- What event strengthened Peter, James, and John in their faith that Jesus was the Messiah?
- Today whenever we call Jesus ________, we too recognize his divinity and acknowledge that he alone is worthy of our worship and our complete obedience.
- she will always teach the Gospel of Christ without error and will never go astray
- God gave the world great saints to lead a Catholic Refomration , and the Council of Trent was held
- the doctrine stating that Jesus is both human and divine in one body + the Church affirmed the title of Theotokos for Mary
- 1. unity of faith (we all proclaim the same creed)2. unity of worship (we all celebrate the same 7 Sacraments)3. unity of leadership (we can trace our popes back to St. Peter)
- 1. It extends all of the world + is open to everyone 2. The Church has receive universal (complete) authority from Christ to fulfill her universal (complete) mission
- - the investigation into the person' life would be a scholarly investigation (not a trial)- local dioceses + bishops do prep working before sending it to Rome- waiting time reduced from 50 years to 5 years
- - in the case of a martyr, only 1 miracle is necessary- the pope can also decide to dispense w/ the second miracle
- - only the pope can declare someone a saint- there would be a 50 year waiting period before investigating the person's life (like a trial)
- 1. Examination of conscience2. Sorrow for sins3. Purpose of amendment 4. Confession of sins5. Act of Contrition6. Penance or satisfaction
- they are signs in which Christ himself is at work(they do what they say they are going to do)
- to help distinguish the true pilgrim Church on earth from any others that claim to be Christ's Church
- an image of the Church where Jesus is the head of the body, the Holy Spirit is the soul, and we are all the different parts of the body
- - the necessity of spreading God's word of salvation to all people to the ends of the earth - that Jesus alone is the way for all humanity to achieve eternal salvation + happiness
- the Church is unique + singular, the one Church instituted by Christ- Christ has forged only one way to salvation
- by invoking the authority to forgive sins during his public ministry on earth
- - prayer and reflecting on the sufferings of Christ - reading Sacred Scripture- praying the Liturgy of the Hours- almsgiving- self-denial
- 1. land + a nation (fulfilled in Moses)2. kingship (fulfilled in David)3. blessing for all nations (fulfilled in Jesus)
- through the result of Christian Baptism, we receive new life in the Spirit - made “holy and without blemish” - but we still struggle with the moral life as the effects of sin remain