Parma Chapter 5 Flashcards
Christ describes himself as the bridegroom and the Church as his bride. This symbolism represents the intimate union between Christ and the members of his Mystical Body, the Church.
Bride of Christ
The bishops of the Church, through their ordination, forma an uninterrupted, unbroken chain of succession, historically traceable to the Twelve Apostles.
Apostolic Succession.
The assembly of people God has called together from the ends of the earth. This word has three meanings: the people God gathers together, the local church (diocese), and the liturgical assembly. It is also the name given to a building used for public Christian worship.
Church
Those chosen by God from the beginning of to participate in his plan of salvation and to enjoy his eternal friendship in Heaven.
Elect
Latin for from ‘the chair’ (of St. Peter). It indicates a solemn and infallible definition by a pope of a doctrine concerning matters of Faith or morals to be held by the faithful.
Ex Cathedra
Latin for ‘outside the Church there is no salvation.’ This doctrine teaches all salvation comes from Jesus Christ through his Church.
Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus
Also called the Last, or General, Judgement. This judgement of everyone at the end of time will follow the Second Coming of Christ and the resurrection of the dead.
Final Judgement
The dwelling of God. In Heaven, the elect enjoy eternal friendship and communion with God and with the angels and saints. Those in Heaven enjoy perfect happiness and see God face-to-face, ie, the Beatific Vision.
Heaven
The dwelling of Satan and the other fallen angels. By their own choice, those in hell suffer eternal separation from God and the company of the blessed.
Hell
The quality or characteristic of the Church by which she will exist until the end of time.
Indefectability
Immunity from error and any possibility of error. The pope enjoys this charism by virtue of his office when, “as supreme pastor and teacher of the the faithful…he proclaims by a definitive act a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals” (CCC 819). The college of bishops is also infallible when, in union with the pope and above all in an Ecumenical Council, it definitively proclaims a doctrine pertaining to faith and morals to be held by the universal Church.
Infallibility
Ignorance that cannot be overcome by ordinary diligence. The guilt of a sin committed under invincible ignorance is not imputed to the sinner. This ignorance can e caused by a lack of knowledge, either of fact or of law, by a scarcity of evidence, by insufficient time or talent in the person, or by some other factor.
Invincible Ignorance
The Kingdom of god is based on union with Jesus Christ by the work of the Holy Spirit. This kingdom, which is spiritual, begins here on earth and is perfected at the end of time. It is a kingdom of peace, love, and justice.
Kingdom of God
The teaching authority of the Church, which is entrusted to the pope and the bishops in communion with him.
Magisterium
Four characteristics identified in the early Church by which one can distinguish whether an ecclesial body is part of the Church established by Christ. The marks are listed in the Nicene Creed: “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.”
Marks of the Chruch
