Ecumenical Councils Review

How many Ecumenical Councils are recognized by the Catholic Church?

• 10

• 7

• 3

• 21

What is the word that means "the inhabited world?"

• Hypostatic union

• Ecumenical

• Transubstantiation

• Incarnation

The Nicene Creed Catholics say at Mass originate from which council?

• Nicea

• Chalcedon

• Vatican 2

• Trent

What is a heresy?

• The doctrine that God is one being & three persons

• The doctrine that Mary is the Theotokos (God-bearer)

• When a person completely renounces their Catholic faith

• A belief/opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine

What is Arianism?

• The belief that Christ only appeared to be human

• The belief that the Son is not equal to the Father

T/F: The primary goal of Nicea was to debunk Arianism

• True

• False

When the Council of Nicea begin?

• 31 AD

• 325 AD

• 1545

• 1962

What term describes God the Son & God the Father are of the same person?

• Heresy

• Homoousios

• Arianism

• Docetism

___ is an ecclesiastical censure which one is excluded from the communion of the faithful.

• Arianism

• Docetism

• Excommunication

• Apostacy

T/F: An excommunicated person is no longer Catholic.

• True

• False