Study Guide 8th Test Moral Acts, Jesus-500 2024-2025 GC Flashcards
Which event is considered to be the birthday of the Catholic Church?
Pentecost
Who founded the Catholic Church?
Jesus
Who was the first pope?
St. Peter
Who is the current pope?
Pope Francis
Who is the current Archbishop of Milwaukee? Write his first AND last name.
Archbishop Jeffrey Grob
Was the first Roman Emperor to become Christian and he divided the Roman Empire into East and West
(Constantine, Clovis, St. Peter, St. Paul,
St. Stephen, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Jerome, St. Benedict)
Constantine
Was the king of the Franks and brought Christianity to large numbers of people in the lands he ruled
(Constantine, Clovis, St. Peter, St. Paul,
St. Stephen, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Jerome, St. Benedict)
Clovis
Was one of the Apostles of Jesus and became the first pope
(Constantine, Clovis, St. Peter, St. Paul,
St. Stephen, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Jerome, St. Benedict)
St. Peter
Was a Jew who persecuted Christians before converting to Christianity and becoming the greatest missionary
(Constantine, Clovis, St. Peter, St. Paul,
St. Stephen, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Jerome, St. Benedict)
St. Paul
Was a deacon and the first Christian martyr
(Constantine, Clovis, St. Peter, St. Paul,
St. Stephen, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Jerome, St. Benedict)
St. Stephen
Was a Doctor of the Church who committed serious sins when he was young but ended up making some of the greatest contributions to the Church’s teachings
(Constantine, Clovis, St. Peter, St. Paul,
St. Stephen, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Jerome, St. Benedict)
St. Augustine of Hippo
Was a Doctor of the Church who translated the Bible into Latin
(Constantine, Clovis, St. Peter, St. Paul,
St. Stephen, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Jerome, St. Benedict)
St. Jerome
Was the founder of Western monasticism and wrote a famous “Holy Rule”
(Constantine, Clovis, St. Peter, St. Paul,
St. Stephen, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Jerome, St. Benedict)
St. Benedict
What does the Church NOT teach about freedom
The Church teaches that freedom is NOT the ability to do whatever you want whenever you want. It is the ability to do what you ought to do.
How do you become freer
The more a person does what is good, the freer he/she becomes.
In order for a moral act to be good overall, the _________ must be good.
Object
The moral act is completely evil if the _________ is evil (even if the other 2 are good)
3 options: intention, circumstances, object
Object
The Church teaches that it is _________ okay to do an evil action in order to bring about a greater good.
NEVER
(The end never justifies the means)
What did the early Christian martyrs inspired people to do what?
The early Christian martyrs inspired many other people to become Christian.
What Emperor issued the Edict of Milan
Emperor Constantine
What did the Edict of Milan do?
Made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire.
The early Church councils taught that Jesus is….
100% God and 100% human, not half and half.
What was Arianism?
Arianism was a heresy that taught that Jesus was a created being, not fully God.
What is each person’s duty?
To form his/her conscience
What does forming one’s conscience mean?
Forming one’s conscience means learning which actions are aligned with God and which actions are not aligned with God.
What is it important for Catholics to frequently do?
It is important for Catholics to frequently examine their consciences.
If your conscience says something is good does that mean it is good?
No, our consciences can be wrong sometimes
What question does the intention answer?
“Why was the action performed?”
How many intentions must be good for the moral act to be good overall?
ALL of them
An inherently evil action can or cannot be made good by a good intention?
Cannot
A bad intention can or can’t make a moral act evil?
can and will
What is the least important part of a moral act?
the circumstances
Circumstances can or cannot make a person less responsible for committing a certain act?
Can
Circumstances can or cannot make a good action evil or an evil action good?
CANNOT
Circumstances can or cannot increase or diminish the moral goodness or evil of an act.
CAN
The Epistles did or didn’t keep the early Church unified and contained important teachings.
did
What did the Acts of the Apostles document?
important events in the history of the early Church.
When did the Church officially declare which books are in the bible?
393 AD
What did the Apostles and the early Church teach?
taught how Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies.
The Council of Nicaea produced….
The Nicene Creed
Which Emperor called the Council of Nicaea to adress what?
Emperor Constantine and Arianism
The Council of Nicaea taught what about the the Father and the Son?
that they are both fully God
The Nicene Creed specifically mentions that Jesus (actions) ….
suffered, died, rose, and ascended into heaven
The Nicene Creed specifically mentions that there is…Church
one, holy, catholic, and apostolic
The Nicene Creed specifically mentions that Baptism does what
forgives sins
