| A | B |
|---|
| Apostles Creed/Nicene Creed | prayers containing basic doctrines of Catholic Church |
| faith | believing in what God has revealed & trusting in Him |
| Trinity | 3 persons in 1 God/Father, Son, holy Spirit |
| Scripture | God's Word/ revelation/ bible |
| tradition | revealed truths handed down since apostles by word,teachings, customs |
| original sin | 1st sin of Adam & Eve that we all inherit |
| Sacramental Grace | power given in each sacrament to fulfill the pupose of that sacrament |
| Paschal Mystery | passion, death, resurrection & ascension of Jesus Christ |
| actual sin | our own personal sin |
| social sin | unjust sytems & structures that oppress people & deny them rights. |
| Church | community of those who believe in Christ & follow His teachings |
| Magisterium | the church's authority to teach the Gospel |
| Infallibility | the freedom from error that pope,bishops have when solemnly teaching essential matters of faith, morals |
| Communion of Saints | all members of church, earth,heaven,purgatory. |
| communion of saints | church militant,church triumphant,church suffering |
| particular judgment | indiviual judgment at moment of death |
| general judgment | judgment of humankind at end of world |
| purgatory | temporary state of all who died & must still be purified from sin before entering heaven |
| Marks of the church | one, holy, catholic, apostolic |
| One | having unity in doctrine, moral code, worship & action |
| holy | having divine founder & head: Jesus |
| catholic | universal, embracing all people, fullness of means of salvation |
| apostolic | founded on apostles & their teachings |
