HRE4M CH6

norm

pattern

Gentile

non-Jew

grace

God’s self-gift of love

schism

refusal of submissionra

rationalism

view holding nothing can be true unless proven by reason alone

apostle

title given in gospels to Jesus’ 12 chief disciples (& St Paul)

church

communion of Jesus’ baptized followers

communion

Christ’s Body & Jesus’ baptized followers’ assembly

conversion

radical value transformation taking place at intellectual & moral & religious levels

magisterium

Church’s official teaching office

What constitutes the magisterium?

bishops in union with pope

mission

task Jesus left followers

What was Jesus’ mission?

proclaim Jesus to world

sacrament

perceptible signs accessible to human nature, making grace present

Who outlines Church’s tasks in guiding moral life?

Richard Gula

What are Church’s tasks in guiding moral life?

• shapes moral character

• guards moral tradition

  • is moral deliberation community

Moral character requires more than __. It requires __.

ideas for its formation. It requires imagination.

liturgy

primary tool through which Church teaches

Which groups carry moral tradition forward?

• faithful

• theologians

• priests & ministers

• Church’s teaching authority

If baptized believers __, theologians __.

introduce us to the moral tradition, theologians interpret this moral tradition.

What is the magisterium’s mission?

connect with believers’ moral experience

How does the magisterium accomplish their mission?

• delegate

• give teaching mission to theologians & all speaking in their name

• directly teach

• extra/ordinary magisterium

extraordinary magisterium

• ecumenical council pronounces solemn decree

  • pope speaks as Church’s head

ordinary magisterium

bishops’ daily teachings / pope’s daily teachings letters