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Theology II, Semester 2
Church Division Reading Questions
CHAPTER 3: THE CHURCH IS ONE
Article 11: One in Worship
1.
How many “Catholic Churches” are there?
2.
What is the
Roman Catholic Church?
3.
What are the
Eastern Catholic Churches?
4.
The word “Eastern” is used because they originated in which city, which was a
part of the Eastern section of the Roman Empire?
Article 13: Divisions, Wounds and Brokenness
A dogma is the most authoritative teaching made by the Church. It is when the pope —
and sometimes the bishops in union with him — teach infallibly that a certain belief is
part of divine revelation and binding on the universal Church for all times and places.
Dogmas must be adhered to with a divine and catholic faith by all in the Church. In other
words, they require the highest level of assent.
Dogma is a kind of doctrine, but doctrine is a much broader category of teaching.
Doctrine includes other beliefs that are taught authoritatively, but not infallibility. This
means that there are elements of these non-infallible beliefs that may change over time
even though the core of the teaching still reflects some aspect of the deposit of faith.
5.
What is dogma?
6.
What is doctrine?
