| A | B |
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| Magisterium | The living, teaching office of the Church |
| Task of the Magisterium | To interpret the Word of God in Scripture and Tradition |
| Who makes up the Magisterium | Pope and and Bishops |
| Infallible | Without error |
| Who has infallibility | Pope alone and the body of bishops when together with the pope, they teach on matters of faith and morals |
| Conciliar documents, the Code of Canon Law, encyclicals and the Catechism of the Catholic Church | Examples of infallible teachings |
| Encyclicals | Letters written by the pope |
| Pastoral Letters | Written by a bishop to his diocese or by a group of Bishops to the people of their region |
| USCCB | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Workers) | Written in 1891 by Pope Leo Xlll, first modern Catholic Social Teaching document |
| Foundation theme of Catholic Social Teaching | Life and dignity of the human person |
| The respect owed to all humans because they are made in God's image | Dignity |
| Human beings are both | sacred and social |
| Common good | Totality of conditions in society that allow people to reach fulfillment and live the life God intends |
| Family | Central social institution in a society |
| Institutions | Society's ways of meeting the needs of its people |
