Catholicism Flashcards
Genesis 2, God only needs his word to create Creatio ex Nihilo
“Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light”
Genesis 2, imago dei
“So God created humankind in his image”
Genesis 2, omni-benevolent
“God saw everything he had made, and indeed, it was very good”
Genesis 2, God did not want man to live alone so he created woman
“This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh”
Youcat 15, origins and structure of the bible
“The bible is not meant to convey precise historical information or scientific findings to us”
Dei Verbum 9, Inspiration and the Bible as the word of God
“Sacred scripture is the Word of God… while sacred tradition takes the word of God… and hands it on to their successors in full purity”
Interpreting the Creation stories, Pope Francis 27th October 2014
“The Big Bang.. does not contradict the divine act of creating, but rather requires it”
Natural Law
“If people are to do good and avoid evil, certainty about what is good and evil must be inscribed within them”
Caring for the environment Laudato Si 159
“the world is a gist which we have freely received and must share with others”
the meaning of Stewardship, Laudato Si 14
“Everyone’s talents and involvement are needed to redress the damage caused by human abuse of God’s creation”
the annunciation, Jesus as God’s incarnate Luke 1:26-38
“Son of the Most High… will reign over the house of Jacob forever” “Let it be with me according to your word”
Matthew 1:18-24
“for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins”
John 1:1-4, 14, Jesus, the Word of God
“The Word became flesh and lived among us”
Jesus as both fully human and fully God
“Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed one?’ Jesus said ‘I am”
Attitudes towards art Sacrosanctium Concilium 122
“they are directed the more exclusively to the single aim of turning men’s minds devoutly toward God”
