Across
- 6. A consecrated successor of the Apostles
- 9. The office of the pope in the catholic church
- 12. Refers to the Catholic Church because she is the sign and the instrument of the communion of God and men
- 15. Who was the third pope?
- 16. chosen by a bishop or archbishop, main purpose is to serve as a papal elector
- 18. A council of the church held AD 50 to decide whether Gentiles should be circumcision
- 19. The official church of the local Bishop
- 20. The highest rank among the apostles
- 21. The definitive list of the books of the bible
- 22. A gathering of the world's cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica
- 24. A definitive teaching by the Pope when he speaks as pastor of the Universal Church on Matters of faith and morals
- 25. A state of the final purification after death and before entrance into heaven
- 26. a defined territorial district within a diocese, with its own church and congregation
- 27. The bible
- 30. The name given to the ordinary and universal teaching authority of the pope and the bishops in communion with him
Down
- 1. A meeting of Church leaders
- 2. The office of Priest in the Catholic Church
- 3. The office of Deacon in the Catholic Church
- 4. The assembly of the world's bishops
- 5. Literally "in the person of Christ
- 7. A permanent state of life recognized by the church, characterized by the profession of the evangelical counsels
- 8. The church's teachings that have been passed down through the ages through the successors of the Apostles
- 10. The most recent of the Ecumenical Councils; included the nature of the church, the role of laity, the liturgy, and the church's relationship with other Faith traditions
- 11. The principle that all the bishops of the church with the Pope at their head form a single "College"
- 13. The faithful of the church who have received the sacrament of holy orders
- 14. The territory under the bishop’s authority
- 17. The unity in Christ of all the redeemed, those on Earth, and those who have died
- 23. A bishop of the highest rank, generally the bishop of an Archdiocese
- 28. A new relationship between man and God that has been established in Christ, is communicated through the sacraments, and also extends a new relationship of men among themselves
- 29. A man who is ordained to assist the mission of the church.
