Ch 6

Question 1

A prayer, either formal or informal, penitents pray at the sacrament of penance to express sorrow for their sins

Answer 1

Act of contrition

Question 2

The act of giving money or material goods to anyone who is needy

Answer 2

Alms giving

Question 3

The denial of Christ and the repudiation of the Christian Faith by a baptized person

Answer 3

Apostasy

Question 4

The unity of all those living on earth (the pilgrim church), those being purified in purgatory (the church suffering), and those enjoying the blessings of heaven (the church in glory)

Answer 4

Communion of saints

Question 5

An inclination to commit sin that can be found in human desires and appetites as a result of original sin

Answer 5

Concupiscence

Question 6

Acknowledging and telling ones sins to a priest

Answer 6

Confession

Question 7

Heartfelt sorrow and aversion for sins committed, along with the intention of sinning no more

Answer 7

Contrition

Question 8

The first step of a sinner to repentance and returning in love to God the Father

Answer 8

Conversion

Question 9

An honest assessment of how well we have lived God’s covenant of love
-leads us to accept responsibility for our sins and to realize our need of God’s merciful forgiveness

Answer 9

Examination of conscience

Question 10

A serious penalty that means a baptized person is no longer “in communion” with the Catholic Church
-some are automatic including apostasy, heresy, and schism

Answer 10

Excommunication

Question 11

God’s merciful pardon for our sins

-God always does this in the sacrament of penance and welcomes us back into the communion with Him

Answer 11

Forgiveness

Question 12

False teaching that denies essential truths of the catholic faith

Answer 12

Heresy

Question 13

Either good moral actions or evil actions; it answers the “what” question of morality and can objectively determine if an action is right or wrong

Answer 13

Moral object

Question 14

Serious violations of God’s law of love that result in the loss of God’s life (sanctifying grace) in the soul of the sinner
-to commit these, there must be grave matter, full knowledge of the evil done, and full consent of the will

Answer 14

Mortal sin

Question 15

The prayer by which a priest, by the power given to the church by Jesus Christ, pardons a repentant sinner in the sacrament of penance

Answer 15

Absolution

Question 16

intercourse between a married woman/man and an unmarried man/woman

Answer 16

fornication

Question 17

a sign of our true sorrow for the sins we have committed

-may be a prayer, an offering, a work of mercy an act of service to a neighbor, or a voluntary act of self-denial

Answer 17

penance

Question 18

books for confessors in the past that listed all possible sins and the appropriate penance that should be given for each one

Answer 18

penitentiaries

Question 19

people who admit their sins, are truly sorry for having sinned, and wish to be restored to the good graces of God and the Church

Answer 19

penitents

Question 20

any sins committed by an individual

• mental sin includes our thoughts and attitudes
• actual sin includes our words and actions

Answer 20

personal sins

Question 21

purification after death for those who died in God’s friendship but still need to be purified because of past sins before entering Heaven
-also called “the Church suffering”

Answer 21

purgatory

Question 22

being reunited in peace and friendship with someone we have hurt by our sins-especially God, the Church, and ourselves

Answer 22

reconciliation

Question 23

the act of repairing, restoring, or paying for any damage our sins have inflicted on others or their property

Answer 23

restitution

Question 24

the status of sinners who have been forgiven

-Jesus suffered and dies so that humans could be saved from sin and restored to a loving relationship with the Father

Answer 24

righteousness

Question 25

the secrecy priests are bound to keep regarding any sins confessed to them

Answer 25

sacramental seal

Question 26

a break in the Church unity from the failure to accept the pope as the Vicar of Christ

Answer 26

schism

Question 27

10 rules God gave to the Israelites through Moses

-told the people how they were to live in relation to God and one another

Answer 27

10 Commandments

Question 28

sins that weaken and wound our relationship with God but do not destroy divine life in our souls

Answer 28

venial sin