The Catholic Church

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The Catholic Church

• Founded by Jesus Christ
• The apostles -- One who is sent walked and
  talked with Jesus (listed pg 12 Biblical
  dictionary)

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The Apostles

• B artholomew
• A ndrew
• P hilip P eter who is also known as Simon
  Peter
• T homas sometimes also T haddeus for Judas
  Thaddeus
• I J ohn, J ames the Greater, J ames the Less,
• J ude also known as Thaddeus above
• J udas Iscariot
• S Simon the Zealot Simon Peter same as above
• M atthiew, M atthias

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The Church

• Matt 1818 (pg 1039)
• Matt 1618 (pg 1035)
• Jesus gives Himself to his people

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Transubstantiation

• New Testament -- new covenant
• Pg 1146 in Bible (John 648-56)
• Accidents / Essence
• Do this in remembrance if Me

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Pentecost

• Feast of Savuot Feast of Weeks
• Leviticus 23 4, 15-21 (pg 116)
• Acts 2 1-11(pg 1171)
• The Church as the Body of Christ 1Cor 12 14-17
  (pg 1240)
• The Church as sacrament
• The Church is a divine-human institution

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Catholics as a people of God

• Three facts about Catholics
• A sense of being a people
• A sense of belonging to a worldwide family
• A sense of history our relationship to the Early
  Church
• Titles of the pope Holy Father, Roman Pontiff,
  Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome, Servant of the
  servants of God, pope, il papa

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Infallibility

• Def The inability of the Church to err (make and
  error) when teaching in matters of faith or
  morals.
• Three requirements for infallibility to be in
  effect
• Pass the test of antiquity
• Universally accepted
• Proclaimed ex cathedra
• Only seven infallible statements in 2000 years of
  history.

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The Church, additional info

• Magisterium --- Bishops in union with the pope
  acting as the teaching authority of the Church.
• Curia --- bishops and officials of the Church who
  run the day-to-day operation of the Church
  (similar to the presidential cabinet)