Catholic Christianity quotes

Question 1

Creation in Genesis 1

Answer 1

“So God created humankind in his image”

Question 2

Creation in Genesis 2

Answer 2

“The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being

Question 3

Stewardship

Answer 3

“This responsibility for God’s earth means that human beings … must respect the laws of nature” - (Laudato Si 67-68)

Question 4

Dignity

Answer 4

“Every person, from the first moment of his life in the womb, has an inviolable dignity” (Youcat 280)

Question 5

Aims of the bible

Answer 5

“The bible is not meant to convey precise historical information or scientific findings to us” - (Youcat 15)

Question 6

epistles as the word of God

Answer 6

“the books of scripture must be acknowledged as teaching soidly, faithfully and without error that truth…” (Dei verbum 11)

Question 7

teachings of the magisterium and bible

Answer 7

“Sacred scripture is the word of God”…“sacred tradition takes the word of god” - (Dei verbum 9)

Question 8

interpretations of the Genesis story

Answer 8

“The Big Bang… does not contradict the divine act of creating, but rather requires it” - Pope Francis

Question 9

caring for the environment

Answer 9

“you shall love the lord your God with all your heart”, “you should love your neighbour as yourself” - Two Great Commandments

Question 10

stewardship

Answer 10

“no creature is self sufficient. Creatures exist only in dependence on each other, to complete each other” - Catechism of the Catholic Church

Question 11

CAFOD and sustainability

Answer 11

”.. intimate relationship between protecting and sustaining the environment and promoting human development” - CAFOD