MCC Theology & Doctrinal Knowledge 2

Question 1

According to Catholic doctrine, which council formally defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception?

Accepted Answer

No council — it was defined by Pope Pius IX in Ineffabilis Deus

Answer

The Immaculate Conception was defined as dogma by Pope Pius IX in his apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus on December 8, 1854.

Question 2

In Trinitarian theology, the term 'procession' refers primarily to what?

Accepted Answer

The eternal relations of origin within the inner life of the Trinity

Answer

Procession in Trinitarian theology describes the eternal relations of origin — the Son is eternally begotten of the Father, and the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.

Question 3

Which heresy denied that Jesus Christ had a true human soul, claiming the Logos replaced it?

Accepted Answer

Apollinarianism

Answer

Apollinarianism, condemned at the First Council of Constantinople (381), denied that Christ had a human rational soul, teaching that the divine Logos took its place.

Question 4

What does the term 'perichoresis' describe in Catholic theology?

Accepted Answer

The mutual indwelling of the three Persons of the Trinity in one another

Answer

Perichoresis (or circumincession in Latin) refers to the mutual indwelling and interpenetration of the three Persons of the Trinity in one another.

Question 5

The doctrine of 'original sin' as developed by St. Augustine holds that Adam's sin is transmitted to all humanity primarily through:

Accepted Answer

Human propagation — inherited as a wounded nature, not a personal act

Answer

Augustine taught that original sin is transmitted through human generation (propagation), resulting in an inherited state of wounded nature deprived of original grace, not a personally committed act.

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MCC Theology & Doctrinal Knowledge 2