Catholic Christianity Paper 1

• Catechism


  The official teaching of the Catholic Church
• Sacraments


  Outward signs of inward gift of grace given by God
• Seven sacraments


  • Baptism
  • Confirmation
  • Eucharist
  • Reconciliation
  • Anointing of the Sick
  • Marriage
  • Holy Orders
• Baptism


  1. Priest pours water over child

  2. Washes away original sin

  3. Person is baptized in the name of the Trinity
• Confirmation


  1. Person renews baptismal vows

  2. Priest puts hand on person

  3. Person is anointed with chrism
• Eucharist


  Person is given bread and wine which represents the body and blood of Jesus
• Reconciliation


  1. Priest forgives person's sins

  2. Person admits responsibility

  3. Person is told not to sin again
• Anointing of the Sick


  1. Priest lays hand on sick person

  2. Anoints with oil

  3. Prays and gives Holy Communion
• Sacramental nature of reality


  Catholics believe the first five sacraments are needed for salvation
• Marriage


  1. Bible readings

  2. Prayers

  3. Homily

  4. Exchange of vows
• Holy Orders


  1. Bishop lays hands on person

  2. Person is given chrism
• Most Protestants believe only baptism and the Eucharist are needed for salvation because they were the only ones demonstrated by Jesus
• Liturgical worship


  Mass uses a service book, set prayers and rituals in the same format every time
• Parts of the Mass


  • Introductory Rite
  • Penitential Rite
  • Liturgy of the Word
  • Eucharist
  • Concluding Rite
• Importance of Mass to Catholics


  • They can feel closer to God and have a greater understanding of God
  • It is a celebration of the resurrection
• Non-conformist worship


  Uses hymns, gospel songs and extempore prayers which can be adapted to people's needs
• Catholic funeral rite


  Involves a vigil, Requiem Mass, and rite of committal at the cemetery
• Events of the Requiem Mass


  • Communion with the deceased
  • Priest puts holy water and incense on the coffin
• Importance of Catholic funeral rite


  • Proclaims the message of eternal life
  • Celebrates the deceased's life
  • Shows Christ's sacrifice for humans
• Prayer


  • An attempt to contact God
  • Involves adoration, thanksgiving, confession, and supplication
• Importance of prayer to Catholics


  • Jesus told Catholics to pray
  • It brings peace and a healthy emotional life
  • It improves relationship with God
• Types of prayer


  • Set prayers used in liturgical worship
  • Personal prayers to share thoughts and emotions with God
• Popular piety


  Forms of prayer and worship that express devotion
• Popular piety practices


  • Rosary
  • Eucharistic adoration
  • Stations of the Cross
• Protestants don't use rosary, Eucharistic adoration, or Stations of the Cross
• Pilgrimage


  • Traveling to holy places to become closer to God
  • Adds discipline to spiritual life
  • Can bring healing and hope
• Pilgrimage sites


  • Jerusalem
  • Rome and Vatican City
  • Lourdes
• Protestants believe they can encounter God anywhere, so they don't believe in pilgrimage
• Catholic social teaching


  • Based on Jesus's command to love thy neighbor
  • Aims to reward the world justly and bring people together
• Catholic social action


  • SVP (St Vincent de Paul Society)
  • Helping low-income countries become self-supporting
  • Promoting fair trade
• Missionary work


  • Sending people to bring others into Christianity
  • Evangelization is proclaiming the message of Christianity
• Colonization led to Christian missionaries spreading to new areas
• Pope Francis said Catholics are to be spirit-filled evangelizers
• Catechism


  The official teaching of the Catholic Church
• Trinity


  One God experienced as God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
• The Trinity is the main belief of the Nicene Creed
• The Trinity shows that God is beyond us, with us, and in us
• Trinity seen in the Bible

  1. In Genesis, God the Father speaks the word to create the world and the Holy Spirit hovers over creation

  2. In the New Testament, Jesus's final words were to baptize the disciples in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

  3. In the gospel accounts of Jesus's baptism, the Holy Spirit descended and God the Father says this is his son
• Heresies like adoptionism and Arianism go against the Trinity
• Isaiah 59 states that God's word and the Holy Spirit were sent to create and guide human creation