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95 CATECHISM QUESTIONS & ANSWERSRevised 2013
BIBLE
1. What is the Bible?
The Bible is the collection of books that relate God’s revelation to the
human race. It is the inspired word of God written by men and
comprises the Old Testament and the New Testament.
2. Where did we get the Bible?
We have the Bible by the authority of the early councils of the Catholic
Church which decided which writings were truly inspired by God.
Therefore the Bible may rightly be said to be a Catholic book.
3. When there is dispute over what the Bible means to teach us about
some matter of faith or morals, how do we know the right meaning?
Only the teaching authority of the Catholic Church can know what is
true in faith and morals because Christ promised that the Holy Spirit
would reveal all truth to the Church.
4. What is the teaching authority of the Church called?
The teaching authority of the Catholic Church is called magisterium.
5. What is Sacred Tradition?
Sacred Tradition is the oral, unwritten message that Jesus gave the
Apostles. Some of it was written down and is found in apostolic
documents that are not part of the Bible.
6. In what degree must we accept the Bible? In what degree Tradition?
One must accept the Bible and Tradition completely and equally
because both are revealed by God.
GOD
7. What is the Blessed Trinity?
The Blessed Trinity means that in the one God there are three distinct
and equal Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
, The Father is not the Son. The Son is not the Holy Spirit. The Father is
not the Holy Spirit.
CREATION
9. What are Angels?
Angels are pure spirits, without bodies, having intelligence and free
will.
10. What are good angels; what are bad angels?
The good angels are those who remained faithful to God, and entered
into the eternal happiness of heaven. The bad angels are those who
turned against God and were cast into Hell. These are the fallen angels
or devils.
11. What is a guardian angel?
A guardian angel is a good angel who has been assigned to each one of
us by God to watch over, lead, guide, and protect each of us in all we
do.
12. What is man? How is he like God?
Man is a creature composed of body and soul, and made to the image
and likeness of God.
Man is like God chiefly in the soul.
13. What was the condition of Adam and Eve before the Fall and after
the Fall?
The original condition of Adam and Eve was that they were in perfect
harmony with God, and were given sanctifying grace, which made
them children of God and gave them the right to heaven. They were
also free from sickness and death. After the Fall they were deprived of
God’s friendship and grace, they were subject to sickness and death,
and their wills were inclined to sin.
14. What is the sin of Adam and Eve Called? How do we get it? How
do we remove it?
The sin of Adam and Eve is called, Original Sin.
, 15. When we have Original Sin removed, what effects of it remain in
us?
The inclination to sin still remains in us because our nature was
weakened by the Fall.
SIN
16. What is the difference between temptation and sin?
Temptation is a strong inclination or suggestion to sin which may
come from the devil, from something outside us, or from our tendency
toward evil as a result of Adam’s fall. Sin is knowingly and willingly
breaking the law of God, not merely the inclination to commit evil.
17. Can temptation always be resisted?
Temptation can always be resisted because God will not allow us to be
tempted beyond our strength.
18. What is mortal sin; what three elements are necessary to it?
Mortal sin is a grievous offense against the law of God that deprives us
of grace and leads to eternal death in hell. The three elements
necessary to make a mortal sin are: First, the thought, desire, word,
action or omission must be seriously wrong or considered seriously
wrong; Second, the sinner must be mindful of the serious wrong;
Third, the sinner must fully consent to it.
19. What is venial sin; What makes up venial sin?
Venial sin is a less serious offense against the law of God, which does
not deprive the soul of sanctifying grace, and which can be pardoned
even without sacramental confession.
There are two conditions that make up a venial sin: First, when the evil
done is not seriously wrong; second, when the evil done is indeed
seriously wrong, but the sinner sincerely (but falsely) believes it is
only slightly wrong, or when he does not give full consent to it.
20. What are the occasions of sin? What are the near occasions of sin?
The occasion of sin is any person, place or thing which may lead us
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