Creed #9 Flashcards
The Church is __________
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
Explanation: The correct answer is “One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic”. Baltimore Catechism #128: “The Church has four marks by which it may be known: it is One; it is Holy; it is Catholic; it is Apostolic.”
The word “Catholic” means:
Universal
Explanation: The correct answer is “Universal”. Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church #166: “The Church is catholic, that is universal, insofar as Christ is present in her: ‘Where there is Christ Jesus, there is the Catholic Church.” Balitmore Catechism #131: “The Church is Catholic or universal because it subsists in all ages, teaches all nations, and maintains all truth.”
All of the Savior’s preaching and all His exhortations to the disciples had one principal aim: that those who believe in Him would become perfect, even as their heavenly Father is perfect.
The correct answer is true. As stated by the Real Presence Association: “All of the Savior’s preaching and all His exhortations to the disciples had one principal aim: that those who believe in Him would become perfect, even as their heavenly Father is perfect. Christ not only preached holiness, but He practiced it to a sublime degree and then told His followers to follow His example. Moreover, He sent them His Holy Spirit to move everyone interiorly to love God with their whole heart, and to love one another as He had loved them.”
The Bishop of Rome is the successor of the Apostle Peter
True - The correct answer is true. Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church #182: “The Pope, Bishop of Rome and the Successor of Saint Peter, is the perpetual, visible source and foundation of the unity of the Church. He is the vicar of Christ, the head of the College of bishops and pastor of the universal Church over which he has by divine institution full, supreme, immediate, and universal power.”
The _______ guides the successors of the apostles
Holy Spirit
Correct Answer: Holy Spirit
Explanation: The correct answer is “Holy Spirit”. Baltimore Catechism #135: “The Church is made and kept One, Holy, and Catholic by the Holy Ghost, the spirit of love and holiness, who unites and sanctifies its members throughout the world.”
The Pope is ________
Infallible (only in certain times and only in matters of faith and morals)
Explanation: The correct answer is “Infallible (only in certain times and only in matters of faith and morals)”. Baltimore Catechism #530-532: “The Church teaches infallibly when it speaks through the Pope and Bishops united in general council, or through the Pope alone when he proclaims to all the faithful a doctrine of faith or morals. That the Pope may speak infallibly, or ex-cathedra: (1) He must speak on a subject of faith or morals; (2) He must speak as the Vicar of Christ and to the whole Church; (3) He must indicate by certain words, such as, we define, we proclaim, etc., that he intends to speak infallibly. The Pope is not infallible in everything he says and does, because the Holy Ghost was not promised to make him infallible in everything, but only in matters of faith and morals for the whole Church. Nevertheless, the Pope’s opinion on any subject deserves our greatest respect on account of his learning, experience and dignity.”
Who is the invisible head of the Catholic Church?
Jesus Christ
Correct Answer: Jesus Christ
Explanation: The correct answer is “Jesus Christ”. Baltimore Catechism #116-117: “Jesus Christ is the invisible Head of the Church. Our Holy Father the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, is the Vicar of Christ on earth and the visible Head of the Church.”
Who instituted the Catholic Church?
Jesus Christ
Correct Answer: Jesus Christ
Explanation: The correct answer is “Jesus Christ”. Baltimore Catechism #120: “Christ founded the Church to teach, govern, sanctify, and save all men.
It is ultimately necessary for our salvation to be members of the Catholic Church
True - The correct answer is true. The Church has always taught that there is no salvation outside of the Church (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus). We are called to bring all people into the One Church of salvation, the Catholic Church. Pope Innocent III: “There is but one universal Church of the faithful, outside which no one at all is saved” (Fourth Lateran Council, 1215). Pope Boniface VIII: “We declare, say, define, and pronounce that it is absolutely necessary for the salvation of every human creature to be subject to the Roman Pontiff” (Unam Sanctam, 1302).
The Church teaches infallibly when it speaks through the Pope and the bishops, united in general council, or through the Pope alone when he proclaims to all the faithful a doctrine of faith or morals.
True - n: The correct answer is true. Baltimore Catechism #124 - 125: “By the infallibility of the Church I mean that the Church cannot err when it teaches a doctrine of faith or morals. The Church teaches infallibly when it speaks through the Pope and the bishops, united in general council, or through the Pope alone when he proclaims to all the faithful a doctrine of faith or morals.”
