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Question 1

Body of Christ

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The visible body of baptised people drawn together by the Holy Spirit to form the Church

Question 2

One

Answer 2

The characteristic of unity in charity and faith found in the Church

Question 3

Holy

Answer 3

The characteristic of protection from corruption that comes from Jesus as head of the Church and the Holy Spirit

Question 4

Catholic

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The characteristic of the Church as universal, meaning where Jesus is the Church is and the mission of the Church to the whole world

Question 5

Apostolic

Answer 5

The characteristic of the Church as founded on the Apostles and sharing in the gifts and mission first given to the Apostles

Question 6

Creed

Answer 6

A statement of beliefs. The Nicene Creed was formulated by the Council of Nicaea in 325A statement of beliefs. The Nicene Creed was formulated by the Council of Nicaea in 325

Question 7

Sacrament

Answer 7

A visible sign of the invisible presence and action (grace) of God. An efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life in dispensed to people. CCC 1131

Question 8

Salvation

Answer 8

God’s saving action on behalf of the human race that destroys the power of original sin and empowers people to overcome the effects of original sin

Question 9

Roman Empire

Answer 9

An empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome

Question 10

Christendom

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The reconstituted Western Roman Empire that gradually converted to Christianity beginning with Clovis in 5th Century

Question 11

College of Cardinals

Answer 11

The body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

Question 12

St Stephen

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A deacon from the first century who was the first person to die for the Christian faith

Question 13

St Paul

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One of the greatest persecutors of the Christian faith who converted and became an early leader and wrote much of the New Testament

Question 14

Martyr

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A person who dies for the Christian faith

Question 15

Persecution

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The systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another group on the grounds of religion

Question 16

Constantine

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4th Century Roman emperor who converted to Christianity and ended the persecution of the Church

Question 17

Edict of Milan

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A law passed by Constantine in 313AD allowing freedom of religion

Question 18

Mission

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A task of calling from God to the Church or to an individual

Question 19

Ecumenical Council

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Gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline

Question 20

Franciscan

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A religious Order founded by St Francis in 1209 who seek to return to the life of the early Church by following the example of Jesus

Question 21

Religious Order

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A religious order is a community of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterised by the principles of its founder

Question 22

Lay / Laity

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Members of the Church that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy

Question 23

Dominicans

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A religious order founded in Southern France in 1215 by St Dominic for the purpose of preaching and teaching the Gospel

Question 24

Schism

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The formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

Question 25

Protestant

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The movement of western Christians who separated from the Catholic Church in protest over corruption in the Church

Question 26

Reformation

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The division of European (western) Christianity into Catholic and Protestant

Question 27

Council of Trent

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An Ecumenical Council called by Pope Paul III held in the town of Trent in 16th Century to address the need to reform the Church.

Question 28

Martin Luther

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A 16th Century priest who protested against Church corruption by developing his own theology and the Lutheran Church

Question 29

Ecumenism

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The movement for Church unity through dialogue and cooperation

Question 30

Second Vatican Council

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An Ecumenical Council called by Pope John XXIII held between 1962-65 primarily concerned with how the Church engaged with the whole of the modern world

Question 31

Council of Nicaea

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The first Ecumenical Council of the Church, most significantly, it resulted in the first uniform Christian doctrine, called the Nicene Creed

Question 32

Council of Jerusalem

Answer 32

A conference of the Christian Apostles in Jerusalem in about 50 AD that decreed that Gentile Christians did not have to observe the Mosaic Law of the Jews