Catholic Christianity - Creation

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Across
  1. 3. An international Catholic organisation dedicated to helping the poor
  2. 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
  3. 8. The idea that believers have a duty to look after the environment on behalf of God
  4. 9. Only using natural resources at a rate at which they can be replaced
  5. 11. Being worthy of honour and respect
  6. 12. A story that intends to convey a deep truth or message, but not in a literal way
  7. 15. The idea that God is beyond and outside life on earth and the universe; a quality of God
  8. 16. The Third Person of the Trinity whom Christians believe is the inspiring presence of God in the world
  9. 19. Relying or depending on each other, as a change to one thing affects other things as well
  10. 20. The one who makes things and brings things about
  11. 26. Part of the painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican in Rome, which shows God giving life to Adam.
  12. 27. The natural world; the surroundings in which someone lives
  13. 28. Materials found in nature - such as oil and trees - that can be used by people to make more complex products
  14. 29. The holy writings of a religion that are believed to be inspired by God
  15. 30. Belief that God gives people the opportunity to make decisions for themselves
Down
  1. 1. ‘One who is sent out'; the name given to those disciples who became leaders of the early Church.
  2. 2. Famous Italian painter and sculptor 1475 - 1564
  3. 4. The first book of the Bible, in which the stories of creation are found
  4. 5. All life is holy as it is created and loved by God; human life should not be misused or abused
  5. 7. People who tell others how they should live but who do not live by these standards themselves
  6. 10. The teaching authority of the Catholic Church, exercise by the Pope and the bishops
  7. 13. A series of important gatherings of all the Catholic bishops between 1962 and 1965, which updated many Catholic teachings
  8. 14. The sacred book of Christianity, containing the Old and New Testaments
  9. 17. Almighty, having unlimited power; a quality of God
  10. 18. The inspired wisdom captured in the words, customs and lives of Christians
  11. 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
  12. 22. The guidance that God gives to people
  13. 23. The act by which God brought the universe into being
  14. 24. Moral principles and values that are considered to be inherent to all humans
  15. 25. The Hebrew word for humanity, which many people see as the name of the first man