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Religion Final
Study Stack for 2015 Religion Final Questions
Term | Definition |
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Holy Days of Obligation | January 1st (Mary, Mother of GOD) 40 days after easter (Ascension) August 15 (Assumption of Mary) November 1(All Saints) December 8 (Immaculate Conception) December 25 (The Day Jesus Christ is born) |
Theological Virtues | Faith, Hope, Charity |
Cardinal Virtues | Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance |
Seven Sacraments | Baptism Reconciliation Eucharist Confirmation Matrimony Holy Orders Anointing of the sick |
Council of Jerusalem | determined all a person needs to be Christian is faith in Jesus and Baptism |
Council of Nicea | ecumenical council called in 325 by Constantine to combat the Arian heresy: Jesus was not God but a being that existed before the world was created. Began work on the Nicene Creed; confirmed Jesus's divinity. |
Council of Ephesus | ecumenical council called in 431 to combat the Nestorian heresy: Jesus is two persons and Mary is the mother of the human Jesus; confirmed Jesus is one divine person and Mary is the mother of God |
Council of Trent | stressed belief in seven sacraments; mass is christ's saving work; confirmed which books belong in the bible; defended priesthood and established seminaries; sacred scripture and tradition are a single source of God's word. |
Vatican I | Called by Pope Pius IX in 1864 to get confirmation on Syllabus of Errors and for relationship between church and state. 1868-1870: papal infallibility; ended in 1870-Franco-Prussian War; no definition on the relationship between the bishops and the pope. |
Vatican II | Called by Pope John XIII in 1962, 1962-1965: Finished by Pope Paul VI: to "open a window to let in fresh air"; Seven themes: community of believers, collegiality among bishops, liturgy, Christian unity, Scripture, sharing the faith, and laity |
One - Mark of the Church | describes unity of the Catholic Church; one in faith, worship, governance, and charity |
Holy - Mark of the Church | The Church is holy because: it was founded and redeemed by Jesus, it is guided and given life by the Holy Spirit, its members are led to be holy like God; its members participate in Christ's holy mission of saving all people |
Catholic - Mark of the Church | the Church is universal, worldwide, total, and for all |
Apostolic - Mark of the Church | The Church is rooted in the teachings of the apostles and it continues their mission. |
Ecumenism |