Catholic Christianity - Creation
Across
- 3. An international Catholic organisation dedicated to helping the poor
- 6. The holy people of God, also called the Body of Christ, among whom Christ is present and active; a building in which Christians worship
- 8. The idea that believers have a duty to look after the environment on behalf of God
- 9. Only using natural resources at a rate at which they can be replaced
- 11. Being worthy of honour and respect
- 12. A story that intends to convey a deep truth or message, but not in a literal way
- 15. The idea that God is beyond and outside life on earth and the universe; a quality of God
- 16. The Third Person of the Trinity whom Christians believe is the inspiring presence of God in the world
- 19. Relying or depending on each other, as a change to one thing affects other things as well
- 20. The one who makes things and brings things about
- 26. Part of the painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican in Rome, which shows God giving life to Adam.
- 27. The natural world; the surroundings in which someone lives
- 28. Materials found in nature - such as oil and trees - that can be used by people to make more complex products
- 29. The holy writings of a religion that are believed to be inspired by God
- 30. Belief that God gives people the opportunity to make decisions for themselves
Down
- 1. ‘One who is sent out'; the name given to those disciples who became leaders of the early Church.
- 2. Famous Italian painter and sculptor 1475 - 1564
- 4. The first book of the Bible, in which the stories of creation are found
- 5. All life is holy as it is created and loved by God; human life should not be misused or abused
- 7. People who tell others how they should live but who do not live by these standards themselves
- 10. The teaching authority of the Catholic Church, exercise by the Pope and the bishops
- 13. A series of important gatherings of all the Catholic bishops between 1962 and 1965, which updated many Catholic teachings
- 14. The sacred book of Christianity, containing the Old and New Testaments
- 17. Almighty, having unlimited power; a quality of God
- 18. The inspired wisdom captured in the words, customs and lives of Christians
- 21. Someone who believes the Bible is a factual record that describes events exactly as they happened; fundamentalists believe that the Bible is divinely inspired and without error
- 22. The guidance that God gives to people
- 23. The act by which God brought the universe into being
- 24. Moral principles and values that are considered to be inherent to all humans
- 25. The Hebrew word for humanity, which many people see as the name of the first man