Church Hist 3:2

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Church History
3.2
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T/F: Pope Boniface VIII issued the papal bull "Unam Sanctam" which said that Jesus gave Peter and all the popes that followed authority over all people -- temporal as well as spiritual.: True
Personal sins committed after Baptism could result in eternal ____ unless they demonstrated true ____ and were absolved of their sins in the ____.: Damnation; Repentance; Sacrament of Penance
Who were the Jews who were more open to Greek and Roman influences and who were more willing to allow faith and religious practice to be shaped by culture around them?: Hellenists
What does the right to freedom of religion stem from?: It stems from the basic human dignity which belongs to all because they have been created in the image and likeness of God
What is the term used for those Christians who gave in to Decius' demands?: "Lapsed"
The Ceclaration on Religoius ____ issued by the Second Vatican Council states that no one should be ____ to be a Christian or to act against his or her own ____ either in public or in private.: Liberty; Compelled; Religious convictions
T/F: The Council of Trent said that if a person has been united with Christ, that person is able to keep God's commandments.: True
What is called "The sacrament of faith?": Baptism
T/F: Sin could seperate a person from God if he/she had already been united to God in Baptism.: True - Baptism heals original sin, but gives us free will, still allowing us to sin. The union with God is restored through penance.
T/F: Baptism makes a faithful relationship with God possible and takes away a person's free will.: False - IT still makes a faithful relationship with God psossible, but still allows a person to have free will
Who was condemned to death by Jewish authorities for preaching the Gospel -- a first century martyr?: Stephen
OVer time, we have come to understand that our being chose is ____.: God's unmerited gift
Alan had tos tate that he agreed with the teachings of the Catholic Church about the two ends of marriage, the ____ of the spouses, and the ____ and ____ of ____.: Good; Bearing; Children
What was the final decision of the synod regarding persons who reneged on the promises of Baptism?: They decreed that those who had offered sarafices to pagan gods would have to repent and would only be allowed back on their dieathbeds. Thos who did not repent would not be allowed back. Those who obtained flase certificates but did not offer sacrafices would be readmitted immediately.
Anyone who fails to keep the commandments after recieving God's grace through Baptism can ____.: Lose that grace.
Who were the representative body of bishops, assembled periodically by the pope to advise him on important church conerns?: Synod
What have Catholics mistakenly assumed their reason for beint chosen by God was?: Because of certain characteristics, attitudes, belifs, or responses
What problems did Martin Luther have with the penitential system of Catholics?: Luther argued that everything we do should be to please God, not by fear of punnishment. Therefore, Luther thought that Penance was unnecessary because the yput their trust in humans rather than God to "make up" for their wrongs.
What did Lynne have to state and promise regarding her intentions for her faith when she and Alan were married?: Lynne had to state that she intended to continue practicing Catholocism and that she would do everything in her power to raise her kids as Catholics.
T/F: When Decius became Roman emperor in 429, his primary goal was to restore Rome to her former glory.: True
Who are fully incorporated into the people of God?: The Catholic faithful who participate in the sacramental life of the Church and who obey the teachings of Christ.
What has been recognized as a primary means of entering the Christian community and becoming a member in the new People of God?: Baptism
T/F: Pope Leo XIII acknowledged that in certain circumstances, concern for the greater good might make it necessary for tovernments to tolerate non- Catholic belifs and practices.: True - Baptism heals original sin, but gives us free will, still allowing us to sin. The union with God is restored through penance.
By the end of the first century, the Church had accepted the idea that ____ was to be shared with all people, including the Gentlies.: Good News
On what did the Council of Trent agree with Protestant reformers?: IThey agreed that people are saved by the grace of God and not by personal merit. Also, a person cannot be justified without faith.
From a Catholic perspective, what was the membership in the Church synonymous with?: Adherance with the pope and reliance on the seven sacraments of the Church, specifically penance
T/F: The Catholic position on interfaith marriages has not changed since the Council of Trent.: False - The Catholic Church now allows all(most) to marry
Luther believed that the key to salvation was found in a person's ____ and not inhis or her ____.: Faith; Actions
What did the Second Vatican Coincil document "Lumen Gintium" mean when it said that the Chruch of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church?: It meant that Christ is in the church (most fully) but can also be known outside the Church (i.e. Christ is not limited to the Church)
T/F: The Catholic Church said that no person can possible keep all of the commandments of God.: False - They said that God does not ask the impossible.
Decius declared that all who refuse to ____ the ancient gods were guilty of ____.: Worship; Treason
Who ruled that Gentile Christians did not have to follow the entire Jewish Law?: The Council of Jerusalem
Since the earliest days of Christianity, marriage has been recognized as the total and permanent ____ of a woman and a man to each other.: commitment
What is the word for "Satisfying or making up for one's sins?": Penance
Define Religious Indifferentism: The attitude which holds all religions and ways of expressing one's faith equal or essentially the same
T/F: During the late Middle Ages, the only people who could not e members of the Church were sinners who refused to repent and those who openly rejected Christianity.: True
What is the word for "Payment for sins that have already been forgiven?": Indulgence
T/F: Decius decreed that every person in the empre must offer a sacrafice to him (the empereor).: False - He decreed that everybody must offer a sacrafice to the ancient gods.
In 1864, in his Syllabus of Errors, ____ said that Catholic religion should be the only religion ____ by the state.: Pius IX; Permitted
Who were the Christians who refused to respond to Decuis' decree to offer sacrafices to Roman gods?: Confessors
The validity of a sacrament did not and could not depend on the ____ of the one administering it.: Purity
What does it mean to say that Catholics hold that grace is mediated?: We recieve the grace of God through physical, tangible signs and celebrations
What is the name of the sacrament that allows a sinner to return to communion with Christ and the Church?: Penance
Why was Decius convinced that Christianity was responsible for the empre's groubles?: He was convinced because he felt like the Christians angered the ancient gods and the gods were getting revenge.
Charlemagne decided that the only way to gain permanent control over the barbarians was to ____ or ____ them.: Baptise; Slaughter
All who did not have a ____ to prove that they had offered requred sacrafices were to be treated as ____.: Certificate; Criminals
What, however, did the Council disagree with him on?: It said that Baptism, not personal sin, was the first step to salvation.
T/F: Alan did not retain his right to share his own faith with their children or to encourage them to coose Judaism when he married Lynne.: False - Alan retained his right - he didn't promise anything and could still encourage his kids to be Jewish
Who are those who insisted on maintaining the purity of Judaism, strictly adhering to all customs of ancestors?: Hebrews
Why were Lynne's aunt and several of her other relatives concerned about her marriage to Alan?: They were concerned that Lynne would break apart with the Church because Alan was Jewish.
T/F: According to Church teaching today, all people of good will, will have the ope of salvation.: False - Goodness, not just good will, is requred for salvation

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