Catholic Test 2

Questions:

1) Name the 12 Apostles?

2) How many Books are found inside the Bible?

3) How many Liturgical Seasons does the Church celebrate?

4) Which Sacrament is until death do us part?

5) How many Churches did Christ establish?

6) Can a Catholic have a personal relationship with God? (True of False)

7) Can there be women Priests? (True of False)

8) What is the Church's Birthday?

9) Which Saints Feast day is June 29th?

10) Which disciple first acknowledged Jesus to be the Messiah?

Answers:

1) Peter, Andrew, James (the Greater), John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James (the Less), Jude (Thaddeus), Simon, Judas.

2) 72 Books (or 73, depending on whether the Book of Lamentations is listed as a separate book and not a part of Jeremiah)

3) 5 Liturgical Seasons : Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ordinary Time.

4) Matrimony - One is married until Death Do You Part. A valid sacramental marriage can never be dissolve or annulled. One who divorces and remarries commits adultery. The Bible states: "Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery" (Lk 16:18)

5) One, The Roman Catholic Church Mt 16:18 "... I will build my church ..." Catechism of the Catholic Church (813–822)

6) True. A Catholics have the most personal relationship possible with our Lord. Catholic have this relationship by reading Scripture, Praying, Confessing one sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, performing good works for their fellow man, and by receiving the Eucharist, the true body, blood soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ, in a state of grace.

7) False. Women can never become priest for the Bible states: "I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she is to keep silent.' (1 Tim 2:12), "Women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as even the law say,"(1 Cor 14:34), and "Impose not hands lightly upon any man" (1 Tim 5:22)

8) Pentecost

9) Saints Peter and Paul

10) Peter. "Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ,the Son of the living God."(Mt 16:16)