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- 2. Gathering of cardinals to elect a pope.
- 6. Home church of the bishop.
- 8. Council of Nicaea in AD
- 9. advise the Pope and elect new Popes
- 12. successor of St. Peter
- 14. the official teaching authority of the church
- 16. The highest rank
- 17. oversees the political and diplomatic functions
- 19. the Greek for helper
- 20. in the person of Christ
- 23. the quality of never making an error
- 24. most recent council
- 25. Council of church (First) held 49 Ad
- 27. The Greek root of the word bishop is episkopos
- 29. The office of deacon in the Catholic Church
- 31. the order of the catholic priesthood
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- 1. The sacrament in which a man becomes a priest
- 3. The office of Pope in the Catholic Church
- 4. “what belongs to the Lord”
- 5. Curia Administrative or governing body of the Church
- 6. Life Permanent state of life
- 7. Council A council involving all the bishops of a nation
- 10. Revelation of Christ given to apostles
- 11. Obligation of the faithful to accept the teachings of the Magisterium
- 13. One of the tribe of Levi,
- 15. a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority
- 18. Ability of a Catholic bishop to trace his episcopal lineage
- 21. Cathedra Latin for from the chair
- 22. Definitive list of the books of the Bible.
- 26. The assembly of the world's bishops
- 28. Territory and churches under a bishops authority
- 30. One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic