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  1. According to the CCC, what does the term 'Theotokos' mean and why is it doctrinally significant?

    Answer: God-bearer, affirming Christ's full divinity from conception

    Theotokos means 'God-bearer' and was defined at Ephesus (431 AD) to affirm that Mary truly bore the Son of God made flesh, defending Christ's unity of person.

  2. The CCC teaches that the Eucharist is the 'source and summit' of Christian life. Which council first used this exact phrase?

    Answer: Second Vatican Council

    Vatican II's Lumen Gentium (§11) coined 'source and summit,' later incorporated into CCC §1324 to express the Eucharist's central place in Church life.

  3. Which CCC article explains that original sin is transmitted by propagation, not imitation?

    Answer: CCC 402-406

    CCC 402-406 treats the transmission of original sin, clarifying that it passes through human nature (propagation), not merely by bad example as Pelagius taught.

  4. The CCC distinguishes 'mortal' from 'venial' sin. Which three conditions must ALL be present for a sin to be mortal?

    Answer: Grave matter, full knowledge, deliberate consent

    CCC 1857 specifies that mortal sin requires grave matter, full knowledge of its gravity, and deliberate consent of the will.

  5. According to the CCC, what is the primary effect of Confirmation on the baptized Christian?

    Answer: A special outpouring of the Holy Spirit that perfects baptismal grace

    CCC 1316 teaches that Confirmation perfects baptismal grace through a special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith.

  6. The CCC's treatment of the Lord's Prayer (Part Four) identifies how many petitions in the Our Father?

    Answer: Seven

    CCC 2803-2854 analyzes seven petitions in the Our Father, following the traditional division used by the Fathers of the Church.

  7. The CCC teaches that the natural moral law is discoverable by human reason. This teaching is rooted in which biblical passage?

    Answer: Romans 2:14-15 — Gentiles who do by nature what the law requires

    CCC 1954-1960 grounds the natural law in Romans 2:14-15, where Paul notes that the moral law is written on human hearts accessible to all people.