UNIT 2 Flashcards
We’ll only get to know the meaning and value of a thing when we already know its
origin and destiny.
True
The Judaeo-Christian tradition refers the history of the chosen people of God
down to Jesus Christ’s words and deeds excluding the Christian community and the
long history of the church with all its lights and shadows.
False
In Judaeo-christian tradition, Justice is a regarded as a very compound and complex
concept that may either refer to a term, virtue, attitude, composure, adjective,
behavior, condition etc.
True
Though the right relationship between Yahweh and Israel was actually initiated by
God and that Israel is only in the stance of responding to it, it implies that if the people of
Israel will just adhere to Yahweh’s standard to the minimum, they wont be deserving of
God’s mercy and compassion.
False
Sedaka is like a court of law wherein the accused is punished appropriately according
to one’s violation of or transgression against the right relations.
False
Jesus Christ is the epitome and example of doing hesed to others.
False
It is Yahweh’s mindfulness of hesed to His people that made Him keep His promise to
His people despite their constant infidelities.
False
Whenever Our Lord claims that the Kingdom of God is at hand, he simply refers to the
kingdom or empire established by Yahweh through David, Israel’s greatest king.
False
The presence of the Kingdom of God consist in adherence to the will of the Father
which is realized already in the very person of Our Lord.
True
The kingdom of God referred to by Our Lord is not simply an ideal or an imagination
but something real and concrete in as much as the standard to attain it is concrete and
clear, i.e., through the Decalogue.
False
Every encounter with our Lord implies conversion or transformation for the better,
that, when one claims he/she had an encounter with Our Lord and yet nothing has
changed in the person, he/she is lying.
True
The Decalogue are ways of life while the Beatitudes are rule of Life.
False
The Beatitudes suggest certain actions and correct dispositions and attitudes that are
necessary in forming our will to choose the Good and turn to God.
False
In the story of the poor widow who gave everything she had for the temple treasury,
Jesus was simply commending the self- sacrificing generosity of the poor widow that is
just about dropping a spare change to a bucket as donation.
False
15) Jesus Christ’s concern was limited to forgiveness of sins that’s why we labeled him as
the anti-thesis to the thesis that man is perverse and crooked.
False
Since the ministers/priests in a given religion/denomination is also a citizen of this
country and are imbued with civil rights (like right to suffrage), they are also entitled to
utilize their ministry in advancing their political preferences and agenda.
False
The greatest contribution of the Philippine Church to the Universal Church is our
fulfillment of the social mission through fighting against injustice and tyranny through
peaceful means.
True
The EDSA People Power Revolution of 1986 ushered in the emergence of
contradictory socio-political forces providing for decades of political enmities imbued
with bitter rivalries.
True
Differences and distinction in terms of our skills, competencies and giftedness are
destructive to the stability and order in the society because a just and human society
implies absolute equality and similarity.
False
Respect is always the cry of the undervalued and disadvantaged, while discrimination
is the admonition of those imbued with good will.
False
Duc in Altum refers to Our Lord’s admonition and challenge to his followers that as
we fulfill our mission, we should always be willing to take a risk and break the walls of
our comfort and security.
True
Discipleship genuinely consist in following the master more than just being a witness
to the teachings and lessons of the master.
False
As Christians and followers of Christ, what we pursue is religion and not the
Kingdom of God, because the Kingdom of God is simply an ideal or a vision.
False
The concept of belonging to a religion was eliminated during the Age of Reason.
False
The axiom “outside the church there is no salvation” still holds true until now that the
Catholic church is imbued with inclusive mentality.
True
Evangelization is an exclusively Catholic nuance/term.
False
Even a meaningful proclamation of the Good News that addresses the problems of
massive poverty, unemployment, graft and corruption and drug addiction couldn’t
bring about an authentic renewal.
False
When we speak of New Evangelization, we are referring to proclamation of
something new; new ardor, new method, as well as new content which is doable by
attraction, adaptation of advanced technology and genuine conversion.
False
The Church’s character as the Church of the Poor is preceded by the Church’s status
or stance as a Mother.
True
Reaching out for and helping out the poor is relegated only to the rich since by the
demand of Justice, they are expected to impart to the poor whatever they have in excess.
False
Before Mary conceived Jesus in her heart, she first conceived him in her womb.
False
John the Baptist serves as our model and guide in terms of renewed integral
evangelization especially displayed in his resilience in announcing the coming of the
Kingdom of God.
False
Evangelical Poverty refers only to the virtue of living a life of radical simplicity and
absolute detachment from material world.
False
Even programs for the conscientization, evangelization and organization cannot
eradicate the marginalized poor’s feeling of poverty, frustrations and apathy.
False
The grace a man needs for his/her salvation are exclusively found in the Catholic
church especially through the celebration of the sacraments which works ex opere
operato.
False
36) Yahweh is a righteous God so He encourages His people as well to become just and righteous in order to realize peace. a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice c) The Philippine Church
a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice
37) Jesus Christ proclaims the kingdom of God is at hand and Beatitudes are ways to attain that. a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice c) The Philippine Church
b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice
38) The Church continue to struggle for the realization of the kingdom
through ongoing renewal and consistent propagation of the gospel through
words and deeds.
a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice
b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice
c) The Philippine Church
c. The Philippine Church
39) Yahweh is a righteous God in the Old Testament so He encourages His people as well to become just and righteous in order to attain an over-all harmony a. Shalom b. Sedaka c. Mishpat d. Hesed e. Dikaosune
a. Shalom
It does not simply mean absence of violence but it essentially refers to being
whole or wholeness. ) It implies that when one is rendered what he/she is due,
meaning, no excesses and deprivations, it will result in an orderly and humane
society.
a. Shalom
b. Sedaka
c. Mishpat
d. Hesed
e. Dikaosune
a. Shalom
41) It follows a give and take process, meaning, you have what to take because you
give, and in as much as you take something it presumes you gave something.
a. Shalom
b. Sedaka
c. Mishpat
d. Hesed
e. Dikaosune
b. Sedaka
42) This right relationship is manifested by Yahweh in His relationship with Israel
and with all things He has made. Israel, for her part, manifest her right relationship
with Yahweh in her response of obedience, reverence and faithfulness to Him.
a. Shalom
b. Sedaka
c. Mishpat
d. Hesed
e. Dikaosune
b. Sedaka
The right relationship that God has established demonstrates the way of justice
for human beings in dealing with one another. It corresponds to Yahweh’s
righteousness, describing it as associated to a norm established by God.
a. Shalom
b. Sedaka
c. Mishpat
d. Hesed
e. Dikaosune
b. Sedaka
It refers to a well ordered relationship with nature, like God’s dealings with human beings, relationship between David and God, between the king and the people and among people generally. a. Shalom b. Sedaka c. Mishpat d. Hesed e. Dikaosune
b. Sedaka
It signifies the application of systematic method to detect the occurrence of the misconduct and transgression. a. Shalom b. Sedaka c. Mishpat d. Hesed e. Dikaosune
c. Mishpat
Depicts the forensic nature of Justice. It is justice based on the context of the failure of the right relationship. a. Shalom b. Sedaka c. Mishpat d. Hesed e. Dikaosune
c. Mishpat
Justice is achieved in terms of showing and manifesting the incident of injustice, assessment showing the HOW of the violation, what consist in the violation as well as the extent and degree of violation. a. Shalom b. Sedaka c. Mishpat d. Hesed e. Dikaosune
c. Mishpat
48) Justice is achieved when the accused is punished appropriately and the victim is vindicated. a. Shalom b. Sedaka c. Mishpat d. Hesed e. Dikaosune
c. Mishpat
Refers to fundamental fairness between individuals in terms of what is owed between them. a. Commutative Justice b. Distributive Justice c. Legal Justice d. Social Justice
a. Commutative Justice
50) Contract, Business transactions, Individual Settlements.
a. Commutative Justice
b. Distributive Justice
c. Legal Justice
d. Social Justice
a. Commutative Justice
Equality in a larger context than commutative justice.
a. Commutative Justice
b. Distributive Justice
c. Legal Justice
d. Social Justice
b. Distributive Justice
Laws, ordinances are decreed for equality and the proper ordering of the society. a. Commutative Justice b. Distributive Justice c. Legal Justice d. Social Justice
b. Distributive Justice
Restorative or corrective Justice; rectification of wrong committed comes in when this kind of justice s infringed. a. Commutative Justice b. Distributive Justice c. Legal Justice d. Social Justice
b. Distributive Justice
System of law which a person receives his/her due from the system.
a. Commutative Justice
b. Distributive Justice
c. Legal Justice
d. Social Justice
c. Legal Justice
The problem with this kind of Justice is that excessive concern for procedure
averts the attainment of its main objective which is fairness.
a. Commutative Justice
b. Distributive Justice
c. Legal Justice
d. Social Justice
c. Legal Justice
Refers to issues happening on a global scale implying that no one should be in
disadvantage because of their race, culture, gender, religion and other distinctions.
a. Commutative Justice
b. Distributive Justice
c. Legal Justice
d. Social Justice
d. Social Justice
Equality and fairness on a considerably bigger scale in terms of distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges. a. Commutative Justice b. Distributive Justice c. Legal Justice d. Social Justice
d. Social Justice
Translated as loving kindness in the Kingdom of Yahweh, His steadfast love, mercy and compassion. a. Shalom b. Sedaka c. Mishpat d. Hesed e. Dikaosune
d. Hesed
Manifested in Yahweh’s everlasting and unconditional love for Israel, remaining
faithful in spite of Israel’s constant infidelities.
a. Shalom
b. Sedaka
c. Mishpat
d. Hesed
e. Dikaosune
d. Hesed
Jesus Christ manifested this during those moments when he was at the height of his humanity, when he was suffering and in dire pain because of his mindfulness of his covenant with his Father. a. Shalom b. Sedaka c. Mishpat d. Hesed e. Dikaosune
d. Hesed
The metaphor of the Kingdom of God embodies the way God relates with people and sheds light on this as the manner by which God wants to be “king” or as to be the divine will is followed. a. Shalom b. Sedaka c. Mishpat d. Hesed e. Dikaosune
e. Dikaosune
Jesus’ invitation to strive first for the Kingdom of God and His righteousness is basically relational. a. Shalom b. Sedaka c. Mishpat d. Hesed e. Dikaosune
e. Dikaosune
Refers to the feeling of eligibility or being worthy of what one receives or enjoys
in as much as the person already did his/her part.
a. Shalom
b. Sedaka
c. Mishpat
d. Hesed
e. Dikaosune
e. Dikaosune
The Judaeo-christian tradition expression of social justice is captured in the
following concepts: Sedakah, Mishpat, Hesed and Dikaiosune.
a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice
b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice
c) The Philippine Church
a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice
The kingdom of God referred to by Our Lord is not simply an ideal or an
imagination but something real and concrete in as much as the standard to attain it
is concrete and clear.
a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice
b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice
c) The Philippine Church
b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice
This set of Beatitudes calls for everyone to overcome the challenging temptation
imposed by the world self-control.
a) Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, those that mourn and weep
b) Blessed are the merciful and those who hunger and thirst after righteousness
c) Blessed are the pure of heart and the peacemakers
Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, those that mourn and weep
These Beatitudes are dedicated to removing the obstacles, which purely material
goods can present to be genuine happiness
a) Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, those that mourn and weep
b) Blessed are the merciful and those who hunger and thirst after righteousness
c) Blessed are the pure of heart and the peacemakers
a) Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, those that mourn and weep
These Beatitudes refer to the need to detach from material riches, moderate our
irascible and concupiscible appetites and moderate our desire for pleasure.
a) Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, those that mourn and weep
b) Blessed are the merciful and those who hunger and thirst after righteousness
c) Blessed are the pure of heart and the peacemakers
a) Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, those that mourn and weep
These Beatitudes denotes a spontaneous inclination that leads us to go beyond
what is strictly due to others and show them generosity, understanding and
forgiveness, and indeed gratuitously without expecting anything in return.
a) Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, those that mourn and weep
b) Blessed are the merciful and those who hunger and thirst after righteousness
c) Blessed are the pure of heart and the peacemakers
b) Blessed are the merciful and those who hunger and thirst after righteousness
This set of Beatitudes admonishes us to have an active life that is devoted
principally to one’s duty and spontaneous inclination to serve one’s neighbor.
a) Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, those that mourn and weep
b) Blessed are the merciful and those who hunger and thirst after righteousness
c) Blessed are the pure of heart and the peacemakers
b) Blessed are the merciful and those who hunger and thirst after righteousness
These Beatitudes infers the importance of living a contemplative life or active
life which lead to contemplation.
a) Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, those that mourn and weep
b) Blessed are the merciful and those who hunger and thirst after righteousness
c) Blessed are the pure of heart and the peacemakers
c) Blessed are the pure of heart and the peacemakers
Refers to one’s commitment to serve others through active participation to integral human development. a) Kingly Office b) Prophetic Office c) Priestly Office
a) Kingly Office
73) Refers to our capacity to pray for one another and our ability to establish a
deeper relationship with God through prayer and worship.
a) Kingly Office
b) Prophetic Office
c) Priestly Office
c) Priestly Office
This role is doable by proclaiming peace founded on truth, built according to
justice, integrated by charity and practiced in freedom.
a) Kingly Office
b) Prophetic Office
c) Priestly Office
b) Prophetic Office
To be a leader is to be the servant of all.
a) Kingly Office
b) Prophetic Office
c) Priestly Office
a) Kingly Office
76) This role is fulfilled when we offer our suffering and sacrifices for our
unfortunate and lowly brothers and sisters.
a) Kingly Office
b) Prophetic Office
c) Priestly Office
c) Priestly Office
The best preaching is a good example.
a) Kingly Office
b) Prophetic Office
c) Priestly Office
b) Prophetic Office
The Church is expected to be the advocate of impartiality that shuns any form of
discrimination, conflict and political animosity. She is also called to promote respect
for races, genders, religions and point of views so that national unity and healing are
attainable.
a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice
b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice
c) The Philippine Church
c) The Philippine Church
The Church has always been challenged not to be identified with any political
partisan in order to become a credible herald of peace, justice and truth.
a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice
b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice
c) The Philippine Church
c) The Philippine Church
Respect can only be achieved through the recognition of people’s capacities,
potentials, and rights as well as in ensuring that the structures in the communities
and in society as a whole support this goal.
a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice
b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice
c) The Philippine Church
c) The Philippine Church
A Church whose faith in Jesus Christ is manifested in carrying out our mission in the whole of creation. a) Community of Disciples b) Church of the Poor c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
a) Community of Disciples
82) It patterned after the Holy Trinity where the three divine Persons: unique,
equal and united are in constant sharing and in mission.
a) Community of Disciples
b) Church of the Poor
c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
a) Community of Disciples
83) It refers to the Church’s thrust that admonishes us to embrace evangelical
poverty and empower the poor for the transformation of the society.
a) Community of Disciples
b) Church of the Poor
c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
b) Church of the Poor
This figure of the church can be first achieved by establishing small
communities of faith and discernment followed by establishment of sectoral
groups to attend specific needs in cultural, political, economic and religious
institutions.
a) Community of Disciples
b) Church of the Poor
c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
b) Church of the Poor
The Second Plenary Council of the Philippines proposes to prioritize
programs for the conscientization, evangelization and organization of the poor.
a) Community of Disciples
b) Church of the Poor
c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
b) Church of the Poor
The poor are partners in dialogue with the upper classes thus, find their place
here in as much as their mobilization and other activities are to be rooted in
prayerful discernment and permeated with the spirit of love and reconciliation.
a) Community of Disciples
b) Church of the Poor
c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
b) Church of the Poor
87) They are small communities whose members are in unity and solidarity with one another and with their pastors. a) Community of Disciples b) Church of the Poor c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
The members’ strong sense of belongingness and responsibility for one
another is ushered in by their regular sharing in the word and gathering
around the Eucharist.
a) Community of Disciples
b) Church of the Poor
c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
This Community is truly a servant community for they actively participate in
the building of the Kingdom of God, which is a kingdom of justice, peace and love
by being concerned about the plight of the poor and the needy, those who are sick,
who are hungry, who are in prison.
a) Community of Disciples
b) Church of the Poor
c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
c) Basic Ecclesial Communities
Evangelical Poverty: which does not belong:
a) A life of piety and obedience
b) Assertion of our need and dependence on God
c) Living a simple life detached from materialism
d) Affirmation of the poor’s capacity and ability
a) A life of piety and obedience
Conversion: which does not belong?
a) A Paradigm Shift
b) Modification of Attitude
c) No dichotomy between faith and action
d) A 180 degrees turn in terms of Behavior
c) No dichotomy between faith and action
The objective is the composition of standard reference following a pattern
that attends to Doctrinal Concerns, Moral and Worship concerns.
a) Integral Faith Formation
b) Empowerment of the Laity towards Social Transformation
c) Active Presence and Participation of the Poor in the Church
d) The Family as Focal Point of Evangelization
e) Building and Strengthening of Participatory Communities
f) Integral renewal of the Clergy
g) Journeying with the Youth
h) Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue
i) Animation and Formation for “Missio Ad Gentes”
a) Integral Faith Formation
With this as our concern, we shall consult a wide range of women’s
experiences in different life situations and explore new possible roles of women in
Church and society as well as leave those tasks that are within the competence of the
lay to the lay since they have the skill to do so.
a) Integral Faith Formation
b) Empowerment of the Laity towards Social Transformation
c) Active Presence and Participation of the Poor in the Church
d) The Family as Focal Point of Evangelization
e) Building and Strengthening of Participatory Communities
f) Integral renewal of the Clergy
g) Journeying with the Youth
h) Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue
i) Animation and Formation for “Missio Ad Gentes”
b) Empowerment of the Laity towards Social Transformation
As poor among the poor, struggling with them toward integral liberation, we
shall live, celebrate and share our common faith in Jesus, crucified and risen; and
cure indifference, insensitivity, imprudence, excessive assertion,
labeling/stereotyping and other misconducts against the poor.
a) Integral Faith Formation
b) Empowerment of the Laity towards Social Transformation
c) Active Presence and Participation of the Poor in the Church
d) The Family as Focal Point of Evangelization
e) Building and Strengthening of Participatory Communities
f) Integral renewal of the Clergy
g) Journeying with the Youth
h) Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue
i) Animation and Formation for “Missio Ad Gentes”
c) Active Presence and Participation of the Poor in the Church
A more intensive evangelization focused on the family for the family is the
seedbed of faith, the cradle of our creeds and derivation of our moral sense.
a) Integral Faith Formation
b) Empowerment of the Laity towards Social Transformation
c) Active Presence and Participation of the Poor in the Church
d) The Family as Focal Point of Evangelization
e) Building and Strengthening of Participatory Communities
f) Integral renewal of the Clergy
g) Journeying with the Youth
h) Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue
i) Animation and Formation for “Missio Ad Gentes”
d) The Family as Focal Point of Evangelization
The diverse ministries, organization, ecclesial groups and committees are
established for the mina purpose of upbuilding and unifying the church, that
when it seemingly becomes the dividing factor, it needs to be eliminated for it
then defeats its nature and purpose.
a) Integral Faith Formation
b) Empowerment of the Laity towards Social Transformation
c) Active Presence and Participation of the Poor in the Church
d) The Family as Focal Point of Evangelization
e) Building and Strengthening of Participatory Communities
f) Integral renewal of the Clergy
g) Journeying with the Youth
h) Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue
i) Animation and Formation for “Missio Ad Gentes”
e) Building and Strengthening of Participatory Communities
97) For the priests, ordination is not the end of the line, rather, the beginning
of a lifelong mission of becoming a genuine servant-leader, which provides the
the reason for their ongoing and lifelong formation.
a) Integral Faith Formation
b) Empowerment of the Laity towards Social Transformation
c) Active Presence and Participation of the Poor in the Church
d) The Family as Focal Point of Evangelization
e) Building and Strengthening of Participatory Communities
f) Integral renewal of the Clergy
g) Journeying with the Youth
h) Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue
i) Animation and Formation for “Missio Ad Gentes”
f) Integral renewal of the Clergy
We should engage in dialogue with the young ones, enter their world and
journey with them because, as we affirm their gifts and immense capacity to
pursue the Christian ideal, we are also worried about their exposition to the
negative developments in our rising technological society.
a) Integral Faith Formation
b) Empowerment of the Laity towards Social Transformation
c) Active Presence and Participation of the Poor in the Church
d) The Family as Focal Point of Evangelization
e) Building and Strengthening of Participatory Communities
f) Integral renewal of the Clergy
g) Journeying with the Youth
h) Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue
i) Animation and Formation for “Missio Ad Gentes”
g) Journeying with the Youth
To achieve the unity that christ (“ut unum sint’), the church engages in
dialogue not only with other religions, sects or denomination as well as with
other cultures and all sectors of society to eradicate all forms of prejudices
that leads to better appreciation of other religions and culture.
a) Integral Faith Formation
b) Empowerment of the Laity towards Social Transformation
c) Active Presence and Participation of the Poor in the Church
d) The Family as Focal Point of Evangelization
e) Building and Strengthening of Participatory Communities
f) Integral renewal of the Clergy
g) Journeying with the Youth
h) Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue
i) Animation and Formation for “Missio Ad Gentes”
h) Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue
Responding to the Holy Father’s challenge that Filipinos become “the
foremost missionaries for all of Asia, the Local Church in the Philippines ensures
then an integral Christian Formation in the families, schools and other institutes of
formation.
a) Integral Faith Formation
b) Empowerment of the Laity towards Social Transformation
c) Active Presence and Participation of the Poor in the Church
d) The Family as Focal Point of Evangelization
e) Building and Strengthening of Participatory Communities
f) Integral renewal of the Clergy
g) Journeying with the Youth
h) Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue
i) Animation and Formation for “Missio Ad Gentes”
i) Animation and Formation for “Missio Ad Gentes”
