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The Second Vatican Council says what should be the soul of the theology?
Question 2
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Joseph Ratzinger's Erasmus Lecture was primarily focused on:
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the historical-critical approach to scripture
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the role of tradition and apostolic succession
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the philosophical approach to scripture
Question 3
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Who does Ratzinger point to as a model for a proper approach that integrates faith and reason, philosophy and theology?
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St. Augustine
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St. Thomas Aquinas
Question 4
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What two elements are constitutive of “mystery”?
Question 5
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The Christian mysteries are true mysteries in that they fulfill both elements of a mystery.
Question 6
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The existence of God is an example of a divinely revealed truth.
Question 7
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Which of the following are examples of divinely revealed truths?
Question 8
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Apophatic theology refers to the concept that we can not explain who God is within himself. In other words "we explain not what God is but candidly confess that we have not exact knowledge concerning Him."
Question 9
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Which of the following are effects of Grace on faith and reason?
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Heals, perfects, and elevates.
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Explains, determines, and rationalizes
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Helps, preserves, and emulates.
Question 10
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The problem with rationalism is that it reduces truth to what can be proven through natural reason alone.
Question 11
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Which of the following are the three caveats concerning natural knowledge about God?
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Can be known every one who searches for God
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Can be known after a long time
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Can be known with a mixture of error
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Can be known only by a few
Question 12
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Since God can be known through creation we are without excuse to honor him or give thanks to him.
Question 13
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The two opposite dangers proper theology must avoid are Rationalism and Fideism.
Question 14
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Fideism is defined as blind faith.
Question 15
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Rationalism is the proper use of the reasoning process to allow for belief in things that are outside of human reason.
Question 16
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St. Augustine describes theology as faith seeking understanding.
Question 17
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Academic discipline requires three things
a. the ability to follow an [blank_start]argument[blank_end]
b. the capacity to remember to certain number of [blank_start]facts[blank_end]
c. a basic flair or sense for the subject that enables us to be [blank_start]creative[blank_end] in thinking up hypotheses
Question 18
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What two key words are associated with Vatican II and what do they mean?
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Aggiornamento: “updating” Church teaching
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Ressourcement: going back to the theological sources
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Hermeneutic of Discontinuity: break with the past and points to unrealized
progressive synthesis
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Hermeneutic of Continuity: fidelity to the deposit of faith.
Question 19
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The four major constitutions of Vatican II are:
a. Sacrosanctum [blank_start]Concilium[blank_end]: Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (December 4, 1963)
b. Lumen Gentium: Dogmatic Constitution on the [blank_start]Church[blank_end] (November 21, 1964)
c. [blank_start]Dei Verbum[blank_end]: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (November 18, 1965)
d. Gaudium et [blank_start]Spes[blank_end]: Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (December 7, 1965)
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Dei Verbum
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Church
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Spes
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Concilium
Question 20
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Catechesis comes from the words KATA and ECHEIN which mean to echo down. It is a term used for the handing on of the faith.
Question 21
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The term oikonomia can be described as how a father governs his house.
Question 22
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The term oikonomia and the term covenant are not related in that oikonomia is a familial term and covenant is a legal term.
Question 23
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Pedagogy is used to describe the Old Testament because it is a term that means kingdom.
Question 24
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The idea that God allowed certain accommodations in the Old Testament is known as synkatabasis?.
Question 25
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Jesus opposes the abuse of tradition but does not deny validity of Pharisees’ teaching authority.
Question 26
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Proclaiming that Jesus is "Christ" is to declare that in Jesus is the real meaning of the OT fully revealed.
Question 27
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The canon of Scripture can be ascertained from Scripture alone.
Question 28
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According to Ratzinger, Scripture is materially sufficient in that it contains the fullness of God's revealation.
Question 29
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The latin principle lex ordandi, lex credendi can be translated as:
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from the mere action taken
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the law of prayer is the law of faith
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scripture contains all the elements of salvation
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the ordinary law and the law of credibility
Question 30
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St. Paul connects tradition to the liturgy in describing the events of the last supper in 1 Cor 11:23-25.
Question 31
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Ratzinger argues that tradition is more than an anonymous handing on of teaching, but is linked to a person, is a living word, that has its concrete reality in faith. As a result, tradition is inseperable from
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apostolic succession
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the sacred scriptures
Question 32
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The stories relating to Adam, Abraham, Moses, Levites, and David are evidence of the "office" of authority in the Old Tesament.
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The term binding and loosing contain a three-fold authority: Teaching, Forgiving, and Judging.
Question 34
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Canon and Creed developed simultaneously.
Question 35
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There is no evidence for an apostolic preference for oral teaching in the scriptures.
Question 36
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What is regula fidei?
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Rule of faith
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Faith and Reason
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Rational faith
Question 37
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Peter's authority is based on the priestly terms of binding and loosening.
Question 38
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Magisterium means teacher.
Question 39
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The ability of bishop of Rome to excommunicate other bishops is still a point of contention between the East and West.
Question 40
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When did the final break between the East and West occur?
Question 41
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The relationship between the papacy and episcopacy is explained by Ratzinger as follows:
A church that is only Roman ceases to be catholic; yet catholicity is not dependent on Rome.
Question 42
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Which best defines the difference between “counciliarism” and “papalism”
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Counciliarism: authority resides in the council of bishops
Papalism: authority resides in the pope
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Counciliarism: authority resides in the council of bishops in union with the Pope
Papalism: all authority resides in the pope when he speaks on matters of faith and morals
Question 43
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Which of the following is the "one source" in the concept of "one source and two channels" of divine revelation?
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Holy Spirit
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Holy Scriptures
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The Magisterium
Question 44
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The Holy Spirit functions differently in Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterium.
In regards to Scripture, the Holy Spirit is its guarantor.
In regards to Tradition, the Holy Spirit is the inspirator.
In regard to the Magisterium, the Holy Spirit is the animator.
Question 45
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The decrees of Councils and ex-cathedra statements are examples of Ordinary Magisterium.
Question 46
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The entire body of the faithful, anointed as they are by the Holy One, cannot err in matters of belief.
Question 47
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Which of the following make up the three categories of Catholic teachings?
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Truths that are Divinely Revealed.
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Truths that are definitively held.
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Truth taught in non-definitive ways.
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Truths that can be known by natural reason.
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Truths that are revealed through Marian aparitions.
Question 48
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One of the dangers of misunderstanding the teaching process of the church is the tendency to measure all teachings on the basis of the distinction between the “infallible” and “fallible” Magisterium.