Theology Test 2

Though infallibly declared as recently as 1950, how long have Catholics believed in Mary's Assumption into heaven? 

Officially as a Feast day for 1500 years, and likely longer. 

John XXIII realized Catholics had to reach out to other Christians to help create the unity Jesus wanted for His Church. This is called the "ecumenical movement". 

Correct answer:

True

Vatican II

Sought to bring the Church "up-to-date" in addressing modern movements and societal changes, by being optimistic instead of defensive.

Our Lady of Fatima

Warned about the errors of Communism before the Communist revolution took place, and accurately predicted that millions of people would be killed if it spread.

Pope Pius XI

Published an encyclical fiercely condemning Nazism and Fascism in 1937.

St. Pope John XXIII

Pivotal for calling Vatican II, but died of stomach cancer before it ended.

Marxism/Communism

Taught that this world is all there is and religion is the "opiate of the masses".

If a Catholic joins the Communist party, what happens to him/her under the canon law of 1949? 

They are automatically excommunicated from the Catholic Church. 

In his encyclical Mystici Corpus Christi, how did Pius XII challenge Catholics to think about the Catholic Church? 

To view it not as a primarily human institution, but as the supernatural body of Christ. 

The "ecumenical movement" means all Christian faiths are equally valid and it doesn't really matter whether you're Catholic or Protestant. 

False

When Pius X asked the Catholic Church in France to surrender all property and revenue to the hostile French government rather than submit to its control, what happened?

God blessed the Church by bringing about a revival among the people of France.

Secular governments in the 20th century killed more people in two world wars than in all other previous wars in human history. 

True

Because of the rise of communism and atheistic governments, the 20th century saw more Christians martyred than in any other. 

True

Identify the percentage of the world's population that was Christian in 1850, and the percentage of Christians in 1950. 

One half, with a reduction to one-third. 

Pope Pius IX had one of the longest papacies in history, and presided over the beginning of the decline in vocations to the priesthood. 

False

Pope Pius VII

Restored the Jesuit order in 1814.

Individualistic Materialism

Selfish pursuit of money and possessions that makes it harder to have a spiritual life.

Saint Pius X

Encouraged all Catholics to receive Communion at Mass weekly and encouraged the Catholic Action movement.

Pope Leo XIII

Defended exploited workers and championed better working conditions.

Rerum Novarum

Papal encyclical that responded to the problems caused by the Industrial Revolution and called Catholics to help solve them.

In the first half of the 19th century, largely due to immigration, how much did the Catholic Church grow in the United States?

From 3% of the population to largest single Christian denomination in the country. 

Which of the following is true about the aftermath of Vatican II?

Greater participation and understanding in the Mass often led to a loss of sacred mystery and reverence. 

Which of the following is true about the aftermath of Vatican II?

Many difficulties in the Church were results not of Vatican II, but of the increasingly non-religious and Godless culture in which the Church lives. 

Which of the following is true about the aftermath of Vatican II?

Thousands of priests and nuns left their vocations out of confusion.

John Paul II had a 27 year long papacy, was the first non-Italian pope to be elected since 1522, and was the first from a Communist dominated nation. 

True

According to the Vatican II documents what is the attitude we should have to this world?

It is not our true home. We are only pilgrims journeying through it to our final home in heaven with God. 

The "dictatorship of relativism" is which of the following?

A denial of the existence of an objective moral order and objective truth. 

Pope John Paul II

Spoke to more people (hundreds of millions) than any other person in human history and traveled the equivalent of 3 times distance between earth and moon doing so.

Humanae Vitae

Papal encyclical that reinforced traditional Catholic teaching that only natural means (not contraception or abortion) could be used to regulate human birth.

Lumen Gentium

Stressed that ALL Catholics are called to holiness, not just priests and nuns.

Pope Paul VI

Called on all Catholics to pray the rosary for peace in the world, in response to the threat of nuclear war.

Pope Benedict XVI

Called "the dictatorship of [moral] relativism" the greatest challenge to Western culture.

John Paul II started the practice of the "World Youth Days" that takes place in a different city somewhere in the world every year. Hundreds of thousands of Catholic teens and young adults travel to it every year. 

True

Which of the following statements is true, according to Vatican II documents?

Unity does not require uniformity; we can worship in different ways so long as some of the core is the same. 

Pope John XXIII meant for Vatican II to do which of the following?

Update the language and some of the practices of the Church to keep pace with cultural changes without changing the eternal truths of the faith.