Parsley Chapter 5

Question 0

Mystical Body of Christ

Answer 0

Taught in St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, believers are united to Christ in the way the individual parts of the body, each with its own function, are united to the head.

Question 1

Church

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Kingdom of God

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

Apostolic Succession

Answer 3

The bishops of the Church, through their ordination, form an uninterrupted, unbroken chain of succession, historically traceable to the Twelve Apostles

Question 4

Bride of Christ

Answer 4

Christ described 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

Question 5

Elect

Answer 5

Those chosen by God from the beginning to participate in his plan of salvation and to enjoy his eternal friendship in Heaven

Question 6

Ex Cathedra

Answer 6

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.

Question 7

Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus

Answer 7

Latin for outside the Church there is no salvation. This doctrine teaches all salvation comes from Jesus Christ through his Church.

Question 8

Final Judgement

Answer 8

Also called the Last, or General, Judgment. This judgment of everyone at the end of time will follow the Second Coming of Christ and the resurrection of the dead.

Question 9

Heaven

Answer 9

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, i.e., the Beatific Vision.

Question 10

Hell

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

Indefectibility

Answer 11

The quality or characteristic of the Church by which she will exist until the end of time

Question 12

Infallibility

Answer 12

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 faithful . . . he proclaims by a definitive act a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals” (CCC 891). 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

Question 13

Invincible Ignorance

Answer 13

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 be 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

Question 14

Magisterium

Answer 14

The teaching authority of the Church, which is entrusted to the pope and the bishops in communion with him