HW 5.1: Is Ecumenism a Heresy?

The "Lowest Common Denominator" approach of ecumenism

• Is the first step towards true unity

• has never been supported by the Catholic Church

• is a product of liberal forces from within the Catholic Church

• All of these

Pius believed that an approach of "agreeing to disagree" will fall into

• atheism

• paganism

• sin

• lack of love

• All of these

How does Unitatis Redintegratio relate to Mortalium Animos?

• UR develops the doctrines laid out by MA

• UR is a total doctrinal change from MA

• UR slightly changes the disciplines regarding inter-Christian dialogue

• UR is a complete U-Turn in discipline from MA

How far apart (in time) were the two documents considered in this article written?

• 2 centuries

• 5 centuries

• a few decades

• 6 centuries

Pius XI was mainly responding to

• liberal protestant movements from the 19th and 20th centuries

• a small group of American Catholics that had started to espouse Protestant traits

• the loss of members of the Catholic Church to Eastern Religions

• All of these were serious consideration of Pius XI

Do non-Catholics have access to God's Truth?

• Yes

• No

True or False: when dialoguing with Protestants and/or Orthodox Christians, the Catholic Church looks at some of its doctrines as negotiable

• True

• False

True or False: Catholicism considers a Unity of One Church to be a future ideal we need to work towards

• True

• False