Chapter 8 Flashcards
Traditional practices, such as blessing oneself with holy water, are essential parts of our faith.
False
Other Christian denominations have the same belief in church Tradition that Catholics do.
False
The scriptures grew out of the Traditiom of the early church.
True
Tradition is sometimes developed independently of the Scriptures
False
Only the pope issues church teachings.
False
All doctrines are dogmas.
False
Infallibility is not a human characteristic.
True
Infallibly pronounced statements can be refined and communicated in new ways throughout the life of the church.
True
All Christians can claim faith in the beliefs expressed in the Apostles Creed, though they may differ slightly in their interpretations of those beliefs
True
God is an abstract, isolated being
False
Catholics celebrate 6 official sacraments
False
For Catholics, no contradiction exists between what can be known by intelligence and what can be known by faith.
True
Catholic devotion to the saints does not threaten the love that is due to God.
True
What the World Youth Day pilgrims found they shared
Unity of faith
The symbol and guarantor of the church’s unity
Pope
A customary practice, like opening presents on Christmas
tradition
The official teaching voice of the church
Magisterium
The process by which the church deepens its understanding of everything it believes is essential to the faith and then passes it on to every guardian
Tradition
Doctrines taught under the fullest authority of the church
Dogmas
Letter from the pope to the worldwide church
Encyclical
A word that has a root meaning of “I set my heart on”
Credo
A theologian who wrote during the second century
Tertullian
A saint and great intellectual who showed us the union of faith and reason at its best
Thomas Aquinas
