I BELIEVE IN ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC,

AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH

STM19 – Group #6
WHY CAN THERE BE ONE
CHURCH?
 WHY CAN THERE BE ONE CHURCH?

Just as there is only one Christ,

a) and He is the Head, the Church is the Body,
b)and therefore only one Church of Jesus
Christ
c) only one Bride of Christ,
d)there can be only one Body of Christ,
together they form the “whole Christ”.
 WHY CAN THERE BE ONE CHURCH?

Just as there is only one Christ, there

can be only one Body of Christ, only
one Bride of Christ, and therefore only
one Church of Jesus Christ and He is
the Head, the Church is the Body,
together they form the “whole Christ”.
ARE NON-CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS
OUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS ALSO?
ARE NON-CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS OUR
SISTERS AND BROTHERS ALSO?

Yes,
a) are still brothers and sisters
b) because anyone who has been blessed
c) non-Catholics and Catholics
belongs to the Church of Christ.
ARE NON-CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS OUR
SISTERS AND BROTHERS ALSO?

Yes, non-Catholics and Catholics are still

brothers and sisters because anyone
who has been blessed belongs to the
Church of Christ.
WHAT MUST WE DO FOR THE
UNITY OF CHRISTIANS?
WHAT MUST WE DO FOR THE UNITY
OF CHRISTIANS?

Meditate on the unique relationship

between Christians
Judge yourself more than you judge
others
Pursue humility
Be the first to seek peace and
reconciliation.
WHY IS THE CHURCH HOLY?
 WHY IS THE CHURCH HOLY?

The Church is unfailingly holy

a) is endowed
b) loved the Church as his Bride
c) because Christ
d) and the Church
with a real (yet still imperfect) sanctity.
 WHY IS THE CHURCH HOLY?

The Church is unfailingly holy because

Christ loved the Church as his Bride
and the Church is endowed with a real
(yet still imperfect) sanctity.
WHY IS THE CHURCH CALLED
CATHOLIC?
 WHY IS THE CHURCH CALLED
CATHOLIC?

The Church is called Catholic not only

a) because it is spread throughout the world,
but also
b) all the doctrines
c) because it teaches completely and without
defect
which ought to come to the knowledge of
men”.
 WHY IS THE CHURCH CALLED
CATHOLIC?

The Church is called Catholic not only

“because it is spread throughout the
world”, but also “because it teaches
completely and without defect all the
doctrines which ought to come to the
knowledge of men”.
WHO BELONGS TO THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH?
WHO BELONGS TO THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH?
WHO BELONGS TO THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH?
WHAT IS THE RELATION BETWEEN
THE CHURCH AND THE JEWS?
WHAT IS THE RELATION BETWEEN THE
CHURCH AND THE JEWS?

The Church
a) affirms that Christianity’s relationship with
Judaism
b)condemns all forms of anti-Semitism and
c) is unique in the field of interreligious
dialogue
because of the Jewish roots of the
Christian faith.
WHAT IS THE RELATION BETWEEN THE
CHURCH AND THE JEWS?

The Church condemns all forms of anti-

Semitism and affirms that Christianity’s
relationship with Judaism is unique in
the field of interreligious dialogue
because of the Jewish roots of the
Christian faith.
HOW DOES THE CHURCH VIEW
OTHER RELIGIONS?
HOW DOES THE CHURCH VIEW OTHER
RELIGIONS?
HOW DOES THE CHURCH VIEW OTHER
RELIGIONS?
WHY IS THE CHURCH CALLED
APOSTOLIC?
 WHY IS THE CHURCH CALLED
APOSTOLIC?

The term "Apostolic"

a) represents the denomination's belief
b) the twelve apostles
c) that it follows the teachings of
who followed Christ.
 WHY IS THE CHURCH CALLED
APOSTOLIC?

The term "Apostolic" represents the

denomination's belief that it follows the
teachings of the twelve apostles who
followed Christ.
With roots in the 1904–1905 Welsh Revival,
it seeks to stand for first-century
Christianity in its faith, practices, and
government.
 HOW IS THE ONE, HOLY,
CATHOLIC, AND APOSTOLIC
CHURCH STRUCTURED?
 HOW IS THE ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, AND
APOSTOLIC CHURCH STRUCTURED?

The Catholic Church teaches that

a) and that the pope is
b) that its bishops are
c) founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission,
d) the successor to Saint Peter
e) the successors of Christ's apostles,
f) it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church
upon whom primacy was conferred by Jesus
Christ.
HOW IS THE ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, AND
APOSTOLIC CHURCH STRUCTURED?

The Catholic Church teaches that it is the One,

Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church founded by
Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its
bishops are the successors of Christ's
apostles, and that the pope is the successor
to Saint Peter upon whom primacy was
conferred by Jesus Christ.
It maintains that it practices the original
Christian faith, as passed down by holy tradition.
WHAT IS THE LAY VOCATION?
WHAT IS THE LAY VOCATION?
WHAT IS THE LAY VOCATION?
 WHY IS THE CHURCH NOT A
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION?
 WHY IS THE CHURCH NOT A
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION?

The church is not a democratic

organization because it is a
pneumatocracy.
WHAT IS THE POPE’S
RESPONSIBILITY?
 WHAT IS THE POPE’S RESPONSIBILITY?

The pope is
a) the final authority in
b) the source and guarantor
c) He has the supreme pastoral authority and
d) of the church’s unity.
doctrinal and disciplinary decisions.
 WHAT IS THE POPE’S RESPONSIBILITY?

The pope is the source and guarantor of

the church’s unity. He has the supreme
pastoral authority and the final authority
in doctrinal and disciplinary decisions.
 CAN BISHOPS ACT AND TEACH
AGAINST THE POPE, OR THE POPE
AGAINST THE BISHOPS?
 CAN BISHOPS ACT AND TEACH
AGAINST THE POPE, OR THE POPE
AGAINST THE BISHOPS?

"I am only infallible if I speak infallibly but

I shall never do that, so I am not
infallible." otherwise, to be respected or
submitted to as part of the ordinary
teaching authority of bishops, but
without any claim of infallibility.
IS THE POPE REALLY INFALLIBLE?
 IS THE POPE REALLY INFALLIBLE?

Papal infallibility is a dogma of the Catholic

Church that states that, in virtue of the promise of
Jesus to Peter, the Pope is preserved from the
possibility of error when, in the exercise of his
office as shepherd and teacher of all Christians, in
virtue of his supreme apostolic authority, he defines
a doctrine concerning faith or morals to be held by
the whole Church.
Infallibility means more than exemption from actual
error; it means exemption from the possibility of
error.
WHAT IS THE TASK OF THE
BISHOPS?
WHAT IS THE TASK OF THE BISHOPS?

To teach, to govern, and to sanctify.

WHY DOES JESUS WANT THERE TO BE
CHRISTIANS WHO LIVE THEIR WHOLE
LIVES IN POVERTY, UNMARRIED,
CHASTITY, AND OBEDIENCE?
 WHY DOES JESUS WANT THERE TO BE
CHRISTIANS WHO LIVE THEIR WHOLE LIVES
IN POVERTY, UNMARRIED, CHASTITY, AND
OBEDIENCE?

These are
a) equip people to
b) Poverty, chastity, and obedience
c) spread the Good News in our world.
d) very important virtues that
make people joyful.
 WHY DOES JESUS WANT THERE TO BE
CHRISTIANS WHO LIVE THEIR WHOLE LIVES
IN POVERTY, UNMARRIED, CHASTITY, AND
OBEDIENCE?

These are very important virtues that

equip people to spread the Good News
in our world. Poverty, chastity, and
obedience make people joyful.
THANK YOU

STM19 – Group #6