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How well do you know Catholic Christianity?

As a Catholic Christian I am often hurt by the contempt with which the Church is written about here at All About God. net.  And yet I know that many Christians would not be able to answer even basic questions about the Biblical-based teaching and practice of the Holy Catholic Church.  So, here is a quiz that I found at Catholic Bible 101.  Can you pass this quiz without looking up the answers before hand?  And if not, then could we all agree to get to know Catholic Christianity before we condemn Catholic Christians?

 

Take the quiz and find out. 

  1. Pope John Paul II instituted a new set of mysteries to the Rosary called the ______Mysteries.  It is suggested by the Church to say these mysteries on _______ .
  2. The 3rd Glorious Mystery of the Rosary is the ________.
  3. Saul saw Jesus as a bright light on his way to _________.
  4. The first Christian in the New Testament, as well as the first evangelist, was _______.
  5. Paul describes Jesus as the new ______.
  6. The Ark of the Covenant contained three items, according to Paul, including ____, ____, & _____ .
  7. There are at least 3 righteous people mentioned in the Book of Luke, ____, _____, and _____.
  8. According to the Bible, _______ is the prince of the air.
  9. The first murderer in human history was _________.
  10. Adam and Eve's third son was named _______.
  11. Jesus is a priest forever, in the order of _______.
  12. True or False--The Catholic Church added the 7 books of the "apocrypha" to the Bible after the Protestant Reformation. 
  13. True or False--The Bible condemns all tradition.
  14. The Liturgy of the Hours draws mainly from the Biblical book of ______.
  15. __________ was completely forgiven for his sin by God, but still had to endure the death of his child as punishment.
  16. ________ told Mary that a sword would pierce her heart.
  17. Psalm _____ foretells the crucifixion of Jesus and that lots would be cast for his clothes.
  18. Bethlehem means _______of _______.
  19. The prophet _______ foretold that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem.
  20. The prophet _______ foretold that Jesus would be  born of a virgin.
  21. The prophet _______ foretold that Jesus would be sold for 30 pieces of silver.
  22. _________chopped off the head of General Holofernes, saving Israel. She is a biblical type of Mary, who crushes the head of the serpent, saving the Church.
  23. ________ was caught up to heaven in a whirlwind.  Just prior to that, ________ asked for and received a double portion of his spirit.
  24. _____ went to the Witch of Endor to get her to conjure up Samuel from the dead.
  25. True or False - Witchcraft, sorcery, and divination are not condemned by the Bible.
  26. ____ & _____ asked Jesus if he should rain fire down on a Samaritan village.
  27. Jesus appeared to his unknowing disciples after the Resurrection on the road to _______ .
  28.  In _____ chapter 6, Jesus told his disciples that if they eat ____and drink ____ they  would abide in him, and he in them.
  29. The angel Gabriel called Mary _____ of _____, rather than by her name.
  30. __________ was an Old Testament Prophet and King, who was a shepherd, was born in Bethlehem, started his Kingship at 30 years of age, and foretold that evil men would cast lots for the Messiah's clothes.
  31. Following the death of King __________in 930 BC,the nation of Israel split into the Northern Kingdom, called ________, and the southern Kingdom, called __________. 
  32. Of the 12 tribes of Israel, ___ were in the northern kingdom, and ____ were in the southern kingdom.
  33. The capital of the northern kingdom was ____________, while the capital of the southern kingdom was __________.
  34. In 722 BC, the northern kingdom was taken captive by __________.
  35. In 587 BC, the southern kingdom was taken captive by __________.
  36. The ________ kingdom eventually returned home after 70 years of exile.
  37. The ________kingdom assimilated with pagan countries and was never heard from again.
  38. Jesus said that a kingdom __________ cannot __________.
  39. According to 2 Maccabees, ________buried the Ark of the Covenant containing the 10 Commandments in a cave on or near Mount ________.
  40. Also according to 2 Maccabees, the long dead prophet _________ appeared to the former high priest Onias and to Judas Maccabees and presented a golden sword to Judas. Onias said the prophet_______much for the people and the holy city.
  41. Straight out of the Bible, the Seven Sorrows of Mary are ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, & ________.
  42. _______ was taken up into heaven in a whirlwind (at the spot on the Jordan River where ________ started his ministry years later),  after giving a double portion of his spirit to his protege, ________.

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Permalink Reply by Sharon Theresa Theil on June 5, 2010 at 2:06pm
Winston,

Thank you!

Sharon.
Permalink Reply by ScribeD on June 4, 2010 at 1:47am
After reading a few of the comments here, and reading Sharon's question (including the test), a couple of thoughts come to mind:
1) Catholic means "universal" and all Bible-believing Christians belong to the universal church - the "ecclesia" (gr) or "gathering" of people to Christ which Jesus spoke of in Matthew 16.
2) Sharon actually means that she belongs to the Roman Catholic Church, which is just one of seven original "Catholic" churches that were established by the church fathers who were appointed by the Apostles.
3) what makes the Roman Church (or Roman Catholic Church) distinct is what is known as the "Latin Rite". The Latin Rite is a distinct liturgy (form of practice) that places emphasis on authoritarian governance over spiritual dispensations and ordinances, which was derived from a mixing of church and state in the Roman empire. The other "Catholic" churches were less authoritarian because, simply put, they did not inherit the seat of the empire. The vatican has taken this fact as a license to be dictatorial and arrogantly declare themselves the "only true church". That is also the reason why all other Catholic, Reformed and Baptist churches have serious issues with the beliefs and practices of the Roman Church.
4) The Roman Church has gained more of it's converts by colonial conquest than by evangelism, since the Vatican bankrolled the vast majority of the colonization of the world through Spain, Portugal and France during the era of exploration and ; hence Roman Catholic missionaries were part and parcel of every effort of colonization.
5) while there are many problems with the Latin Rite putting an emphasis on medieval traditions which were NOT derived from true Biblical theological training, that does not mean that all Roman traditions are wrong. It does however, mean that many of them are infused or confused with human traditions and bad theology.
- to my Baptist and Evangelical friends, I would say: there are some things worthy of learning from the early Apostolic/Catholic traditions that have been lost or buried in the Reformed traditions. Let's find what is "praise-worthy" and not demonize all that is "Catholic".
- to my Catholic friends, I would say: there are many valid reasons why the Reformers threw out the "traditions" of the Latin Rite (Roman Catholicism) and chose to embrace the three essential values of Luther (Scripture alone, Faith alone, Christ alone). Every good Catholic should research the mountains of evidence in the Bible that put that holy trio far above any tradition of Rome. [incidentally, many evangelicals should learn those three values also].

In closing: Sharon, you ought to definitely consider the 11th point in your test. The point of the author of the book of Hebrews is just this simple: Christ himself is the only priest we need. All other priest-hoods are made obsolete for the believer in Christ. Read Hebrews carefully - I am confident that you can come to no other conclusion if you do.

Blessings in Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith...

~Scribe
Permalink Reply by Sharon Theresa Theil on June 6, 2010 at 1:42pm
Scribe,

The Roman Church has gained more of it's converts by colonial conquest than by evangelism,

What exactly do you mean?

The point of the author of the book of Hebrews is just this simple: Christ himself is the only priest we need. All other priest-hoods are made obsolete for the believer in Christ.

So the Church is to have no priests, no ministers, no pastors, no clergy at all?! Are you sure? That is not what I see when I read the book of Hebrews.

Sharon.
Permalink Reply by ScribeD on June 9, 2010 at 8:17pm
Q) What exactly do you mean?
A) quite simple, if you look at the 400+ years of colonialism and look at how, where and when Roman Catholicism spread - you will find that Spanish and Portugese missionaries went hand-in-hand with conquistadors; the history is well defined by their own writings. Read the volumes of information detailed about how Roman Catholicism spread among their "missions" in the Americas and it's very sad. Now, understand, I am not saying all of it was this way - but much of it was medievalist conversion tactics among the native populations. Take an example from India: the Apostolic church of St Thomas was created there in Madras and continues to this day. The greatest persecution they ever endured was when Roman Catholic missionaries came with the Portugese and tried to "Romanize" (or I should say "Latinize") their traditional Christian practices handed down from St Thomas. I say this not as one who wants to criticize, but to enlighten. One of my most famous relatives was a widely famous missionary priest of the Roman Catholic church and my father is an avid student of the Jesuits; it is a matter of intense discussion between us.

Q) So the Church is to have no priests, no ministers, no pastors, no clergy at all?
A) You are making a non-sequitur argument. There is a substantial difference between a "priest" (or a "priesthood") which means to be a vicarious intercessor, and a "pastor" which means to be a "shepherd". There is also a significant difference between the priesthood of the Latin Rite, from the other priesthoods within the vast spectrum of "Catholicism". The book of Hebrews is extremely clear that there can be no other vicarious intercessor for humanity than Jesus Christ, the son of God. There are numerous other references, including in the Gospels of John, Mark, as well as the letters to Timothy and elsewhere. The Latin Rite, more than any other group of orders (there are numerous orders within that sect) has set itself up as a vicarious mediator for mankind; indeed as THE Vicarious Mediator (Hence the Papal title: the Vicar of Christ). This fact, more than any other issue, is what provokes Christians of every other sect and order. It is, in my opinion, the main reason why Rome is in many ways a false church. They have entirely missed the point of the Gospel.
Permalink Reply by Sharon Theresa Theil on June 15, 2010 at 9:10am
Scribe,

I have never set out to limit my discussion of Catholic Christianity to the Roman Catholic Church. As you yourself said, “There is also a significant difference between the priesthood of the Latin Rite, from the other priesthoods within the vast spectrum of "Catholicism". Exactly. The Catholic Church is a lot bigger than the Latin Church. Actually, according to the Catechism the Catholic Church includes the whole of God’s people here on earth. The Apostolic Church of St. Thomas is very much a part of the Catholic Church. I am saddened by any attempt to hurt these fine Christians especially since the hurt came at the hands of fellow Christians! That is just wrong! I think that we need a new understanding of Evangelicalism. Instead of bringing people to Christ through dogmas and doctrines we must bring people to Christ by becoming a living example of the love of Jesus Christ.

‘To our most bitter opponents we say: Throw us in jail and we will still love you. Bomb our houses and threaten our children and we will still love you. Send your hooded perpetrators of violence into our communities at the midnight hour and beat us and leave us half dead, and we shall still love you. But be ye assured that we will wear you down by our capacity to suffer. One day we shall win freedom, but not only for ourselves. We shall so appeal to your heart and conscience that we shall win you in the process, and our victory will be a double victory” St. Francis and the Foolishness of God; page 88



From what I understand Priest comes from Presbyters the original Greek meant elder. I check my history book as well and this is what I get.

I am a little muddled about your definition of ‘the Vicar of Christ’. According to my understanding a ‘Vicar’ is not a ‘Vicarious Mediator’ but rather someone who stands in for or acts for another. If I had to give a one sentence definition of Christianity it would be A Christian is a Vicar of Christ; a Christian acts for Christ; a Christian acts like Christ; a Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ in that the Christian stands for and acts like Jesus.

Now, I would have a problem with someone thinking that the Pope is the ONLY victar of Christ since we all are to be the Vicar of Christ. That is what it means to be a Christian to be Christ (in our own imperfect way of course) but that is the goal of all Christianity to take sinful human beings and transform them, though the power of the Holy Spirit working within them, into the actually body of Christ.

I think St. Francis of Assisi came the closest to being a true Christian. I myself am far removed from this goal but it is my goal to be the hands and feet of Jesus.

Thank you for talking with me. You are intelligent and level-headed.

Sharon.
Permalink Reply by Christine_loves_jesus on June 4, 2010 at 8:07am
I am ABSOLUTELY SICK OF THIS COMPETITION BETWEEN DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS!!!I was baptised catholic but have found myself reading books by Joyce Meyer and attending pentecostal churches as well as catholic. God does not want this discrimination between christians. Thats why we are all called CHRISTIANS!!! Because we believe in Christ. Thats all Ive got to say about that and also I have noticed some discrimination towards Catholicism on this website which is disgraceful
Permalink Reply by Michael Vernon McEntire on June 4, 2010 at 12:42pm
Christine, I agree with your first sentiment completely, but you and I are not going to put an end to this. There seems to be something too fundamentally human at the root of denominationalism so that I can't foresee it ever ceasing. It has been present in the Church since the first century. I applaud those people (like yourself) and churches that have become truly ecumenical, but the Roman Catholic Church is not one of those. At the very best, they call protestants "separated brethren" and ask them not to participate in their eucharistic communion. Even you and I must be careful what we say, lest we provoke the very thing we are trying to stop. For example, when you say that anti-Catholic discrimination in this internet community is "disgraceful", you are going to make some people respond defensively. Please try to remember that some Protestants are very sincere in their conscientiously objections to certain Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, and most Roman Catholics would call you and me heretics. I wish that all Christians could just love Jesus and worship him without adding a lot of other stuff, but in advocating that position, I've been labeled "heretic" and "apostate" by both sides. I'm just glad that Catholics and Protestants can't kill each other anymore, and I don't meant that to be flippant.
Permalink Reply by David Velasquez on June 4, 2010 at 1:47pm
Dear Christine-

This is not a competition; this is not about winning an argument. This is not about loving division or showing off who knows more. Is about the commandments of Christ. He told us to make disciples, to teach the truth etc... I could go on and on with the admonitions the Apostles gave us to stand up for the truth and to content for it. The Word of God also calls us to help our brothers who are in error or sin. If we don't we don't truly love them.

Tolerance is not Love. To not correct you is not love. To watch you live in error is not love. Is not love to sit next to you and watch you inject heroin into your vain and because I do not want to make you upset or hurt your feelings, I sit there and watch you become comfortably num, as you slowly kill yourself.

No that is not love and we are not talking about a drug use here, we are not talking about a sinful attitude. No, we are talking about THE MOST IMPORTANT TOPIC IN THIS LIFE, GOD. What is pleasing to Him? Sharon is fine with this discussion, she is the one that has opened it up and no one has disrespected anyone here. So, it is a beautiful thing to have a chance to discuss these issues without getting upset.

The attitude of this discussion is the following: (quoting Carla) "I look forward to hearing from you. I, like David, would like to keep this conversation healthy with the perspective that each of us may walk away having learned something...and it will ultimately Glorify our Heavenly Father. After all, Jesus is the reason we are here.

That is our attitude in this discussion. I have learned from what Sharon has shared so far and hopefully she does too. So sis no one has disrespected anyone here. We love God and want to serve Him as best we can. Your comment has the potential to take this discussion another route, so please sis let’s do our best to keep peace in Christ.

I do understand how sickening it is that there are some unhealthy divisions and even riveries among our Christian family, but as Michael has pointed out those will not be done away with until our Lord returns.

These are important topics and I am glad we are discussing them in a peaceful manner.

The Lord bless you.
Permalink Reply by ScribeD on June 9, 2010 at 8:19pm
David: bravo, especially when you say "...about the commandments of Christ".

Our Saviour alone has the ability to define what is right faith, right practice. All else is heresay.
Permalink Reply by Carla on June 4, 2010 at 2:17pm
Hi Christine,

I truly don't see this discussion as a competition between different denominations. I was also baptised catholic, but I acknowledge that it has absolutely no bearing on my faith today or my salvation. You are right when you say we are 'Christians because we believe in Christ', however, we must take that belief a step further...into 'Lordship' Christianity, which means, do we do what He says?. My concern with Catholic Christianity (and this is a generality-not true for all catholics) is that they teach a 'religion' rather then a 'relationship', and that concerns me. My motivation for participating in this forum is reconciliation between the denominations and to encourage a closer dependency on our Lord. Also, to not only acknowledge Him as Savior, but also Lord and Master. Jesus is the only One who gets to say how we live, and He is with us all the time directing and guiding us to empower us to Live as He commands us to..This is what it means to 'hear His voice.'...that is what it means to be a Christian. So as you can see, different denominations can learn and grow from eachother.

No one is taking sides. I hope that you will be blessed by this discussion and not feel unnecessarily burdened.

Blessings, Carla
Permalink Reply by Sharon Theresa Theil on June 6, 2010 at 1:55pm
Carla,

My concern with Catholic Christianity (and this is a generality-not true for all catholics) is that they teach a 'religion' rather then a 'relationship', and that concerns me.

You simply have many mistaken ideas about what the Catholic Church teaches.

Heaven will be the continuation of the life we live on earth.
If we are striving to live united to Jesus,
death will not even interrupt the thread of this union.

The final prayer of Mother Angelica from the book
The Prayers and Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica
page 190.
Permalink Reply by Sharon Theresa Theil on June 6, 2010 at 1:50pm
Christine,

It is sad, isn't it? What must a new person in Christ feel when they learn that Jesus is love and then they come here and read all the fighting among fellow followers of Christ Jesus? I guess this is what Jesus meant when He said that not everyone who calls Him Lord, Lord, will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

have noticed some discrimination towards Catholicism on this website which is disgraceful

But we have to go forward with love in our hearts for all men no matter how much they misinterpret, distort, and even hate our beliefs.

Sharon

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