Chapter 2 Religion

A building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship & instruction

the efforts to build cooperative & constructive interaction with other world religions

An official, authoritative teaching of the Church based on the Revelation of God

The gift given by the Holy Spirit to the Church where by the Magisterium of the Church, the Pope, & the Bishops in union with the him, can be definitively proclaim a doctrine of faith & morals without error

The uninterrupted passing on of authority from the Apostles directly to all Bishops. It is accomplished through the laying on of hands when a bishop is ordained in the Sacrament of Holy Orders as Instituted by Christ

The Church's living teaching office, which consists of all bishops, in communion with the Pope, the bishop of Rome. Their task is to interpret & preserve the truths revealed in both Sacred Scripture & Sacred Tradition

The heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture & Sacred Tradition. It has been passed on from the time of the Apostles. The Magisterium takes from it all that it teaches as revealed truth

This word (from Latin meaning "to hand on"), refers to the process of passing on the Gospel message. Tradition, which began with the oral communication of the Gospel by the Apostles, was written down in Scripture, is handed down & lived out in the life of the Church, & is interpreted by the Magisterium under the guidance of the Holy Spirit

Jesus' offer of salvation is extended to all people, especially the outcast & marginalized

A special manifestation, or sign, of the presence & power of God active in human history

4 types: physical healings, nature miracles, raising from the dead, exorcisms