Life And Death: Key Terms

Question 1

Death

Answer 1

The end of physical life. Catholics see death as a change rather than an ending

Question 2

Eternal life

Answer 2

Spiritual existence after death of the body. Christians believe people can live after death

Question 3

Judgement

Answer 3

Judging someone on their actions. Catholics believe God will judge people on how they have lived their lives

Question 4

Heaven

Answer 4

A condition or place of great happiness, delight or pleasure. For Christians a place of paradise where God lives

Question 5

Hell

Answer 5

A place of horrors where Satan rules. For Christians, a place of evil and suffering

Question 6

Soul

Answer 6

The spiritual part of a human that can never die. The part created by God that lives on after the death of the physical body

Question 7

Resurrection

Answer 7

Returning to life from the dead. Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead

Question 8

Magesterium

Answer 8

The teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church that comes from the Bishops and Popes