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sources of wisdom and authority Flashcards

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What four kinds of books are in the Old Testament?

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  • law
  • history
  • Prophets
  • writings
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What three kinds of books are in the New Testament?

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  • gospels
  • letters
  • revelation
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What three languages was the Bible originally written in?

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Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.

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What is the divergent content of the Bible among Catholics, Protestants and Eastern Orthodox Churches?

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  • Catholic Bible contains seven deuterocanonical books that are not in the Protestant Bible
  • Eastern Orthodox Churches include additional scriptures not recognised by the Catholic Church
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What are the three ways of interpreting the Bible?

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  • inspired word of God (Catholic view)
  • literal word of God (deliberate contradictions etc)
  • liberal (written by writers inspired like any other writer, not literal truths)
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What is the magisterium?

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The magisterium is the teaching authority of the Church.

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State the order of importance in the magisterium.

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1) Pope
2) cardinal (bishop chosen by Pope)
3) archbishop
4) bishop
5) monsignor
6) parish priest
7) deacon

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What is the ordinary magisterium?

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ordinary magisterium:

  • everyday teaching of the Church
  • like letters, homilies etc
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What is extraordinary magisterium? What are the two parts to it?

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  • conciliar - Pope calls bishops to meet and settle new questions, Second Vatican Council is an example, there have been 21 of them
  • pontificial - only been two of these, very important
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What four things were in the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy about in the Second Vatican Council?

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Constitution on the Second Liturgy:

  • more participation of the laity
  • mass could be celebrated in local language
  • Eucharist could be received in both forms
  • more Bible in mass
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What four things were in the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church about in the Second Vatican Council?

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Dogmatic Constitution on the Church

  • possibility of salvation for non-Christians
  • encouraged bishops to work together
  • explanation of role of Mary
  • emphasis on importance of laity
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What four things were in the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation about in the Second Vatican Council?

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Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation

  • Word of God is a person, Jesus
  • Bible and tradition are equally important
  • Bible is the Word of God, written by humans, inspired by God
  • Gospels are particularly important
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What four things were in the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World about in the Second Vatican Council?

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Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World

  • covers economics, poverty, social justice, science, culture, technology
  • highlighted impact of science and technology
  • importance of talking with non-Christians
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What are three parts of the Church?

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  • laity (married and single)
  • clergy (bishops, deacons, priests)
  • religious (monks, nuns, brothers, sisters)
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The Church is the ___ __ ____.

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The Church is the Body of Christ.

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Who is the head and body of the Catholic Church?

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head - Pope

body - Catholics

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Who is the head and body of the Orthodox Church?

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head - authority from councils of bishops working in agreement of the people
body - Orthodox Church

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Who is the head and body of the Protestant Church?

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head - God’s Word

body - all Christians

19
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What are the four marks of the Church?

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one, holy, catholic, apostolic

20
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Why is it important that the Church is one?

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  • allows global community
  • rids of division
  • duty to talk to and pray for other Christians
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Why is it important that the Church is holy?

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  • means set apart for special purpose
22
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Why is it important that the Church is Catholic?

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  • means universal
23
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Why is it important that the Church is apostolic?

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  • tradition of the apostles
  • magisterium guides on current issues
  • duty to preserve, teach and pass on the faith
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Why is Mary a role model of the Church?

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Mary is a role model of the Church because she is the embodiment of what it means to be a perfect Catholic.

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Give three reasons why Mary is a role model of the Church.

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  • joined with Jesus - mother of Church as she is the mother of Jesus, she is like Jesus (immaculate conception, assumption)
  • discipleship - had faith in Jesus from conception, sacrifice and service before Jesus’ birth
  • faith and charity - accepted risk of bearing Jesus, obeyed Joseph’s dream in Egypt, encouraged Jesus to solve problem of no wine, watched Jesus at foot of cross
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Name some feast days for Mary.

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  • 1 Jan - Mary, the Holy Mother of God
  • 8 Dec - Immaculate Conception of Mary
  • 15 Aug - Assumption of Mary
  • 25 Mar - Annunciation of the Lord
27
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Name some special prayers for Mary.

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  • Hail Mary
  • Rosary
  • Magnificat
  • Hail Holy Queen
28
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Name some places of pilgrimage for Mary.

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  • Lourdes, France
  • Knock, Ireland
  • Fatima, Portugal
  • Guadalupe, Mexico
29
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What four moral qualities does Jesus preach?

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  • love
  • forgiveness - the key to salvation (Matthew)
  • servanthood - washed disciples feet
  • social justice - parable of sheep and goats
30
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What three sources do Catholics use when making ethical decisions?

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  • conscience
  • informed by scripture and tradition
  • authority of magisterium
31
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What is natural law?

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Natural law is ‘do good, avoid evil’ - St Thomas Aquinas. Moral code in everyone.

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What is virtue?

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Virtue is considering the moral character of a person to make ethical decisions.

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What do Catholics believe about conscience?

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Catholics believe that their conscience is their sacred obligation to follow, when informed by scripture.

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