Theology III - Second Quarter Test #2

Absolution

the statement by which a priest, speaking as the official minister of Christ's Church, declares forgiveness of sins to a repentant sinner in the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Anointing of the Sick

given during sickness or immediately before death, intended for a communal setting with family and friends in attendance, may take place in the family home, a hospital, a convalescent home, a hospice, or a parish church, can be for a single sick person or a group, the sick person and all those present are encouraged to receive the Sacrament of Penance prior

Common Good

"sum total of social conditions that allows people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily"

Complementary

"making up what is lacking in the other"/the nature and purpose of marriage comes from God, not from civil law or the Church

Contrition

heartfelt sorrow and aversion for sins committed along with the intention to sin no more

Dignity

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect/every human person has worth and value because each person is made in God's image

Examination of Conscience

an honest self-assessment of how well you have lived God's covenant of love, leading you to accept responsibility for your sins and to realize your need for God's merciful forgiveness

Excommunication

purpose is to shock the sinner into repentance and conversion so they realize the gravity of their sins

Extreme Unction

also known as the Last Rites/a term from the Latin for "last anointing," it once referred to the reception of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick just before death, encompasses all the ministering to the person on the bed of death, including Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Viaticum, and the Final Blessing

Fundamental Option

means that many Christians make a fundamental choice to follow Christ and to live their lives according to Christian values

Imago Dei

humans are unique because God made us in the divine image, enabling us to share in God's own life/we are spiritual beings who possess incomparable dignity, value, and worth/God is the Creator; we are not, we are God's creatures/God freely created humans out of love/we are made out of love, for love, and to love/we are magnificent creatures, the summit of God's creative activity/God has put humans in charge of the rest of creation, commanding us to lovingly care for and use it for human betterment

Imperfect Contrition

you have sorrow for sin because you fear punishment or perceive the ugliness of sin

Indulgences

the remission of temporal punishment due to sins already forgiven

Inherent

inborn or inherited, something that does not need to be earned or acquired

Nihilism

a philosophy that denies there's any meaning in existence or in religious beliefs/the only thing after life is nothingness, annihilation/nothing we do matters

Oil of the Sick

olive oil blessed by the bishop of a diocese on Holy Thursday

Penitent

a person who admits his or her sins, is truly sorry for having sinned, and wishes to be restored to relationship with God and the Church

Perfect Contrition

you have sorrow for sin because you love God and want to be in relationship with him

Redemptive Suffering

the notion that our sufferings can be offered up as a sacrifice for the grace of others

Reconciliation

a sacrament of healing, also known as Penance or Confession, through which Christ extends his forgiveness to sinnners

Repentance

change of mind or change of heart

Sacramental Seal

the secrecy priests are bound to keep regarding any sins confessed to them

Solidarity

the Christian virtue of social charity and friendship

Subsidiarity

all members of a society should have a role in making societal decisions, rather than a central leader making all of the decisions and dictating them

The actions of an individual are more sinful than that of a group because a sin is a personal act. Sin is an act of freedom on the part of an individual person, not a group. Sin is you directly saying "no" to God, making it more sinful than a group who is influenced by multiple people and their opinions.

Explain if actions in a group are more or less sinful than the actions of an individual.

Confessing your sins aloud to a priest shows that you are humble enough to admit that you sin to another person. Through saying your sins aloud, the priest will give you absolution and forgiveness, and will give you Penance in order to make up for those sins. The priest is sworn to secrecy, and will never tell anyone your sins.

Explain the benefit of confessing one's sins aloud to a priest, rather than silently to God.

A very sick or dying person may receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. It can be given to a single sick person or a group.

Who may receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick?

Old Testament: suffering was a moral condition, each instance of suffering resulted from a specific sin, God blessed "good people" with health, many children, riches, and a long life, and Israelites believed God's justice remains intact and good people if not rewarded in this life will be rewarded in the next

Jesus' Teaching: sickness and death are not God's ways of punishing people, God loves the sick and disabled just as much as he loves healthy people, God's love is stronger than sickness, pain, suffering, and death, God does not abandon you when you are sick or suffering, he shares your suffering, the sick should not be treated as outcasts

How does the idea of suffering in the Old Testament differ from Jesus' teaching about suffering?