religion unit 5

what is Neo-Platonism

-God is supreme who created the world through lesser beings, one was logos -logos was a created being, inferior to God, they believed Logos can not be divine

what abuse did Martin Luther rightly criticize and wrongly criticize

-sales of indulgences -validity of indulgences

what are the different rites of the Church and how do they differ

Alexandrian rite Antiochene Rite Armenian Rite Byzantine Rite Chaldean Rite -they differ in external form -each preserving its own logistic, artistic, architectural, and cultural heritage

how is the Church apostolic

Because she is founded by the Apostles in the sense of apostolic foundation, faith, and succession

what is nestorianism

God- supreme logos- Christ was the unity of a divine and human person deny theotokos

what is arianism

God- supreme logos- supreme creation of God but not his Son, denied second person of the trinity JC was neither God now equal to the father

what is a movement encompassing the many christian communities that left the church

Protestantism

what is the apostolic faith of the Church

She guards with the help of the HS who dwells in her, the teachings of the Apostles

what are two meanings of catholic as it refers to the Church

She is catholic bc she is whole and complete and she has received universal authority from Christ to fulfill her universal mission

Greek for bearer of God and a title for Mary

Theotokos

why is the Church catholic

bc she is whole and complete and has received universal authority from Christ

what terms comes from the Greek word "katholikos" meaning universal

catholic

what is Apollinarianism

denied the existence of human mind and will in Christ Christ didn't live a complete human life as a man

what does every legitimate rite have in common

each shares the same apostolic succession and sacraments

what are the three visible attribute of the unity of the Mystical Body of Chirst

faith worship and leadership

what is the origin of the holiness of the Church

from Christ through the indwelling of the HS

how is the church holy if her members are sinful

her holiness is so complete that it transforms the sinners and makes them holy

what were the two major problems which Pope Leo the great faced

heresies and division of the roman empire

what are the three types of rupture that wound the unity of Christ's body

heresy- deliberate denial of a truth of faith taught by the Church apostasy-total rejection of Christian faith by someone already baptized schism- the post baptismal refusal of unity with the pope or communion w/ Church

what three qualities does the Church possess bc of her holiness

immutable indefectible perennial

divine attribute of the church

indefectible

what was the protestant reformation

interrelated series of schisms that took place from 1517 to 1648 includes the breaking away of ML and other reformers

what is the Greek word for "word" or means truth

logos

what is Monophysiticism

one nature of Christ, the human nature was "incorporated" into divine nature

what is the effect of the sins individual members of the Church on people outside of the Church

our sins keep the Church's holiness from being known in the eyes of the world

what is apostolic succession of the church

she continues being taught, sanctified, and directed through the Apostles in the pastoral ministry

what is the apostolic foundation of the Church

she was built and remains on the foundation of the apostles

what tasks did Christ give the Apostles the authority carry out

teach sanctify govern is church

what are the four marks of the church

the church is one holy catholic apostolic

what are two meanings of the church is one

the church is unique and singular the unity and solidarity of the church

how does the mystical body of Christ express the unity of the church

the diverse members of the Church are united to Jesus, our head, to form the whole Christ, united by the Holy Spirit, the soul of the MBoC

what is Ecumenism

the efforts to reunite all Christians on Earth and to cooperate among Christian faith traditions achieving common goals

how can one recognize the true Church of Christ on earth

the test is whether the church in question can be shown to be led by shepherds who received their mission and powers from the Apostles through uninterrupted chain of succession

how did Apostles pass on their authority

they appointed successors to carry on their work and directed those men to appoint other proven men to take over their ministry when they died

how do we know that Catholic Church possesses the four marks of the Church

through faith and historical record

what is Gnosticism

two gods: the creator who made evil and the unknowable divine being logos- Christ (the logos) had been sent to give secret knowledge to select few so they could return to the unknowable divine being