Religion Chapter 6

Indulgence

A (an) ____ is a partial or full remission of temporal punishment for sins that the Church may give to sinners.

Conversion

A first step in turning away from sin and returning to God's grace

Act of Contrition

A formal or informal prayer that penitents pray during the Sacrament of Penance to express sorrow for sin

Purgatory

According to Church teaching, ____ is a purification after death for those who died in God's friendship but still need purification because of past sins.

Reconciliation

Being reunited with God and Church

Conversion is a one-time experience that, after it takes place, lasts for a lifetime.

False

Forgiveness

God's pardon for our sins that welcomes us back to communion with him is called ____.

Hesed

Hebrew term for God's infinite mercy

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Only God can forgive sins.

Excommunication

Penalty imposed by the Catholic Church for serious sin that means that a person is no longer "in communion" with the Church

Penitents

People who admit their sins, express sorrow for them, and wish to be restored to relationship with God and the Church

Ten Commandments

Reflection on the ____ is a good starting point for the examination of conscience and preparation for the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation.

Examination of Conscience

Self-assessment of how well we've lived God's covenant of love

Venial sins

Sins that weaken and wound our relationship with God but do not destroy divine life within us are called ____.

Imperfect Contrition

Sorrow for committed sins because one fears punishment for them

Life Transformation

The final step of conversion is _______________.

Communal Celebration of Penance

The parish practice of providing Scripture readings and a homily along with opportunities for private, individual confession is called ____.

Which circumstance is NOT one of the three conditions necessary for a sin to be mortal?

The sin must affect a lot of people

Peace of Mind

____ is one of the effects of reconciliation with God and the Church.

Absolution

____ is the prayer by the priest that pardons a repentant sinner in the Sacrament of Penance.

Conversion

____, and not simply exterior acts of penance, is what God wants from us.

In preparing for the celebration of the Sacrament of Penance, the only thing needed is to review whether or not one has broken one of the Ten Commandments.

false

Jesus told his followers to forget about obeying the Law or the prophets since he was introducing a new law.

false

Private confession, as we know it today, didn't develop until the nineteenth century.

false

The revised Rite of Penance permits only private and individual confession with individual absolution.

false

In the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, the most important act of the penitent is,

feeling and expressing true contrition.

A confessor might impose any of the following as a penance:

making a public confession of every mortal sin.

People who have been transformed by the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation often discipline themselves through,

prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

The different ways to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance permitted by the revised Rite of Penance include

private individual confession and individual absolution, and communal celebration with individual confession and absolution.

Mortal Sin

serious violation of God's law of love that results in loss of God's life in the sinner's soul.

Personal sins (sins for which only an individual is responsible) could include

spreading false rumors about a specific person, indulging in excessive consumerism, committing murder.

All of these are names for the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation EXCEPT,

the sacrament of thanksgiving.

Sacramental Seal

the secrecy priests are bound to keep regarding any sins confessed to them

Which of the following is not a part of individual confession?

the singing of a hymn

The word reconciliation comes from a Greek word that means

to rejoin or put together again.

At one time in Church history, the penitent had to return to the confessor priest to receive absolution after the penance was completed.

true

Confessors once consulted books called penitentiaries to determine what penance should be given for each sin.

true

Jesus gave the Church the power to forgive sins in his name.

true

Jesus taught that sin was a "hardness of heart" because the sinner is cut off from God's invitation to love.

true

Personal sins include both mental sins and acted-out sins against our covenant with God and others.

true