Ch. 1 SQ (UTS)

Name the two original sources for Catholic teaching.

• Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

• The Bible and the Catechism

• The Pope and the Bishops

• The Church and the Saints

What is the Bible?

• The inspired and inerrant Word of God

• A collection of fictional stories

• A historical document

• A philosophical text

What is Tradition?

• A historical document

• A set of rules

• The living transmission of the message of the Gospel in the Church

• A collection of stories

What does “inerrant” mean?

• Capable of making an error

• Incapable of making an error

• Likely to make an error

• Sometimes makes an error

What does “inspired” mean?

• The authors were influenced by other writers.

• The authors were inspired by nature.

• The authors were enlightened (guided) by the Holy Spirit.

• The authors wrote based on their own ideas.

What is the divinely chosen interpreter of Scripture?

• The Catholic Church

• The Protestant Church

• The Orthodox Church

• The Anglican Church

What does “infallibility” mean?

• The Magisterium makes up different beliefs that they want people to follow.

• Church doctrines are often wrong.

• When the Church Magisterium proposes a doctrine of believe that is divinely inspired, it cannot be an error (fail).

What is the primary (main) purpose of the Magisterium?

• To write the Bible

• To keep the Church free from error

• To conduct religious ceremonies

• To manage church finances

Who exercises the supreme Magisterium?

• The Pope alone

• The bishops alone

• The Pope and the bishops in union with him

• The cardinals

What does the phrase “in a particular way” mean in reference to the teaching authority of the Pope?

• The Pope has limited authority in matters of Faith and morals.

• The Pope has supreme authority in matters of Faith and morals.

• The Pope shares authority equally with other bishops.

• The Pope has no authority in matters of Faith and morals.