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The early Christian community used this Jewish word _____ ---chosen people, and the family of the lord--- to fittingly describe themselves in God's plan.

Kahal

Words like _____, and _______ began to emerge that described the church as the "Assembly of the Lord"

Kirche, ecclesia

From Kirche and Ecclesia, words like _____, ______ and _____ were coined.

Iglesia, eglise, and chiesa

Is a community of men and women "united in Christ and guided by the holy spirit, under the leadership of the successor of peter and the bishops in communion with Him, pressed onwards the Kingdom of the Father and bearers of the message of salvation intended for all men"

Roman Catholic Church

Birthday of the Church

Pentecost Sunday

The apostolic period extends from the _______ to the ________

Day of Pentecost, death of St. John

The Apostolic period started on _______ and ended on _______

AD 30, AD 100

The field of action of the Apostolic Period

Palestine

The most prominent centers of the Apostolic Period are

Jerusalem, Antioch and Rome

Natures of the Catholic Church

Mystery, Sacrament

Models and Images of the Catholic Church according to Avery Dulles

Institution, Communion, Sacrament, Herald, Servant, Community of Disciples

Models and images of the catholic church according to Lumen Gentium

People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit, Biblical Images

The two dimensions in characterizing the church as cmmunion

Horizontal and Vertical

Communion of man to man

Horizontal

Communion of man to God

Vertical

Marks of the Catholic Church

One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic

Wounds to Unity in the Church

Sin, heresy, Apostasy, Schism, Ecumenism

___ and its consequences always threaten the gift of unity in the Church

Sin

Is the obstinate denial or doubt of any truths that must be believed with divine and Catholic faith by a baptized Christan

Heresy

Refers to the total repudiation of the Christian faith by a baptized Christian

Apostasy

Is a withdrawal of submission to the Supreme Pontiff or from communion with the members of the Church subject to him.

Schism

Is an effort initiated by the Roman Catholic Church that promotes and restores the unity of Christian churches through prayer, dialogue and other initiatives to eliminate barriers and move toward the unity Christ willed for the church.

Ecumenism

The word catholic means

Universal

Attributes of the Church

Indefectibility, Infallibility, Visibility, Teaching Authority

The church through the Risen Lord's presence and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, as a whole, cannot fail in her central qualities and witness to the revealed truth; will last until the end of time; and will always remain the universal sacrament and institution of salvation as founded by christ

Indefectibility

This gift preserves the Church from error in teaching what God has revealed in faith and morals

Infallibility

The church was instituted for the guidance and teaching of humankind. As such, she has to be visible as "a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden"

Visibility

The church as the sacrament of Christ is the official interpreter and teacher of the Word of God.

Teaching authority

The word Hierarchy comes from the Greek words:

Hieros and arche

Known also as the Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of Peter, Prince of Apostles, etc.

The Pope

Refers to the election of the pope

Conclave

Successors of the apostles by divine institution

Bishops

Is the permanent assembly of bishops or the successor body to the College of Apostles and the subject of supreme and full power in the universal Church

College of Bishops

According to Canon Law 378, a candidate for the office of a Bishop should be:

a. A good Christian with virtue, talent, and an excellent reputation.


b. A priest, ordained at least five years and at least 35 years old


c. A graduate degree in Scripture, Theology, and Canon Law

An honorific title and considered the highest dignity in the Western Church after the Pope

Cardinal

Heads an archdiocese or a Metropolitan Church

Archbishop

Is the pope's diplomatic representative

Nuncio/ Apostolic Delegate

Is a retired bishop

Emeritus

Heads a diocese

Diocesan Bishop

Is an assistant to the diocesan bishop with the right to succession

Coadjutor Bishop

Is an assistant to the diocesan bishop

Auxilary Bishop

Is the head of a territory which is not a diocese

Prefect/Vicar Apostolic

Is the head of a prelature that is governed by a diocese

Prelate

Is the chief advisory body of the pope, like a papal cabinet or Senate and elects the pope in a conclave

College of Cardinal

Refers to the meeting of cardinals in which important matters of policy were commonly taken up with

Consistory

They are assistants to or helpers of bishops

Priests

Is a priest who is under a diocesan bishop, serves a parish within a diocese in his capacity and does not profess evangelical vows

Diocesan Priest

Is a priest who lives in a convent under a religious superior, professes evangelical vows and has parochial or conventual's duties.

Religious Priest

Are ministers of the liturgy, of the word and charity

The deacons

Constitutes the Christian faithful who are not ordained or professed members of the church

The Laity

Constitutes those Christian faithful who profess evangelical vows

The Religious

The Central government of the Roman Catholic Church made up of various bodies

The Roman Curia

Is a portion of God's people entrusted to a bishop

The Diocese

Is an ecclesiastical province composed of three to ten dioceses headed by an archbishop known as the metropolitan of the province.

The Archdiocese

Is a portion of God's people whose care is entrusted for a special reason to a prelate who govern it like a diocesan bishop

The Prelature

Is a certain portion of God's people which for a special reason is not yet constituted a diocese and whose care is entrusted to a Vicar Apostolic or Perfect Apostolic who governs it in the name of the pope

The Vicariate/Prefecture

Is an established and organized local Christian community within a diocese whose care is entrusted to a parish priest

The parish

Is the Church in the home, the foundation of the Basic Ecclesial Communities and the seedbed of Christian Vocation

The Family