Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards
Church
“The name given the “convocation” or “assembly” of the People God has called together from “the ends of the earth”
Communion of Saints
“This refers to members of the Church through all time—those now in the Church and those members who have already gone before us and are either in Purgatory or heaven”
Ecumenical Council
“A gathering of all the bishops of the world, in the exercise of their collegial authority over the universal Church”
Ecumenism
“The efforts among all Christians to bring about the fulfillment of Christ’s will for the unity of his followers
hypostatic union
“The union of the divine and human natures in the one divine Person (Greek: hypostasis) of the Son of God, Jesus Christ”
Marks of the Church
“The name given to four singular characteristics of the Church: the Church is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic”
Purgatory
“A state of final purification after death and before entrance into heaven for those who died in God’s friendship, but were only imperfectly purified; a final cleansing of human imperfection before one is able to enter the joy of heaven”
Resurrection
“This is the triumph of Jesus over death on the third day after his crucifixion”
sanctifying grace
“The word “sanctifying” means “that which makes holy”
schism
“Refusal of submission to the Supreme Pontiff, or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him”
tradition
“The living transmission of the message of the Gospel in the Church, flowing from the oral preaching of the Apostles and the written message of salvation under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (Scripture)”
Sacred Tradition
“The living transmission of the message of the Gospel in the Church, flowing from the oral preaching of the Apostles and the written message of salvation under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (Scripture)”
