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CCC Doctrinal Content Mastery Flashcards

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  1. The CCC defines the Church as having four marks. Which mark affirms that the Church was founded by Christ and maintains unbroken succession from the apostles?

    Answer: Apostolic

    CCC 857-865 explains that 'apostolic' means the Church is built on the apostles' witness and governed by their successors through unbroken episcopal succession.

  2. According to the CCC, what distinguishes the 'sensus fidei' (sense of the faith) from the Magisterium?

    Answer: Sensus fidei is the instinct of the whole faithful people; the Magisterium is the teaching authority of bishops

    CCC 92-93 describes sensus fidei as the supernatural discernment of the whole Body of Christ, while the Magisterium (bishops in union with the Pope) has the authority to define doctrine.

  3. The CCC teaches that human persons are created in the 'image of God' (imago Dei). Which three capacities primarily constitute this image?

    Answer: Intellect, free will, and capacity for moral life

    CCC 1704-1706 identifies intellect, free will, and the moral capacity to know and love God as the core of the imago Dei in human persons.

  4. Which sacrament does the CCC describe as the 'sacrament of healing' that forgives sins committed after Baptism?

    Answer: Penance and Reconciliation

    CCC 1440-1449 identifies Penance and Reconciliation as the primary sacrament of healing for post-baptismal sin, restoring the sinner to communion with God and the Church.

  5. The CCC explains that Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition together form one 'sacred deposit of the Word of God.' What term does the CCC use for this deposit?

    Answer: The Deposit of Faith (depositum fidei)

    CCC 84-87 uses 'Deposit of Faith' (depositum fidei) for the totality of revelation entrusted to the Church through Scripture and Tradition, to be guarded and interpreted by the Magisterium.

  6. According to the CCC, how many sacraments did Christ institute, and which category does Matrimony belong to?

    Answer: Seven sacraments; sacrament at the service of communion

    CCC 1210-1211 lists seven sacraments grouped into three categories; Matrimony (along with Holy Orders) falls under 'sacraments at the service of communion.'

  7. The CCC teaches about the 'last things' (eschatology). Which event does it identify as the 'particular judgment'?

    Answer: The immediate judgment of each soul at the moment of death

    CCC 1021-1022 teaches that each person immediately after death faces a particular judgment determining their eternal destiny — heaven, purgatory, or hell — distinct from the final general judgment.