Vocab 16 Flashcards
a bishop that the pope appoints as a consultant. Cardinals less than eighty years old are responsible for electing the pope
Cardinal
the state or condition of those who have chosen to remain unmarried for the sake of the kingdom of heaven in order to give themselves entirely to God and to the service of people
Celibacy
the moral virtue which, under the cardinal virtue of temperance, provides for the successful integration of sexuality within the person leading to the inner unity of the bodily and spiritual being
Chastity
a third degree of the hierarchy of the Sacrament of Holy Orders, ordained not to priesthood but for ministry and service
Deacon
a particular church, a community of the faithful in communion of faith and sacraments whose bishop has been ordained in apostolic succession
Dioceses
all bishops in communion with the pope
Episcopal college
the Sacrament of Apostolic Ministry by which the mission entrusted by Christ to his Apostles continues to be exercised in the Church through the laying on of hands, which leaves a sacramental character on the soul
Holy orders
one who has received the fullness of the Sacrament of Holy Orders, which makes him a member
Bishop