Marks of the Church

The New Testament makes this perfectly clear: there is only one Church, one Body of Christ, and it is characterized by oneness or _______________.

• unity

• division

• separation

• discord

The Seven Sacraments, especially the _______________, create bonds of unity within the Church.

• Eucharist

• Baptism

• Confirmation

• Reconciliation

As the successor to Saint Peter, whom Jesus called to lead his Church, the _______________ is the visible principle and foundation of the unity of the whole Church.

• Pope

• Bishop

• Cardinal

• Priest

The bishops and the Pope have received their _______________ by means of Apostolic Succession through the Sacrament of Holy Orders.

• authority

• wealth

• titles

• education

Only the _______________ Church has sustained the apostolic structure and succession of leadership that Christ established.

• Catholic

• Protestant

• Orthodox

• Anglican

_______________ results when a person or group consciously and deliberately rejects a dogma of the Church.

• heresy

• faith

• devotion

• worship

A Christian community in _______________ with the Catholic Church is one that does not recognize the supreme authority of the Pope or otherwise is not in communion with the Church.

• schism

• harmony

• unity

• alliance

Although the _______________ Church is not in full communion with the Catholic Church, these two Churches are especially close because both have maintained Apostolic Succession.

• Eastern Orthodox

• Lutheran

• Anglican

• Methodist

The Counter-Reformation (or Catholic Reformation), most notably the Council of Trent (1545–1563), addressed the issues at the heart of the division created by the _______________ Reformation.

• Protestant

• Industrial

• Scientific

• Renaissance

The _______________ movement is an effort by Christians from different Churches and ecclesial communities to be more open to one another and to work to restore unity among all Christians.

• ecumenical

• evangelical

• charismatic

• liturgical