Catholic Test 5

Questions:

1) What is the Communion of Saints?

2) The Immaculate Conception is the conception of Jesus in Mary’s womb? (T or F)

3) When does each human body receive its soul?

4) Is the word Trinity found in the Bible? (T or F)

5) People can stand during the Consecration if there are no kneelers in the Church? (T or F)

6) How many priests are there in the world?
A) 175,050
B) 278,035
C) 404,336

7) Mary ascended into heaven? (T or F)

8) What is a mortal sin?

9) What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit?

10) What does Theotokos mean?

Answers:

1) The Communion of Saints is the spiritual solidarity of the faithful Church upon the earth, the souls in purgatory, and the saints in heaven. 2) False - The Immaculate Conception was a special privilege granted to Mary whereby she was conceived free of Original Sin.

3) The human soul is infused into the body at the moment of conception.

4) False - The word Trinity is not found in the Bible.

5) False - If no kneelers are present, the faithful are still required to kneel through the Consecration, until the Great Amen, unless there is not adequate physical space to do so. (GIRM 21, AGI 21, DOL 1411)

6) C- There are 404,336 priests in the world.

7) False - Mary was assumed into heaven by the power of God. Jesus Christ ascended into heaven.

8) Mortal sin is the deliberate, conscious, and free transgression of a moral law, involving a very serious matter. Mortal sin is so grave that its punishment is eternal damnation in hell. One may wash the stain of mortal sin from ones soul through the sacrament of Reconciliation.

9) The gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord (respect and reverence for God).

10) Theotokos means Mother of God in Greek.