Chapter 8: Tradition Flashcards
Traditional practice, such as blessing yourself 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
Infallibility is not a human characteristic
True
Infallibly pronounced statements can be refined and communicated in new ways
True
All christians can claim faith in the beliefs of the apostles creed, though their interpretation may differ
True
God is an abstract, isolated being
False
Catholics 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
M: what the world youth day pilgrims found they shared
Unity of faith
M: the symbol and guarantor of the church’s unity
Pope
A customary practice
Tradition
The official teaching voice of the church
Magisterium
The process by which the church deepen its understanding of everything it believes is essential to faith and then passes it on to every generation
Tradition
Doctrine taught under the fullest authority of the church
Dogmas
Letter from the pope to the worldwide church
Encyclical
A word that means “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
