Chapter Four

1. exercises a primary wuthority as Vicar and shepherd of the whole church, has divine assistance promised by christ.
2. creed the symbol/formula of the catholic faith.
5. the office of pope in the catholic church.
6. a bishop of the highest rank, generally the bishop of an archdiocese.
9. a name given the assembly of the people of god called together from the ends of the earth.
13. cathedra a definitive teaching by the pope when he speaks as pastor of the universal church on matters of faith and moral.
14. the office of deacon in the Catholic Church.
15. from the Greek episkopos ("overseer").
17. magisterium the teaching office of the bishops in their own dioceses, same doctrine.
18. name given to the ordinary and universal teaching authority of the pope and bishops in communion with him.
20. of saints the unity in christ of all the redeemed, those on earth and who have died.
22. life a permanent state of life recognized by the church.
25. the highest rank
27. the official church of the local bishop
28. orders sacrament by which men are ordained to the episcopacy, priesthood, or diaconate.

1. district within a diocese, with its own church and in the care of a priest.
3. bishop or archbishop who has been selected by a pope to become part of the college of cardinals.
4. a lager diocese, under the care of an archbishop, which has an elevated status over the dioceses in its region.
7. state of final purification after death and before entrance into heaven.
8. the territory and the churches under a bishop's authority; also called a "particular church".
10. immunity from error and any possibility of error.
11. bishops, priests, and deacons who have received the Sacrament of the Holy Orders.
12. assent obligation of the faithful to accept teachings of the magisterium.
16. a gathering of the world's cardinals in Rome for the electing of a new pope.
19. succession the truth that catholic bishops today can trace their authority in a direct line back to the apostles and christ.
21. teaching authority in church, by Christ himself, from the pope followed by bishops, priests, and deacons.
23. indicates an an action or sign that confers the grace it signifies.
24. of salvation established by christ as a means to achieve the salvation of souls.
25. council a council involving all the bishops of particular nation.
26. list of the books of the bible, the term also refers to an official law of the church.