Chapter 8. Cc Flashcards
Traditional practices, such as blessing oneself with holy with holy water, are essential parts of the faith.
False
Other Christian denominations have the same belief in church tradition that Catholics do
False
The scriptures grew out of the tradition 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
In fallibility is not a human characteristic
True
Infallibility 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 interpretation of those beliefs
True
God is an abstract, isolated being
False
Catholic celebrate six 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 resents at Christmas
tradition lower case t
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 generation
Tradition upper case t
Doctrines taught under the fullest authority of the church
Dogmas
Letter form the pope to the worldwide church
Encyclical
A word the has a root meaning of “I set my heart on”
Credo
A theologian who wrote during the second century
Tertullian
