1. What are the various elements of the baptisimal rite? 

1. Please describe four effects of the sacrament the Anointing of the Sick.

Communion with the Passion of Christ

The Gift of the Holy Spirit 

A blessing from the church 

Assist the person to be ready for death

1. What are the essential elements of the ordination of a Bishop?  What are the essential elements of a Bishop exercising his authentic ministry?

Intervention of the Bishop of Rome

Laying on of the Hands

Use Chrism oil

Communal Celebration

Bishop Exercise his authentic ministry by receiving Ring, Miter, Crosier, and the Gospel (Book of the Word of God) to proclaim the word of God and live an apostolic life serving others.  

1. What are the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit? 

 love,joy, peace, patience, kindness, 

goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. generosity, modesty, and chastity

1. What is meant by the term Immaculate Conception?  Which Pope promulgated this doctrine and in which year was it defined? 

1. Did the sixth ecumenical council of Constantinople III (681) declare that Jesus had two wills or just one?

1. What did the Council of Chalcedon affirm about Jesus?  

Death 

Deprevation

Lost of soul control of the body

Harmony of creation is broken 

1. Please write below the Apostle’s Creed as presented in the Catechism.

Look in the Catechism page 56

 fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing,

and the like.

Subsidiarity: Help or aid

a community of a higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving the latter of its functions, but rather should support it in case of need and help to co-ordinate its activity with the activities of the rest of society, always with a view to the common good

1. What should the goal of the government be from the Social Justice perspective? (Paragraph 1897)

1. What three elements constitute the principle of the Common Good? (Paragraph 1907 - 1909)

respect for the person 

the common good requires the social well-

being and development of the group itself.

the common good requires peace

1. What is the vocation of all of humanity? (Paragraph 1877) 

1. What is the difference between natural law, revealed law, civil law and ecclesiastical law? (Paragraph 1952) 

1. What is Grace?  What is the difference between sanctifying grace and actual grace? (Paragraphs 2021 – 2024, 1996 – 2000) 

Grace is the help God gives us to respond to our vocation of becoming his adopted sons

Sanctifying grace makes us "pleasing to God." Charisms, special graces of the Holy Spirit

Actual grace, the permanent disposition to live and act in keeping with God's call

1. What is the Greek origin of the word Charism?  How is the gift of a Charism related to the gift of Grace? (Paragraph 2003)

 charisms after the Greek term used by St. Paul and meaning "favor," "gratuitous gift," "benefit.

charisms are oriented toward sanctifying grace and are intended for the common good of the Church

1. What are the five precepts of the Church? (Paragraphs 2042, 2043)

You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor

You shall confess your sins at least once a year

You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season

You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church

The faithful also have the duty of providing for the material needs of the Church, each according to his abilities.

1. What is the deposit of Faith?  What are the principles that compose it?  (Paragraph – 2033) 

The Magisterium of the Pastors of the Church:the "deposit" of Christian moral teaching has been handed on, a deposit composed of a characteristic body of rules, commandments, and virtues proceeding from faith in Christ and animated by charity

1. What is the Decalogue, and what prohibitions are described in it? (Paragraphs 2072, 2073) 

Decalogue=Ten Commandments 

No one can dispense from them. The Ten Commandments are engraved by God in the human heart

1. Name and describe the various ways that a person can sin against the gift of faith. (Paragraphs 2088 – 2092) 

Voluntary doubt about the faith disregards or refuses to hold as true what God has revealed and the Church proposes for belief. Involuntary doubt refers to hesitation in believing, difficulty in overcoming objections connected with the faith, or also anxiety aroused by its obscurity

Incredulity is the neglect of revealed truth or the willful refusal to assent to it

There are two kinds of presumption. Either man presumes upon his own capacities, (hoping to be able to save himself without help from on high), or he presumes upon God's almighty power or his mercy (hoping to obtain his forgiveness without conversion and glory without merit

1. Describe the right to the freedom of conscience that every human being is entitled to as described by the Catechism. (Paragraphs 2106, 2108) 

1. What are some of the forms of irreligion that are listed in the Catechism.  Please give a brief description of each. (Paragraphs 2118 - 2121) 

Tempting God consists in putting his goodness and almighty power to the test by word or deed.

Sacrilege consists in profaning or treating unworthily the sacraments and other liturgical actions, as well as persons, things, or places consecrated to God.

Simony is defined as the buying or selling of spiritual things.

1. Please describe the various elements of agnosticism. (Paragraph 2127)

1. What are some of the reasons that the Catechism lists for not abusing the Lord’s name. (Paragraphs 2143, 2144) 

1. Please list some of the ways that the Lord’s name can be abused, and please give a brief explanation for each. (Paragraphs 2147, 2148, 2149, 2155)

Promises made to others in God's name engage the divine honor, fidelity, truthfulness, and authority

Blasphemy is directly opposed to the second commandment.

Oaths which misuse God's name, though without the intention of blasphemy, show lack of respect for the Lord.

1. Name and describe the various ways that a person can sin against the gift of charity. (Paragraphs 2094) 

*   indifference

·         ingratitude 

·         lukewarmness                      

·         acedia or spiritual sloth goes so far as to refuse the joy that comes from God and to be repelled by divine goodness.

hatred of God comes from pride

1. Are all of the faithful obliged to attend the celebration of the Eucharist on Sunday?  Are there any exceptions?  Please explain. (Paragraph 2181) 

Yes,

Excused for a serious reason (for example, illness, the care of infants) work.

1. What are the responsibilities of the family to the community? 
2.  # 50 What are the responsibilities of the society to the family. (Paragraph 2208 - 2211) 

The family should live in such a way that its members learn to care and take responsibility for the young, the old, the sick, the handicapped, and the poor.

1. What are the responsibilities of the parents to the children? (Paragraph 2233, 2228) 

Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children

Parents' respect and affection are expressed by the care and attention they devote to bringing up their young children and providing for their physical and spiritual needs. As the children grow up, the same respect and devotion lead parents to educate them in the right use of their reason and freedom.

1.      Is the fourth commandment focused solely on familial responsibilities, or are there larger implications for this commandment? (Paragraph 22234. 2236, 2237, 2240, 2241 - 2243) 

No

The Authorities in Civil Society

Political authorities are obliged to respect the fundamental rights of the human person.

The duties of citizens Look answers in the Catechism.

1. Does the Church sanction the lethal use of force against an attacker? (Paragraphs 2264, 2265, 2267) 

No

Someone who defends his life is not guilty of murder even if he is forced to deal his aggressor a lethal blow

1. What is the Church’s position on abortion? (Paragraphs 2270, 2271, 2272, 2274) 

Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law:

Formal cooperation in an abortion constitutes a grave offense.

1. What is the Church’s position on euthanasia? (Paragraphs 2276, 2279) 

1. What is the Church’s position on college students drinking and driving and using illegal drugs? (Paragraphs 2290, 2291)

The virtue of temperance disposes us to avoid every kind of excess: the abuse of food, alcohol, tobacco, or medicine. Those incur grave guilt who, by drunkenness or a love of speed, endanger their own and others' safety on the road, at sea, or in the air.

The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and lifegravely contrary to the moral law

1. What is the Church’s position on the use of nuclear weapons? (Paragraphs 2314)

1. Describe what are some of the salient aspects of the virtue of chastity?  Can this virtue be achieved once and for all early in life? (Paragraphs 2339, 2341, 2342) 

 apprenticeship in self-mastery

temperance

Self-mastery is a long and exacting work. 

One can never consider it acquired once and for all.

Lust

 masturbation

Fornication

Pornography

Prostitution

Rape

1. Please describe some of the salient points that the Catechism makes about issue of homosexuality. (Paragraphs 2357 – 2359) 

homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered. They are contrary to the natural law

Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided

Homosexual persons are called to chastity.

1. Describe the Catechism’s position on contraception. (Paragraphs 2368, 2369, 2370) 

1. Describe the Catechism’s position on fertility research. (Paragraphs 2375 – 2377)

Yes ,

There is no theft if consent can be presumed or if refusal is contrary to reason and the universal destination of goods. This is the case in obvious and urgent necessity when the only way to provide for immediate, essential needs (food, shelter, clothing . . .) is to put at one's disposal and use the property of others.

1. How does the Catechism define commutative justice? (Paragraph 2411) 

Contracts are subject to commutative justice which regulates exchanges between persons and between institutions in accordance with a strict respect for their rights. Commutative justice obliges strictly; it requires safeguarding property rights, paying debts, and fulfilling obligations freely contracted. Without commutative justice, no other form of justice is possible.

1. Does the catechism express any special concern for the welfare of the animal kingdom? (Paragraph 2418) 

1.      Describe some positive aspects of work that are highlighted in the catechism. (Paragraph 2428)

1.      What are the responsibilities of the government to businesses and citizens, and what are the responsibilities of businesses to society? (Paragraph 2431, 2432) 

The responsibility of the state. "Economic activity, especially the activity of a market economy, cannot be conducted in an institutional, juridical, or political vacuum

Those responsible for business enterprises are responsible to society for the economic and ecological effects of their operations.

1.      What are the spiritual and corporal works of mercy? (Paragraph 2447)

Spiritual work: instructing, advising, consoling, comforting are spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently

Corporal work: feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead

the freedom to establish a family, have children, and bring them up in keeping with the family's own moral and religious convictions;

·         the protection of the stability of the marriage bond and the institution of the family;

·         the freedom to profess one's faith, to hand it on, and raise one's children in it, with the necessary means and institutions;

·         the right to private property, to free enterprise, to obtain work and housing, and the right to emigrate;