4 Marks Of The Church And Apostolic Succession

Question 1

The Four marks are four qualities that are necessary for the

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Catholic Church to exist

Question 2

The 4 marks of the church.

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One.
Holy.
Catholic.
Apostolic.

Question 3

One.

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The church is one united body.While it is made up of many individual churches , these are all part of one church just as limbs form part of one human body.At the Last Supper Jesus prayed that his followers “may all be one” ; the church aims to achieve this today

Question 4

Catholic

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The word “catholic “ means related to the whole” or “worldwide”.
The beliefs of the Church are universal, held by Catholics everywhere around the world.

Question 5

Holy.

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The presence of God makes the Church holy.
All Christians and the Church as a whole are guided by the Holy Spirit.
Every member of the Church is also made holy through baptism.

Question 6

Apostolic

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The churchks teachings are built on the teachings of 12 apostles.
The successors of the apostles (pope and the bishops) guide the Church today.

Question 7

Catholics believe the bishops and the Pope are

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Successors to the apostles

Question 8

The authority of the apostles has been

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Passed down from one generation of bishop to the next.

Question 9

The authority of Peter who led the apostles and the early Church has been

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Passed down to the current Pope who leads the Church today.

Question 10

The combined authority of the Pope and bishops is called the

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Magisterium

Question 11

The Church and the Magisterium is guided by the

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Holy Spirit.

Question 12

When the Pope makes a decision it can’t be wrong because

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He is guided by the holy Spirit.