Chapter 4 Vocab Words Theology

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Across
  1. 4. A gathering of the world’s cardinals in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome for the purpose of electing a new Pope
  2. 6. College The assembly of the world’s bishops
  3. 7. of Faith The definitive Revelation of Christ given to the Apostles and, through them, to the entire Church as Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
  4. 10. Cathedra A definitive teaching by the Pope when he speaks as a pastor of the Universal Church on matters of faith and morals, Latin for “from the chair”
  5. 12. of Saints The unity in Christ of all the redeemed, those on earth and those who have died
  6. 13. A bishop of the highest rank
  7. 15. The principle that all the bishops of the Church with the Pope at their head form a single “college”
  8. 17. The office of bishop in the Catholic Church, from the Greek word episkopos, meaning “overseer”
  9. 21. The mission given to the Apostles by Christ to preach the Gospel to the whole world and make converts of every nation
  10. 22. A defined territorial district within a diocese, with its own church and congregation, which is placed in the care of a priest
  11. 24. Orders The Sacrament by which men are ordained to the episcopacy, priesthood, or diaconate
  12. 25. An action or sign that confers the grace it signifies
  13. 26. A large diocese
  14. 27. A bishop or archbishop who has been selected by a Pope
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  1. 1. Succession The truth that the Catholic bishops today can trace their authority in a direct line back to the Apostles and ultimately from Christ himself
  2. 2. A man who is ordained to assist the mission of the Church
  3. 3. The territory and the churches under a bishop’s authority
  4. 5. The teaching authority in the Church, from the Greek word hierarchia, meaning “sacred order”
  5. 6. Council A meeting of Church leaders
  6. 8. Life A permanent state of life recognized by the Church
  7. 9. Immunity from error and any possibility of error
  8. 11. The office of Pope in the Catholic Church
  9. 14. A consecrated successor to the Apostles
  10. 16. The official church of the local bishop
  11. 18. The definitive list of the books of the Bible
  12. 19. The faithful of the Church who have received the Sacrament of Holy Orders
  13. 20. The office of priest in the Catholic Church, the priesthood
  14. 23. Council Known as a synod, a meeting of the bishop and representatives of the clergy, religious, and laity in which matters of diocesan Church discipline and procedure of discussed
  15. 27. A name given to the assembly of the People of God called together from the ends of the earth