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Church And The Kingdom Of God Flashcards

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How do the stations of the cross reflect catholic beliefs about the church as a people of God on a sacred journey of service? (Dramatised prayer) (3)

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  • Is a way to accompany Jesus on his last journey
  • Is a way to share in Jesus’ suffering as a sign of gratitude and thanks
  • Helps the person to say focused on their prayers
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What is a pilgrimage?

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Is a journey that has a spiritual purpose, where the destination may be a sacred religious place

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Significance of pilgrimage in Jerusalem (2)

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  • This where Jesus died - can share in Jesus’ life and suffering
  • Catholics can renew their faith and commitment to Jesus
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Significance of pilgrimage in Rome (2)

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  • Rome is the centre of the catholic faith also where the Pope lives
  • Catholics visit Rome to show their commitment to the catholic church, and their unity with the pope and all Catholics
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Significance of pilgrimage in Lourdes (3)

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  • Is a town were Bernadette had visions of Mary
  • Catholics can be healed physically or spiritually by the waters
  • Catholics can feel stronger and more at peace in mind and body
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How are catholics attitudes towards mission or evangelism expressed in Les miserables - Show God’s love through doing good actions

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In Les miserables the Bishop shows act of love by not throwing the thief in jail when he steals from him - this persuades the thief to become a better person by setting up a factory and creating jobs

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How are catholics attitudes towards mission or evangelism expressed in Les Miserables - having the right attitude is more important than just following God’s law (2)

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  • Valjean saves Javert’s life and after this Javert find he can’t arrest Valjean
  • Valjean’s king acts towards Javert ultimately saves Valjean from imprisonment -shows that goodness wins out over the law
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How are catholics attitudes towards mission or evangelism expressed in ‘The mission’ - Total commitment to God

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When the native people are attacked by their slave traders, the priests stay to defend the native people despite the danger to their own lives and the order of their bishops to abandon the people

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How can films highlight christian values? (3)

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  • Can illustrate the power such values can have to change and improve people’s lives
  • Can inspire and encourage Christians to show these values in their own lives
  • Can help to inspire christians to preach the gospel message to others and to show it in their lives by their action
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What is the Kingdom of God?

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Refers not to a place but to the idea of God’s authority and rule, and is seen among those who follow Jesus

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What does the phrase “thy kingdom come” mean in the Our Father (2)

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  • This is a prayer for God’s Kingdom to come

* And for people to accept the rule of God in their hearts

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What does the phrase “thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” mean in the Our Father (2)

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  • Accept and following God’s will is important for establishing the Kingdom
  • When everyone does the will of God, the kingdom will be fully established
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What does the phrase “Give us this day our daily bread” mean in the Our Father

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This is a prayer asking God to help provide the basic needs to survive, so people can focus more on God, thus helping the Kingdom to grow

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What does the phrase “forgive us our trespasses” mean in the Our Father

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To help spread the kingdom, people need to show forgiveness to others as well as accepting God’s forgiveness to others as well as accepting God’s forgiveness for their own sins

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What does the phrase “deliver us from evil” mean in the Our Father

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The kingdom will grow as more people choose to accept God instead of rejecting him

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Catholic teaching on justice as a sign of the kingdom (4)

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  • Ensures all people have access to basic human rights
  • Respects the dignity of every person
  • Treats all people fairly and equally, regardless of e.g sex, race, religion
  • Recognises that all people are created and loved equally by God
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Quote for Justice

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“…goods created by God for everyone should in fact reach everyone” - CCC 2459

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Catholic teaching on peace as a sign of the kingdom (5)

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  • Is believed by catholics to come from a person’s heart
  • Requires people to accept the rights of every individual
  • Is the removal of tensions caused by suspicion, resentment and mistreatment
  • Flows from justice - there can be no peace where there is injustice
  • Is a state of total trust and unity between all people
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Quote for peace

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“…found on truth, built up on justice, nurtured and animated by charity” pacem in Terris 167

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Catholic teaching on reconciliation as a sign of the kingdom (4)

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  • brings back together people who have broken apart
  • Requires people to learn from the past and work together
  • Relies on acceptance and empathy
  • Restores damaged relationships between people
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The four major documents that the second vatican council produced (4)

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  • Dei verbum
  • Sacrosanctum Concilium
  • Lumen Gentium
  • Gaudium et spes
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Dei Verbum (The word of God)

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  • Deals with the importance and the interpretation of the bible
  • Stresses that the bible should be taken seriously but not literally
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Sacrosanctum Concilium (On the sacred liturgy) (3)

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  • Deals with liturgy and church services
  • Emphasises that people should be able to take a full part in the worship of God
  • Allows Catholics to hear the mass in their own language
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Lumen Gentium (On the Church) (3)

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  • Deals with the nature and structure of the church
  • Stresses that all memebers of the church have important roles to play not just the pope
  • Emphasises the idea of a pilgrim Church moving forwards within modern society
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Gaudium et Spes (The church in the modern world) (2)

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  • Deals with issues related to modern society
  • Stresses that the church should not be separate from modern society, but should guide people on how to live in the modern world
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How does Mary’s humility make her a perfect disciple?

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  • Mary recognised that she is only special because of what God has done for her
  • E.g “for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant
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How does Mary’s praising of God’s greatness make her a perfect disciple? (3)

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  • Mary is aware that God has shown his love for all people by doing great things for her and for all humanity
  • Her prayer (magnificat) praises God
  • E.g “my soul magnifies the Lord…for the Mighty One has done great things for me”
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How does Mary’s acceptance of God’s will make her a perfect disciple? (2)

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  • Mary willingly accepted the role of mother of Jesus

* Her praise of God in this prayer confirms her readiness to follow God’s will

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How does Mary’s trust in God make her a perfect disciple? (Magnificat) (2)

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  • She trusted God when she was pregnant as she could have been killed for alleged adultery
  • The prayer shows Mary’s belief that God will help people who are weak and poor, like her
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Quotes that makes the magnificat a controversial prayer (2)

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  • “He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly”
  • “he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty”
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Interpretation of the magnificat (2)

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  • Some people think the magnificat supports those who are rebelling against their governments
  • It also suggest that God only supports the weak and helpless
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What are the four marks of the church?

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  • One
  • Catholic
  • Apostolic
  • Holy
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One - mark of the church (3)

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  • The church is one united body
  • All the individual churches are all part of the one Church
  • Jesus said “may all be one” (John 17:21)
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Catholic - mark of the church

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The beliefs of the Church are universal, held by catholics everywhere in the world

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Holy - mark of the church

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  • The presence of God makes the church holy
  • All Christians and the church as a whole are guided by the holy spirit
  • Every member of the Church is also made holy through baptism
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Apostolic - mark of the church

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The Church’s teachings are built on the teachings of the 12 apostles - the successors ti the apostles guide the Church today

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How does belief in the apostolic succession lead to a catholic understanding of the magisterium? (4)

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  • Catholics believe the authority of the apostles has been passed down from generation of bishops to the next
  • The combined authority and the pope is known as the Magisterium
  • Catholics believe the Church is guided by the Holy Spirit
  • Catholics believe when the pope makes a formal declaration he speaks infallibly
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How is the church Conciliar? (3)

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  • Councils are sometimes held to make important decisions and update Church teachings - helping the pope to discuss difficult issues with other members of the church
  • Councils influence the teachings and direction of the Church
  • Councils express the voice of the whole Church
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How is the Church pontifical? (5)

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  • The pope is the leader of the church and has the highest authority
  • The authority has been passed down over generations from Peter
  • This makes the Pope the representative of Christ on earth
  • The Pope’s teachings must be taken very seriously and can be declared infallible
  • The decisions of a council have no authority until they are approved by the Pope
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Quote for Catholic Social teachings about helping to support the weakest and poorest members of society - Gaudium et Spes

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“The Church professes that all men…ought to work for the rightful betterment of this world in which all alike live”

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Quote that supports how the church is against economic exploitation and a culture of greed - Evangelii Gaudium

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“Today we…have to say ‘thou shall not’ to an economy of exclusion and inequality”

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