RE Paper 1 quotes

• Catholic beliefs on God creating the world


  God is omnipotent-CCC 'God alone created the universe without any help'

  Evolution - Pope John Paul 'God created human beings and let them develop'

  St Augustines confessions - 'You created out of nothing'

  'In the begining God created the heavens and the earths'
• Other views on origins of universe

  Stephen Hawkings on BB - 'The universe can and will create itself from nothing'
• Catholic to sanctity of life

  Catherine of sienna - all human life is dignified because it is made imago dei
• creation ex nihilo


  'Out of nothing'. For example catholics believe god created the world ex nihilo
• evolution


  the process of natural selection and mutation which leads to a gradual change over time. For example Catholics accept the theory of evolution along the creation story as it proves the variety of lives
• imago dei


  'made in gods image and likeness' . For example catholics believe humans are made imago dei
• inspiration


  'God breathed' . The belief that the spirit of God guides an individual to act or write what is true
• Omnipotence


  The belief that God is all powerful
• revelation


  The way that God reveals himself to the humanity. For example Catholics believe that god revealed himself to humanity through jesus
• Stewardship


  The duty to care for creation and protect it for future generations. For example catholics believe God gifted us the world and therefore we should look after it
• Transcendence


  existing outside of space and time. For example Catholics believe God was able to create the world due to his transcendence
• conscience


  Human reason making moral decisions. For example Catholics believe God gave all humans a conscience to do right and avoid evil
• Evil


  The absence of good and the impulse to seek desires at the cost of good for others which can result in suffering
• Free will


  The decision making part of a persons mind. For example catholics believe that god gave us free will to choose between right or wrong without being controlled
• goodness


  the quality of being like god. Seeking the wellbeing of others selflessly
• incarnation


  'made flesh'. The catholic belief that god became man in the flesh of jesus
• natural law


  the instinctive understanding of what is right and wrong. Every human being has this
• privation

  the loss or absence of something that is usually present. For example evil is the privation of good
• suffering

  pain or loss that causes harm to humans. This can come in the form of moral evil, which is caused by humans or natural evil, caused by nature
• statues

  FOR: OT god allowed jews to make statues of cherubs and decorate the ark of the covenant

  -la pieta helps reflect suffering

  AGAINST: Do not worship any god before me
• pilgrimage

  CCC - pilgrimages evoke our earthly journey to heaven
• popular piety


  vatican 2 - spiritual life...is not limited solely to participation of the liturgy