Catholics: Tradition or assumptions
Religious Affiliation
| 80% (4) | Catholic (Roman) | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | Catholic (Eastern) | |
| 0% (0) | Protestant | |
| 0% (0) | Orthodox | |
| 0% (0) | Non-Christian but Spiritual/Religious | |
| 0% (0) | Agnostic | |
| 20% (1) | Atheist |
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The Catholic Church never changes.
| 60% (3) | True | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% (2) | False |
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All Catholics (meaning people in communion with the pope) are Roman Catholics.
| 40% (2) | True | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% (3) | False |
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According to canon law, who is allowed to preach the homily at mass?
| 20% (1) | All Baptised faithful | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | Only lay ecclesial ministers & clergy | |
| 40% (2) | Only ordained priests & deacons | |
| 40% (2) | Only the pastor |
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The phrase "The Church is not a democracy" has been popular since
| 80% (4) | Its always been done that way | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | since about 400 AD | |
| 0% (0) | since about 1000 AD | |
| 0% (0) | since about 1400 AD | |
| 20% (1) | since about 1800 AD | |
| 0% (0) | since about 1965 AD |
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The current method of selecting bishops is by appointment by the pope. How long has this been the practice?
| 40% (2) | Its always been done that way | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | since about 400 AD | |
| 20% (1) | since about 1000 AD | |
| 20% (1) | since about 1400 AD | |
| 20% (1) | since about 1800 AD | |
| 0% (0) | since about 1965 AD |
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According to the Genral Instruction of the Roman Missal, the correct posture when praying the Lord's Prayer during mass is...
| 0% (0) | The Orans (hands raised) | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | Holding Hands | |
| 40% (2) | Hands Folded | |
| 40% (2) | Kneeling | |
| 20% (1) | None of the Above |
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Which media or publication best represents orthodox, mainstream Catholicism?
| 25% (1) | Crisis Magazine | |
|---|---|---|
| 25% (1) | EWTN | |
| 50% (2) | National Catholic Reporter | |
| 0% (0) | America Magazine | |
| 25% (1) | Commonweal Magazine |
4 voters have answered this question.
Which of the following are Dogma (Central Truths of the Faith revealed by God through Scritpure and Tradition)?
| 60% (3) | God is Trinity | |
|---|---|---|
| 80% (4) | Jesus is God | |
| 60% (3) | Jesus was celibate | |
| 60% (3) | Mary is the Mother of God | |
| 60% (3) | Mary was always a Virgin | |
| 60% (3) | Priests should be celibate | |
| 60% (3) | Women cannot be priests | |
| 40% (2) | The church is not a democracy | |
| 40% (2) | The church never changes | |
| 40% (2) | Non-Catholics cannot be saved | |
| 80% (4) | Our bodies will be resurrected | |
| 0% (0) | Ecumenism: The quest for Christian Unity | |
| 60% (3) | The Real Presence of the Eucharist | |
| 60% (3) | Transubstantiation | |
| 60% (3) | Catholics alone have the Real Presence | |
| 80% (4) | The Resurrection of Jesus |
5 voters have answered this question.
Before Vatican II, the Mass had not changed ever.
| 40% (2) | True | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% (3) | False |
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When mass was first said in Latin (about 400AD) this was because...
| 100% (5) | Latin was the vernacular language that everyone understood | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | Latin was the formal official language that nobody really understood | |
| 0% (0) | Latin was the language of the educated classes |
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For Catholics: Overall, I describe myself as...
| 60% (3) | Tridentine/"Traditionalist" | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | Neo-Conservative | |
| 0% (0) | Moderately Conservative | |
| 0% (0) | Orthodox/Centrist | |
| 0% (0) | Moderately Liberal | |
| 20% (1) | Progressive | |
| 20% (1) | Catholics for Choice |
5 voters have answered this question.
