BTheol Bachelor of Theology Faith & Catholic Tradition 4

Question 1

Which encyclical, issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1891, is considered the foundation of modern Catholic social teaching?

Accepted Answer

Rerum Novarum

Answer

Rerum Novarum (1891) addressed the conditions of the working classes and established foundational principles of Catholic social doctrine.

Question 2

In Catholic Trinitarian theology, what term describes the eternal relations within the Trinity that distinguish the three Persons?

Accepted Answer

Relations of opposition

Answer

Relations of opposition (or real relations) are what distinguish the three Persons of the Trinity: the Father generates, the Son is generated, and the Spirit is spirated.

Question 3

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, what is the primary purpose of prayer?

Accepted Answer

To establish a living relationship with the living and true God

Answer

The Catechism teaches that prayer is a living and personal relationship with God, primarily a covenant relationship between God and humanity.

Question 4

What is the Catholic term for the sin of trading in spiritual goods or sacred objects for material gain?

Accepted Answer

Simony

Answer

Simony is the buying or selling of spiritual goods or sacred offices, named after Simon Magus who tried to purchase apostolic power in Acts 8.

Question 5

In Catholic theology, what distinguishes mortal sin from venial sin?

Accepted Answer

Mortal sin involves grave matter, full knowledge, and deliberate consent; venial sin lacks one of these conditions

Answer

Catholic teaching holds that mortal sin requires grave matter, sufficient reflection (full knowledge), and full consent of the will; venial sin lacks at least one of these conditions.

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BTheol Bachelor of Theology Faith & Catholic Tradition 4