Croke Ch.4 Test

Secularization

The term for society moving away from participation in religious services a belief that society should not be influenced by people's religious beliefs.______

Moral relativism

The cultural challenge for Catholic morality today. This is the modern belief that morality changes due to popular opinion.______ _____

Parish

Another name for local Catholic churches._______

Discrimination

In the late 1800's in America, Catholic schools were built to fight _____ against Catholic students in public schools.

Pentecost

The Catholic Church's mission began with the Holy Spirit descending on the apostles in an event known as _____.

Universal

The word Catholic means _____.

Judaism and Islam

The Roman Catholic Church shares a connection with all Greek Orthodox Catholic churches and all other Protestant Christian churches, as well as with _____ and _____.

Dominion

God gave man all of the benefits of His creation to be enjoyed, but also the responsibility to take care of the Earth. This Catholic concept is called _____.

Imperfect

All Protestant Christian groups like Lutherans, Baptists, and Methodists have what is known as an ______ union with the Catholic Church.

Archdiocese

The name for a larger diocese that serves a larger population of Catholics._____

Reform

There are 3 forms of Judaism. The strictest observers are Orthodox Jews, the middle of the road followers are Conservative Jews, and the most progressive are called ____ Jews.

Unity and diversity

One of the responsibilities of a bishop is to ensure that there is a balance between ____ and _____ in each of the Churches in their diocese.

Old Testament

Catholics and Jews share the beliefs in the first half of the Bible known as the _____ _______.

Share: Baptism and Sacred Scripture

Dont Share: Sacred Tradition and Saints

Essay 3: Explain 2 things we share and 2 things we don’t share with Protestant Christian Groups.

1. Regular Prayer

2. Catholic Theology Classes

3. Sacraments made available in school

4. School uniforms

5. Teams publicly pray before and after games

Essay 2: 5 ways that Catholic Schools Promote Catholic Identity

Catholic schools started because Catholics were being discriminized in public schools. Then catholics were asked to send their child to their parish school which was next to their church. The elementary school then became feeder schools for local catholic high schools. In 1965 there were 13,000 in the USA. By 2010 only 7,000 schools remained.

Essay 1: Explain the Development of Catholic Schools in America

Catholics share belief with Muslims through Abraham. Abraham was the ruler of a city of Hebrews. Abraham was permitted by law to have children with servants. Abraham’s descendants led to Mohammed. Catholics and Muslims share the belief in the same God who created the world and will judge us.

Essay 4: How does our Biblical Ancestry relate to Islams.