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Outward ways to express faith |
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A religious group, usually including many local churches, but often larger than a sect |
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The "main trunk" of Christianity |
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A recent movement in which Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox Christians have been working with one another to build mutual understanding and respect |
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A profession, or statement, of faith |
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A very early statement of the Christian faith; it is based on a creed used in the second century, close to the era of the Apostles themselves |
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Three divine Persons -- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit -- in one God |
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A group of Christians gathered for liturgy |
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A specific congregation that gathers in one building, often presided over by one priest |
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A group of many parishes led by a bishop |
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The Church as a whole led by the Pope |
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It describes how the members of the Church share the same beliefs, same sacraments, and same sense of meaning in their lives |
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It comes from the "Latin," meaning "to hand over" |
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The official teaching voice of the Church |
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Official Church teachings |
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Doctrines taught under the fullest authority of the Church |
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An important doctrine related to the teaching voice of the Catholic Church; when the Church makes a solemn definition on matters of faith and morals, the Church is free from the possibility of error |
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The view which simply says there is a good God in Heaven and everything is all right -- leaving out all the difficult and terrible doctrines about sin and hell and the devil, and the redemption |
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