the magisterium and the 2nd Vatican council

Question 1

what do the catholic church believe that there are?

Answer 1

several figures and groups of people who are also believed to be sources of authority.

Question 2

what is the source of authority?

Answer 2

people who can pass on important teachings and ideas about God and the Catholic faith.

Question 3

what is the hierarchy? and who is?

Answer 3

a system where members of an organisation are ranked according to their authority

the catholic church is a hierarchy

Question 4

what does the pope lead?

Answer 4

He leads the Church

Question 5

what is every pope considered as?

Answer 5

Every Pope is the successor of St. Peter. This means he does the same job Peter once did. What Jesus said to Peter applies to his successors too

Question 6

what are the cardinals?

Answer 6

They are a small group of bishops whose job it is to elect the Pope

Question 7

what are the archbishops?

Answer 7

senior bishops

Question 8

what are the bishops responsible for?

Answer 8

they are responsible for a diocese and all the priests within it.

Question 9

what do the bishops give?

Answer 9

They give the sacrament of Holy Orders.

Question 10

what are the priests responsible for?

Answer 10

responsible for the spiritual care of a parish and celebrate the sacraments.

Question 11

what does the word “magisterium” mean?

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comes from latin “teaching authority”

Question 12

why does the magisterium put forward the catholic teachings in response to?

Answer 12

to issue that were not considered in the Bible or covered by tradition. It might make reference to issues like IF, Social Media, Euthanasia, same-sex partnerships, contraception, ecology, nuclear weapons

Question 13

what does the catholics believe that the holy spirit guides?

Answer 13

guides the pope and bishops in their decision s meaning he is infallible

Question 14

what does it mean if the pope is infallible?

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cannot make a mistake when talking about matters of faith

Question 15

what does infallible mean?

Answer 15

incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

Question 16

what is the idea of ‘Apostolic Succession’?

Answer 16

linked to magisterium and is the idea that the authority of the Church and Pope comes from Jesus and the Apostles.

Question 17

what are the two main parts of magisterium?

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Ordinary Magisterium
Extraordinary (Conciliar & Pontifical)

Question 18

ordinary magisterium: what is it the regular teaching of?

Answer 18

Pope and his Cardinals (lead Bishops) on everyday issues that influence the lives of Catholics.

Question 19

ordinary magisterium: are encyclicals?
1. what teaching is often put forward for this?
2. who writes these?
3. who are they shared with?

Answer 19

letters written by the Pope that are then shared with the whole of the Church. These letters/teachings are then shared with the Catholic community through Catholic churches.

Question 20

ordinary magisterium: what does the ‘Evangelium Vitae’ mean?

Answer 20

gospel of life

Question 21

ordinary magisterium: who was this most well known encyclicals written by and when? (‘Evangelium Vitae’)

Answer 21

1995, pope john paul II

Question 22

ordinary magisterium: what was the main teachings in Evangelism Vitae?

Answer 22

were about issues surrounding the sanctity of life.
for example, abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment

Question 23

ordinary magisterium: what was one of pope Francis most recent encyclicals in 2015?

Answer 23

laudato is meaning ‘care for our common home’

Question 24

extraordinary magisterium: why is this called extraordinary?

Answer 24

they don’t happen often so is spilt into two main parts: conciliar (councils) and pontifical (teaching of the pope)

Question 25

conciliar: they are large councils that invite who?

Answer 25

lead bishops of each country to meet and discuss matters of the church

Question 26

conciliar: where was the first council recorded?

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in the bible too place in Jerusalem

Question 27

conciliar: why was the council of Nicaea important?

Answer 27

as this is where the church (magisterium) put together the nicene creed which outlines important catholics beliefs

Question 28

conciliar: what are the 4 important catholic beliefs from the nicene creed?

Answer 28

the trinity the incarnation god as an omnipotent creator Jesus death and resurrection

Question 29

conciliar: when was the most recent council took place?

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between 1962-1965 at the Vatican in Rome

Question 30

conciliar: what was the most recent council called?

Answer 30

2nd vatican council

Question 31

conciliar: what happened in the most recent council?

Answer 31

many important documents were written that influenced the Catholic Church

Question 32

conciliar: what is the Gaudium et spes?

Answer 32

one of the documents from the 2nd Vatican council which focused on how the church should act in the modern world

Question 33

conciliar: what is linked to Gaudium et spes?

Answer 33

work of CAFOD and Catholic Social Teaching

Question 34

pontifical: what is the pope's authority?

Answer 34

to make the final decision on issues that bishops in the church might not agree

Question 35

pontifical: what did Roman Catholics believe that the pope speaks?

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infallibly when speaking ex cathedra on questions of fish or morals

Question 36

pontifical: what does the latin word ex cathedra mean?

Answer 36

from the chair

Question 37

pontifical: what is the ex cathedra considered as?

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to be a statement that is without error

Question 38

pontifical: what is one example of a pope speaking 'ex cathedra'?

Answer 38

pope pius XII declared in 1950 that Mary, the mother of Jesus was physically taken up to heaven after he death

Question 39

what did the 1960s saw?

Answer 39

saw dramatic changes around the world.

Question 40

what was the 2nd Vatican council?

Answer 40

the 2nd Vatican council was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church during which bishops from all over the world came together to discuss how catholics needed to meet the challenges of the modern world

Question 41

ecumenical

Answer 41

universal

Question 42

when did the 2nd council take place and who started and completed it?

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1962-1965 started by pope John XXIII who died in 1963 completed by pope Paul v

Question 43

2nd vatican council: what is the gaudium et spes about?

Answer 43

this is a document about catholic social teaching

Question 44

2nd vatican council: what does the gaudium et spes encouraged catholics to respond?

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to the issues of poverty and social justice, the impact of science and technology encourages people of faith to engage with the modern world

Question 45

2nd vatican council: what does gaudium et spes mean?

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the church in the modern world

Question 46

2nd vatican council: what does sacrosantum concilium mean?

Answer 46

the sacred liturgy

Question 47

2nd vatican council: what does the sacrosantum concilium cover?

Answer 47

changes to the church's official public worship

Question 48

2nd vatican council: what happened before the council mass?

Answer 48

said in latin

Question 49

2nd vatican council: why was the altar moved?

Answer 49

the altar was moved so that the priest now faces the people and their actions are more easily seen

Question 50

2nd vatican council: what does Dei Verbum mean?

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the word of god

Question 51

2nd vatican council: what does the Dei Verbum set out and encourage?

Answer 51

how important the bible is encourages catholics to use the bible as part of their prayers

Question 52

2nd vatican council: what has the Dei Verbum led to an increase in?

Answer 52

specialist biblical scholars and more bible study groups in parishes

Question 53

2nd vatican council: what does Lumen Gentium mean?

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the church or the light of the peoples

Question 54

2nd vatican council: what does the Lumen Gentium encourage?

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ordinary catholics to take a more active role to be part of the mission of the church and serve Jesus. this means that all should act on the promise they made at the baptism to be 'lights to the world' by being service to others

Question 55

what language is said after the 2nd Vatican council?

Answer 55

before, the mass was said in latin now is said in the local language s people can understand what is said

Question 56

why was the altar turned around after the 2nd vatican council?

Answer 56

before, the priest and congregation faced the altar to show the link between the eucharist and Jesus's sacrifice and now, the priest faces the people so all can see increasing a sense of community and participation

Question 57

what are lay people encouraged after the 2nd vatican council?

Answer 57

before, the priest leads everything now, encouraged to read and be eucharistic ministers more women become involved

Question 58

what is communion under both after the 2nd vatican council?

Answer 58

before, the congregation only receive communion in the form of bread now, it is under both bread and wine

Question 59

why are catholics encouraged to read the scripture after the 2nd vatican council?

Answer 59

before, catholics did not read the bible now, there is more emphasis on the liturgy of the word

Question 60

why are catholics encouraged ecumenism after the 2nd vatican council?

Answer 60

before, encouraged to see themselves as different from other christians and not to mix with them so were not allowed to go to protestant churches now, emphasis placed on what all christians believe is common

Question 61

what are catholics encouraged to work and pray for after the 2nd vatican council?

Answer 61

encouraged to work for christian unity and pray with other christians

Question 62

why are catholics encouraged to see jews as brothers and sisters under the same god after the 2nd vatican council?

Answer 62

before, closed off to other religion and world views now, they are open to dialogue with people of other faiths especially judaism