, and apostolic, or it isn't the nature of God. |
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| The Trinity is one, we are all united through apostolic succession, and the restoration of unity was Christ's mission |
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| Which aspects of Catholic faith and practice give form to the Church's holiness? |
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| Sacraments, evangelical counsels (of poverty, chastity, and obedience) and moral teachings of the Church |
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| Give two examples of the Church's catholicity. |
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| Church is for all people, totality (nothing is lacking, given all the tools) of the Body of Christ is present |
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| In what ways does the Church remain faithful to the apostolic nature? |
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| by recognizeing it is built upon apostles, by adhering to the foundation laid by apostles, by accepting continued guidance through the pope, and by teaching what the apostles taught |
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| Explain why the pope is important in the life of the Church. |
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| Without the pope, the Church would be threatened by competing national and cultural issues. |
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| How is the Church a mystery? |
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| Faith can never be fully expressed from one viewpoint. |
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| What is the Church's role in Salvation History? |
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| the Church is the culmination of salvation history, which is God's pursuit of us; helping God return the world to the way it was before original sin. |
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| Why is the Church called the bride of Christ? |
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| They have the same mission, they are two separate parts but become one. |
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| What does it mean to say that the Church is necessary for salvation? |
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| Jesus is necessary for salvation and the Church is one with Jesus; he is present on earth in the Church. |
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| What are the three elements within the Church that does not change? |
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| dogma, permanent ethic, and permanent constitution |
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| What is the constitution of the Church? |
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| The basic form and makeup of the Church |
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| Explain the role of the magisterium. |
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| maintains the continuity of the faith of today and the faith of the past |
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What is meant by the Church's permanent ethic? |
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certain moral teachings can never be changed because God is unchanging. |
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| Define dogma and explain why Catholics must accept it. |
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| Absolute truths which will never change because Jesus revealed them to us. |
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What are some characteristics of the Church's communal identity? |
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We enter through baptism and become members of the family of God; we're judged on whether we're a member of that family |
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| What Catholic doctrines only make sense from the perspective of communal identity? |
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| Doctrines of original sin and salvation (the fall of man and the redemption of man) |
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How does the Church interpret Scripture? |
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Each generation mus interpret through its own knowledge and experience, guided by the Magisterium |
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What is meant by the Tradition of the Church? |
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All of the ways in which the Church passes on its understanding of Revelation: creeds, doctrines, government structure, prayer, and service. |
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Rejecting a dogma separates a person from the community |
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| How is the Church a sacrament? |
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| The Church is the sign God is actin gin the world and the means by which he acts in the world. |
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What do Catholics believe about the power of liturgy? |
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God acts through these rituals and makes perfect what we do imperfectly. |
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What is the relationship of the Eucharist to the other sacraments? |
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Eucharist is the focal point of the Church's work, all other sacraments help us to more fully understand the body of Christ. |
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| Explain what each of the seven sacraments reveals about the nature of the Church. |
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Bring us into community (Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation), Instrument throiugh which we participate in salvation (Holy Orders, Matrimony), and we're made new (Reconciliation and Anointing of Sick) |
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| How is the Church a servant? |
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we work alongside those in need out of solidarity, instead of just giving them waht they need |
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Which principles underlie Catholic social teaching? |
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recognition of human dignity, universal destination of goods, common good |
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| Define the Church's understanding of the preferential option for the poor. |
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God offers special care to the poor and we must too in everything we do, and defend their rights |
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How is the Church a communion of saints? |
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| The communion is the living and the dead members of the Church |
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| person through whom God is visible |
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Why does the Church ask for the intercession of saints? |
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the living and the dead can pray for and help each other |
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| How do the saints in heaven serve the Church on earth? |
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| the saints unite us more fully to Christ by interceding for us because they cannot be divided by death; they set an example for us |
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| What are some implications of the Church's belief that Mary is the Mother of God? |
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| A sign of God's willingness to share his authority with humanity, God chose to bind himself permanently to humanity |
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| Why is Mary the model of the Church? |
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| Mary shows us what it means to imitate Christ in everything |
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| Why is Mary the mother of the Church? |
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| Mary is the mother of Christ and the Church is Christ's body; she cares for and guides the Church. |
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| How did Mary's faithfulness to God involve a self-emptying? |
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| Mary remained faithful to God's will regardles of risk, she trusted God by saying yes to Him, she disregarded pain or how little she understood. |
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| What is religious syncretism and ho did the Jewish community respond to it? |
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| convincing people that gods of all religions are the same; rejected it in various ways. |
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| Name some significant characteristics of the first century Church. |
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| Whether or not Gentiles could be Christians, which elements of Judaism were essential. |
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| Why were Christians persecuted in the first and second centuries? |
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| Christianity was seen as anti-social or barbaric and dangerous to society |
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| Explain Christianity's growth, even though it was illegal. |
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| Witness of martyrs and enthusiasm of new Christians; offered dignity to the poor and uneducated. |
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| How did the early Church's response to its challenges shape Christianity for all time? |
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| The Church developed the canon of scripture, Apostles Creed and necessity of apostolic succession |
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| Summarize the incident that led to the legalization of Christianity. |
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| the Edict of Milan was issued by Constantine and he declared everyone had to be Christian |
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| Name some ways Christianity was different after it became legal. |
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| Church membership increased, but a lot of people didn't change their lives; the Church resembled a government |
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| Explain the phenomenon of desert monasticism. |
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| Christians fled to the desert to live isolated and deprived like Jesus said to; called "ideal witnesses" |
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| Explain the Church's role during the time of barbarian invasions. |
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| Papacy and monasteries beecame signs and sources of stability in a crumbling society |
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| How is Saint Benedict a central figure in the development of monasticism? |
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| Built his teachings around prayer and labor, emphasized discipline without harshness; considered the father of western monasticism. |
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| Who was Saint Boniface and what did he do? |
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| Credited with Christian conversion of most of Germany; used persuasion because the people converted tribally. |
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| What aspect of faith and Christian practice dominated the Church of the Middle Ages? |
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| What tension characterized the Church of the Middle Ages? |
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| Blatant sins of leaders and cries for reform and efforts to draw people back to the gospel |
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| Why did the sacrament of Penance take on greater emphasis in the Middle Ages? |
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| Summarize some of the reforms sought by Luther and other Protestant reformers. |
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| objected to clergy, emphasis of works in salvation, and possibility of keeping Commandments. Church responded that hierarchy was instituted by God, he allows us to participate in our salvation, and God doesn't ask us to do things we don't want to do. |
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| Name the key elements of the Church's response as voiced by the Council of Trent. |
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| stressed the essential nature of hierarchy , intimate connection between scripture and magisterium, Baptism is the first step to salvation |
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| How was the Second Vatican Council truly an ecumenical council? |
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| it was concerned with the social justice of all people, we acknowledged that other faiths know the Truth, bishops that came were natives from all over. |
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| What were some significant results of the Second Vatican Council for Church life? |
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| Lay people got more involved, the language was vernacular, worked with other Christians seeking unity, tried to win converts in the modern world. |
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| Brings you into the family of God. |
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| What does it mean to say the Church is the body of Christ on earth today? |
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| Christ and the Church are one, like a marriage, but they each have personal identity. That Christ is in the world today, and we can know Him like the apostles did. |
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| A visible sign and instrument of an invisible reality |
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| What is the Church's role in salvation history? |
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| The Church is the culmination of salvation history, which is God's pursuit of us. |
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| Why does God use physical signs to work with us? |
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| Because we are physical beings, and this is how we come to know things. |
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| Who was St. Stephen and how did he die? |
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| The first martyr, stoned to death |
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| the king of the Franks,Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD. He blended the Church and secular power. |
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| What is the economy of salvation? Why is that important to understand how God does things? |
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| The way God runs his family; God things the same way today as he always has. |
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| When and why was the first Crusade called? |
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| 1095; to unite Christians and take back the Holy Land from the Muslims and defend Christian Europe. |
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| When and why was the image of the cultivated field popular? |
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| During the middle ages; showed that the Church was corrupted but also had a lot of good, like the wheat among weeds. |
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| When and why was the image of the Sheepfold popular? |
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| During the Dark Ages; Church was stable and safe during a time that was full of social chaos. |
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| Put these in order: St. Francis and St. Dominic found orders, Vatican II Council, St. Benedict founds monastery, Pentecost, Constantine makes Christianity legal |
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| Pentecost, Constantine, St. Benedict, St. Francis and St. Dominic, Vatican II |
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| Who makes up the Magisterium, and what do they do? |
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| The pope and all bishops; the teaching authority of the Church |
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