Ch. 1 SQ (UTS)

Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

The Bible and the Catechism

The Pope and the Bishops

The Church and the Saints

The inspired and inerrant Word of God

A collection of fictional stories

A historical document

A philosophical text

A historical document

A set of rules

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

A collection of stories

Capable of making an error

Incapable of making an error

Likely to make an error

Sometimes makes an error

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.

The Catholic Church

The Protestant Church

The Orthodox Church

The Anglican Church

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).

To write the Bible

To keep the Church free from error

To conduct religious ceremonies

To manage church finances

The Pope alone

The bishops alone

The Pope and the bishops in union with him

The cardinals

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.