Beliefs And Sources Of Authotity Flashcards
What is the apostles creed?
It is a statement of beliefs which creates unity among Catholics when said together
What are the three main sources of authority?
Pope
Bible
Apostles Creed
What are the three main bible interpretations?
Liberal
Literal
Fundamentalist
What is a literal interpretation?
A liberal interpretation is the belief in the spiritual message or truth behind the story
What is a fundamentalist approach to the bible?
A fundamentalist approach is that they believe that the bible is considered to a factual historic record
What is a literalism interpretation?
A literal view is that they believe that everything in the bible is true
What are the advantages/pros of liberalism views?
They believe in spiritual meaning
Dismiss out of date teachings
What are the disadvantages/cons of a liberal?
Cherry picking-pick what the like
May be confused with the meaning
What are the advantages of a fundamentalist?
Strong faith
Does not require completely blind faith
What are the disadvantages of being a fundamentalist?
Does not allow teachings to be out of historical context
What are the advantages of a literal meaning?
Strong faith
Leaves reader in no doubt
What are the disadvantages of a literal?
Rejects logic,science and research
What are the connotations surrounding the role of Peter?
Peter means rock
Denied knowing Jesus
Dedicated to Jesus
Successfully established in Rome
What is papal succession?
Unbroken line of succession from Peter
What is papal infallibility?
That the pope is never wrong
