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| 89 Q. On what day did Christ rise from the dead? |
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A. Christ rose from the dead, glorious and immortal, on Easter Sunday, the third day after His death.
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| *90 Q. How long did Christ stay on earth after His resurrection? |
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| A. Christ stayed on earth forty days after His resurrection, to show that He was truly risen from the dead, and to instruct His Apostles. |
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91 Q. After Christ had remained forty days on earth, whither did He go?
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| A. After forty days Christ ascended into Heaven, and the day on which He ascended into Heaven is called Ascension Day. |
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*92 Q. Where is Christ in Heaven?
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| A. In Heaven Christ sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. |
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*93 Q. What do you mean by saying that Christ sits at the right hand of God?
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A. When I say that Christ sits at the right hand of God, I mean that Christ as God is equal to His Father in all things, and that as man He is in the highest place in Heaven next to God.
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| The Holy ghost is the third person of the Blessed Trinity. |
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| From who does the Holy Ghost proceed? |
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| The Holy Ghost proceeds from the Father and the Son. |
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| Is the Holy Ghost equal to the Father and the Son? |
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| The Holy Ghost is equal to the Father and The Son, being the same Lord and God as they are. |
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| On what day did the Holy Ghost come down upon the Apostles? |
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| The Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles ten days after the Ascension of our Lord; and the day on which He came down upon the Apostles is called Whit-Sunday or Pentecost. |
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115. What is the Church?
The Church is the congregation of all those who profess the faith of Christ, partake of the same Sacraments, and are governed by their lawful pastors under one visible head |
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116. Who is the invisible head of the Church?
Jesus Christ is the invisible head of the Church. |
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117. Who is the visible head of the church?
Our Holy Father the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, is the vicar of Christ on earth and the visible head. |
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118. Why is the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, the visible head of the Church?
The Pope, the Bishop of Rome, is the visible head of the Church because he is the successor of St. Peter, whom Christ made the chief of the Apostles and the visible head of the Church. |
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119. Who are the successors of the other Apostles?
The successor of the other Apostles are the bishops of the holy Catholic Church.
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120. Why did Christ found the Church?
Christ founded the Church to teach, govern, sanctify, and save all men. |
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121. Are all bound to belong to the Church?
All are bound to belong to the Church, and he who knows the Church to be the true Church and remains out of it, cannot be saved. |
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| 122 Which are the attributes of the Church" |
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| The attributes of the Church are three: authority, infallibility, and indefectibility. |
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| 123 What do you mean by the authority of the Church? |
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| By the authority of the Church I mean the right power which the Pope and bishops, as the successors of the Apostles,have to teach and govern the faithful. |
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| 124 What do you mean by the infallibility of the Church? |
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| By the infallibility of the Church I mean that the Church cannot err when it teaches a doctrine of faith or morals. |
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| 125 When does the Church teach infallibly? |
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| The Church teaches infallibly when it speaks through the Pope and bishops united in general council, or through the Pope alone when he proclaims to all the faithful a doctrine of faith or morals. |
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| 126 What do you mean by the indefectibility of the Church? |
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| y the indefectibility of the Church I mean that the Church, as Christ founded it, will last till the end of time. |
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| 127 In whom are these attributes found in their fullness? |
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| These attributes found in their fullness in the Pope, the visible head of the Church, whose infallible authority to teach the bishops, priests, and people in matters of faith or morals will last to the end of the world. |
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