Section 2 The Church Is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic

Section 2, Part 3 The Church Is Catholic

Introduction  Of course the Catholic Church is catholic but…  What does that mean?  Why/how is the Church universal  3 levels of Church  Fullness of Christ & means of salvation  Universal & non-Christian relationships?  Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, others…  Universal but diverse, not uniform  East & West Catholic traditions—worship, prayer, …  4 Articles  (A. 25) -- The Meaning of the Word Catholic  (A. 26) -- Catholicity: The Fullness of Christ in the Church  (A. 27) -- The Church’s Relationship with All People  (A. 28) -- Universality & Diversity

Article 25: The Meaning of the Word Catholic  Greek katholikos = U.  Capital “C” or lowercase “c”  2 senses of fullness from XT  Salvation—T. & G.  Mission—P., P., T.  Has it all  What means of salvation does the Church have  Calls all  When, where, & who does the Church call—Mt. 28  Tradition on “catholic”  Cyril of Jerusalem (place, teachings, people, & healing)  Thomas Aquinas (place, people, & time )

You Tube Video: The Meaning of the Word Catholic  What Does the Word "catholic" Mean? What Does the Word "catholic" Mean?

Classwork  Section 2, Part 3 review questions 1-2  Read A. 26 in the e-Book for discussion tomorrow  Looking ahead  Section 2, Part 3 HW #’s 1-8 Tuesday  Section 2, Part 3 Quiz (AA ) Tuesday

Article 26: Catholicity: The Fullness of Christ in the Church  Meaning of church again  3 levels of gathering (U., D., L.)  Is the Church catholic on all three levels why or why not?  Which level is primary if any  Full presence of the Church is different than other organizations—not a summation  Catholicity & the Roman diocese—communion  Why is Rome (& the pope) so important—apostolic connection  Sacraments as an illustration of fullness—number, coverage, & 3 categories

You Tube Videos: Catholicity  Fr. Dan O'Reilly: Catholicity Fr. Dan O'Reilly: Catholicity  Fr. Barron: The Fullness of Gifts in the Church Fr. Barron: The Fullness of Gifts in the Church

Classwork  Section 2, Part 3 review questions 3-4  Read A. 27 in the e-Book for discussion tomorrow  Looking ahead  Section 2, Part 3 HW #’s 1-8 Tuesday  Section 2, Part 3 Quiz (AA ) Tuesday

Article 27: The Church’s Relationship with all People  Inter-religious dialogue vs. ecumenism  Catholicity = full means of salvation for all people  Partial means in Christians & non-Christian  Elements of truth & goodness  Proclaim Christ as W, T, & L  Openness to dialogue & collaboration w/out compromising truth  Closest to Judaism, then Islam, after Buddhism & Hinduism  Elements to consider: history, belief/relation to Christ, mono/poly, Revelation/SS, prayer, morality, natural law, …  World Day of Prayer for Peace—January  Also professional dialogue  What will you do on daily, local level?

You Tube Video: Ecumenism & Inter- religious Dialogue  Pope Francis: Contemporary Ecumenism Pope Francis: Contemporary Ecumenism

Classwork  Section 2, Part 3 review questions 5-6  Read A. 28 in the e-Book for discussion tomorrow  Looking ahead  Section 2, Part 3 HW #’s 1-8 Tuesday  Section 2, Part 3 Quiz (AA ) Tuesday

A. 28: Universality & Diversity  Unity does not = uniformity  What about universality?  “Place where differences are reconciled”—Paul in Eph. 2  Communion = reconcile & embrace not compete & erase  American Church or Church in America?  Example of Roman Catholic Church & Eastern Catholic Churches (21) & Eastern Orthodox Church  Icons, iconostasis, sign of cross, Sacraments of Initiation, clergy  Diversity requires purification, transformation, & integration  Example of global saints & devotions—Compostela, La Posadas, Corpus Christi, Aquinas, Louis & Elizabeth, Juan Diego, Andrew Dung-Lac, Maria Goretti, Anthony of Egypt, John Vianney, Leo I, Benedict, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Josephine Bakhita, Cyril & Methodius, the Black Madonna, Our Lady of Fatima & Lourdes  Personal implications

You Tube Video: Universality & Diversity  Byzantine Catholic Consecration Byzantine Catholic Consecration

Classwork & Homework  Section 2, Part 3 review questions 5-6  Section 2, Part 3 review questions #’s 1-8 due tomorrow  Section 2, Part 3 Quiz (AA ) tomorrow