2.1 Flashcards
Those elements in the church’s structure which are established by Jesus, it includes the presence of the hierarchy
Permanent constitution
Those moral teachings which are essential corollaries of the church’s understanding of God revealed in Jesus
Permanent ethics
Those absolute truths which were revealed by Christ and are so essential to Christian faith that their essence can never be changed
Permanent dogma
The Christian doctrine in which the first man fell into sin and in which we were all born with
Original sin
What does it mean to call the Church the “Bride of Christ”?
The Church has to surrender herself to Christ and must make Jesus’ will her own
Why is the Church the focal point of the Kingdom’s presence?
It is through the church that the will of God may be most reliably known
The teaching authority of the church
Magisterium
The structural order of leaders within the Church
Hierarchy