theology unit 8 test Flashcards
What is the Latin word for church that means assembly or to call out
ekklesia
the people of god are called to do what?
come together in fatih and to live in communion with Christ
who does the church belong to?
christ
what world means what belongs to the lord
kyriake
an effacaious sign of grace instituted by christ
sacrament
the ability to produce a desired effect
effacacious
the free and unmerited gift of God to participate in his life
grace
when will the full gathering of God’s church be complete?
at the end of time, but it begins with God gathering us together in the Church
the ____ church is a foreshadowing of the future glory of heaven
visible
SA:
CCC 752: what does something about the church mean
- the church is the liturgical assembly and local community
- the church draws life from the word and body of christ and so herself becomes christ’s body
- the church is the people that God gathers in the whole world
what does st. paul call the church?
a profound mistery
the greek word ____ is translated by 2 latin words, mysterium (hidden reality of salvation) and sacrementum ( a visible sign)
mysterioin
SA:
the church is composed of both visible and invisible society
visible: composed of members involved in the mission of the church (laity) the hierarchy (bishops, etc.)m institutions, schools, hospitals, charities, places of worship
invisible: all members of the church (on earth, in purgatory, and in heaven) who are united in a spiritual community (CCC771)
jesus as christ is one divine person in 2 natures
true
the ? is a single reality with dual composition: both human (?) and divine (?)
- church
- visible
- invisible
which church (visible or invisible) is composed of sinners, but its important to remeber that the church herself united with the church is not sinful
visible
the ? is a sacrament of unity of the human race, a sign and an instrument of grace, and communion between God and humanity
church
because the church s a sacrament of unity of the human race, a sign and an instrument of grace, and communion between God and humanity, we see the church as a?
sacrament of salvation
it is through the church being a sacrament of salvation that what is made available and in who?
graces necessary for salvation in Christ
fundamentally, the church is a
community of people united with christ
the greek komoria or in latin, (?) which means communion, is seen as a gift from god
communio
SA:
what are the 4 dimmensions of communion
- vertical dimmension = communion with God
- horizontal dimmension= communion among others
- invisible dimmension= intimate comminiuion with the holy trinity and the saints
- visible dimension= communion in the teach of the apostles, the sacraments and the church leadership
we enter into communion with the church through which sacrament?
Baptism
the ? is the source of communion among the memebers of the church
Euacharist
through the euacharist, we are transformed into 1 body
true
the ? was developed during the time of the apostles
heirarchy
the apostles used the ? to hand on their authority and their traditions
heirarchy
when the apostles handed down their traditions, they did so so that,
the church would continue the way Jesus wanted
the ? are the successors of the apostles and they come from a single “ college “
bishops
there are 3 minsitral offices, which correspond to the 3 degrees of Holy Orders
priests, bishops, deacons
the 3 ministrial offices where instituted by christ to
bestow his authority on those who would
“Shepherds the flock”
the church is insituted by chirst, so the power of the church comes from
christ
the word ? is greek for sacred order
heirarchy
the heirarchy is to imitate?
Jesus’ spirit of service
Jesus’ spirit of service is done out of love from others (?)
a reflection of Gods love
one of the pope’s titles is
servant of thre servants of God
what did christ garauntee about the successors of Peter?
he garaunteed that they wpuld be free from error in their public teaching on matters of faith and morals (papal infallabillity)
what does papacy perserve?
the truth of God
SA: describe the process of choosing a new pope.
describe= they go ino sistine chapel, take an oath of secrecy, pray, and vote, and they write the name of who they belive should be pope on ballots. If for some reason the number is uneven or does not match up with the total number of popes in the conclave, they burn the ballots and restart the process. If there is a pope chosen, white smoke comes out of the chimmney, and if there is no pope, then black smoke comes out. Then the new pope is asked if they truly would like to be pope and if so they are the new pope.
who attends= cardinals
what is a papal election called, and where does it occur = conclave, sistine chapel
first duty= decide his new name
when does it occur= between 15-20 days after the popes death
what are secretaries of state,
they oversee the political and dipolmatic function of the Church
apostolic penitentiary grants ? and ? in matters reserved
absolutions and dispensations
what do eucaminical councils address?
important doctrinal questions
the first 6 councils (from nicea in ad 325) addressed?
herrasies about the natures of christ
what does the word eucaminical come from?
the greek oikoumene or the whole inhanbited world
t or f
the first 7 councils are recognizrd by both catholi and orthodix churches
ture
t or f
the orthodox churches did not participate in any eucamincial councils adfter 787, and because of that, they do not recongizr yhe eucaminical nature of the councils since then
true
t or f
the protestant churches recognize a soecial statues of the first 7 councils
ture
decisions made by the council are expressed by who
the pope
SA: By cannon law, only a pope can convene a eucaminical council, what does he do?
he governs the council and he has the power to accept or reject the decrees passed by it
the decrees of a council can be held as infallable if who says so
the pope
when a ? is ordained, they are in a loine of apostolic succession
bishop
what is the office of bishops called
episocopacy
t or f
bishops recive fullness of the sactemtns of holy orders and the fullnessof authority that Chirst gave the 12
true
there is a special outpouringof the spirit to ordain who
bishops deacons and priests
who are chosen by priests of a diocese
bishops
who is the only person who csn call a man to be a bishop
the pope
the ? are the primary people responsible for the dicoese
bishops
t or f bishops are pastors for all the faithful
t
t or f
bishops are a visible source of unity and responsable for the celebration of the sacraments
true
what are the signs and symbols of bishops
- ring = fidelity to the church
- miter=governing authroity
3.crozer= call to care for chirst’s flock - crest= includes mottom and symbols of that persons spirituality
how are bishops organized
in confernces
t or f bishops meet regularly and they issue statements onmoral and social issues od concern. they also implement and make reccomendations on some practices and policies for the church in that country
true
t or f
priests are councils of bishops
true
priests carry out certain tasks of
apostolic ministry
the most important task of priests is
mass
preists of considered to be ____ _____ of the sacremtns of the eucharist
ordinary ministers
preists are assigned to a ? by the bishop
parish
what are the 2 parts of priest hood
- diocesan priest hood= under the direction of dioceasen bishops. they are ministers in parishes and other dioceasen ministries
- relgious orders =they are ordained by a bishop with the permission of the religious superior of the order. they take formal vows of poverty and chasitity etc, anf they live out their priest hood engaging in the missons of the order
short answer :
why is a priest called father and what is the point of holy orders
- he gives spiritual life through the sacraments
- serve the baptized
why are deacons ordained?
for the sacrament of service
how many men did the apostles choose to oversee and outreach to the poor
7
the second vatican council established 2 categories for deacons
- transitional deacons- basically they are going to go into the preisthod
- permanent deacons- are married and are gonna stay deacons or celibate
t or f married deacons must have permission from their wives
true
t or f
deacons perform marriges and preside at funerals
true
short answer:
why in the church do we need sacred scriptiure, sacred tradition and magestieruim
- Its been nesssecary for the history of the church and about God
2.bwe need answers to the questions we cant find in the Bible - they ate all God’s gifts so we can have more know about him and love him more
