Chapter 10

Question 1

the Pope, who takes the place of Jesus on Earth

Answer 1

Vicar of Christ

Question 2

a particular rule or command

Answer 2

Precept

Question 3

a part of the Church over which a bishop has authority

Answer 3

Diocese

Question 4

teaching authority of the Church; The teaching Church, which is responsible for interpreting and correctly passing on Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

Answer 4

Magisterium

Question 5

meeting of all the bishops with the Pope. When the bishops gather with sufficient representation to teach on matters of faith and morals, in union with the Pope, their teaching is protected by infallibility

Answer 5

Ecumenical Council

Question 6

Why did Jesus found the church?

Answer 6

Jesus founded the Church to continue his work on earth

Question 7

Who is the head of the church?

Answer 7

Jesus is the head of the Church and gives life to the Church

Question 8

Who guides the church?

Answer 8

The Holy Spirit guides the Church

Question 9

How does Jesus work the church?

Answer 9

Jesus works through the Church in her Sacraments

Question 10

How is the church the Kingdom of God?

Answer 10

• Jesus reigns through the Church
• He brings us into his family and guides us through his Church, under the teaching authority of the Magisterium
• Christ, then is the King and we are heirs to the Kingdom

Question 11

Vicar of Christ, the head of the Church on earth. Protected by the gift of infallibility when he is teaching on faith and morals

Answer 11

pope

Question 12

bishops and priests who have a special service in the Church

Answer 12

cardinal

Question 13

direct successors of the Apostles who shepherd a diocese

Answer 13

bishop

Question 14

work in parishes and minister the Sacraments

Answer 14

priest

Question 15

serve the laity and assist priests in their ministry

Answer 15

deacon

Question 16

serve God in the world

Answer 16

laity

Question 17

hierarchy of the church

Answer 17

pope
cardinal
bishop
priest
deacon
laity

Question 18

Precepts of the Church

Answer 18

1. Attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation
2. Receive the Sacrament of Penance at least once a year
3. Receive the Sacrament of Eucharist at least during the Easter Season
4. Observe days of fasting and abstinence
5. Provide for the needs of the Church

Question 19

Marks of the church

Answer 19

• One unified in faith/teaching, one Pope
• Holy Christ offered holy sacrifice and works through the Sacraments
• Catholic The Church is all over the world and throughout time (universal)
• Apostolic Founded upon the teachings of the Apostles as taught by Christ

Question 20

the Word of God as written down under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit

Answer 20

Sacred Scripture

Question 21

the entirety of the Word of God, including the oral tradition and the development of doctrine through the ages

Answer 21

Sacred Tradition

Question 22

exercised when the bishops teach in union with the Pope and with each other

Answer 22

ordinary magisterium

Question 23

exercised when the Pope calls an ecumenical council

Answer 23

extraordinary magisterium

Question 24

The Magisterium (comprised of the pope and the bishops) is protected from error in teaching on matters of faith and morals

Answer 24

infallibility

Question 25

This is a pastoral letter written by the Pope to the Church and the whole world. It expresses Church teaching on an important matter

Answer 25

encyclical

Question 26

Meaning “of his own will”, it is a rarely used direct instruction from the Pope regarding a particular question

Answer 26

Motu Proprio

Question 27

This is an extremely formal document expressing a teaching of the Pope (so named for its large round leaden seal, nicknamed a bullae, or bubble)

Answer 27

bull

Question 28

outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace

Answer 28

sacrament

Question 29

words and objects used in the administration of a sacrament

Answer 29

matter

Question 30

the way in which a sacrament is celebrated

Answer 30

form

Question 31

the person administering the sacrament

Answer 31

minister

Question 32

“from the work worked”

Answer 32

Ex Opere Operato

Question 33

Every sacrament works ex opera operato

Answer 33

Means that when the minister uses the correct matter and form and acts with the intention of the Church, the Sacrament is effective, for it is Jesus who works through the minister to effect the Sacrament.

Question 34

The effectiveness of grace received is partially determined by our internal disposition

Answer 34

opus operantis

Question 35

Church duty on the Sacraments

Answer 35

* The Church has the duty to safeguard the Sacraments and determine the discipline necessary * The Church determines the rites to assist the faithful in worthy reception * The Sacrament itself never changes, but the ceremony may, so that we can better understand and more fully participate with our minds and hearts in the Sacraments

Question 36

Natural Life

Answer 36

* Birth * Food * Healing * Adulthood * Family * Service * Death

Question 37

Supernatural Life

Answer 37

* Baptism * Eucharist * Penance * Confirmation * Matrimony * Holy Orders * Anointing of the Sick

Question 38

Mother Church

Answer 38

* She gives us the life of grace through the Sacraments * She guides us in the moral life * She tends to the needs of our senses (images, scents, etc)

Question 39

Why may priests not marry?

Answer 39

* A priest consecrates himself to the ministry of the Church * We call him Father, since he acts in the Person of Christ and who is the minister of the Sacraments * The priest, through the Church, confers the life of grace upon us * A priest must serve the Church single-heartedly and does so by giving himself entirely to the Church * We can say that the priest “weds” the Church, our Mother.