UNIT 2
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- UNIT 2
- THE CHURCH
- Faith and Salvation
- Teaches the True Faith
- Brings Salvation and Eternal Life
- Can be learnt in Local Parish Churches
- Becoming a member of the Church
- Sacraments, Priests and Lay People
- Without salvation you will go to Hell or Purgatory
- Salvation is the only way you can have an eternal life with God
- Clear Route To Salvation
- Salvation is a Continual process
- Body of Christ
- Described in the New Testament and the Catechism
- Explains the Importance of Mass
- Christians must continue the teachings of Jesus
- Christians perform a variety of tasks relating to the different body parts of the human body
- Communion of Saints
- The Teaching of the Creeds and the Catechism
- Direct Contact with the official saints
- Prayers are offered to the dead
- All Christians are equally impotant
- Faith and Salvation
- APOSTOLIC TRADITION
- Meaning and Importance
- Gives the Church the Authority of Jesus
- Teachings given to the Apostles by Jesus
- Guarantees the following of the Correct Faith
- Passes on what Jesus said
- Handed down by the Apostles
- Meaning and Importance
- APOSTOLIC SUCCESION
- Meaning and Importance
- The Pope has the same authority as St Peter
- The Pope and the Magesterium speak as the successors of the apostles
- The Faith is always the same as the Apostles
- One way Jesus kept his promise
- Meaning and Importance
- The Magesterium
- The Role and Importance
- Interprets the Bible and Apostolic Tradition for the 21st Century
- Passes on its teachings to the bishops who pass them on to the parish priests
- =The Magesterium is the highest state of aouthority
- Promotes Guidelines
- The Role and Importance
- PROTESTANT BELIEFS
- The Meaning and Importance
- The Bible is the only authority
- Everyone is of Equal Value
- Church Guidance is not a command
- Salvation comes through the Bible alone
- Different Chruches form if there are disagreements
- The Prtotesttant Church does not except the authority of the Pope
- Different Attitudes to the Sacraments
- No Agreed Church Authority
- The Meaning and Importance
- The Pope and the Bishops
- The Role and Importance
- The Pope organises the Magesterium
- Gives Guidance to Cathoics
- Pope is responsible for the Beliefs and Teachings of the Catholic Church
- The Pope Gives Guidance to Catholics
- The Bishop looks after all the Priests and Laity in the Diocese
- The Bishop makes sure the Priests are doing there Job properly
- The Bishop is responsible for annointing, ordaining and disciplining priests
- The Bishop acts as a link between the parishes and the Vatican
- THE Cardinals who elect the Pope are Chosen from Bishops
- The Role and Importance
- Priest in the Local Parish
- The Role and Importance
- They lead the Daily Mass
- They teach the Parish about the Faith
- They administer the sacraments
- They provide advice and counselling
- They fulfill the role of Jesus in the Mass
- They look after people in the Church
- Helps people with important stages in their life in the Church
- The Role and Importance
- CELIBACY IN THE CLERGY
- Different Attitudes
- For
- St Peter was married
- Married priests are better at recognising and dealing with married people's problems
- Married priests were allowed in the early church until celibacy became the norm
- Non-Catholic Churches do not have a shortage of priests, but the Catholic Church in Europe does, perhaps because many men are put off joining the celibate priesthood
- Against
- It is a tradition handed down by saint paul
- Jesus was celibate and priests should follow his example
- It allows Priests to be completely devoted to God and have the time for parishioners.
- Unmarried Priests are free to deal with the needs of their parish without being distracted from a family
- For
- Different Attitudes
- The Role of the Virgin Mary
- The Role and Importance
- Role
- Intercessor of Prayers to those in Purgatory
- Mary is a role model on how to live a christian life
- Mary shows how to live a pure life
- Immaculate Conception
- Remained a virgin throughout her life
- Mary shows how love Jesus
- Importance
- Immaculate Conception
- Without Mary, Jesus would not have been born
- Mary is the Mother of God- Mary must be the most important human being ever
- She was Assumed into heaven
- She prays for the souls of Christians on Earth
- Role
- The Role and Importance
- THE CHURCH
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