Baltimore Catechism #4 - QUESTIONS ON THE EXPLANATIONS - The Apostles' Creed

The Apostles' Creed

42. What is a creed? 

43. Who were the Apostles? 

44. Were the Apostles bishops or priests? 

45. How do you know? 

46. Who were the disciples of Our Lord? 

47. Why did the Apostles make the creed? 

48. How many articles or parts in the Apostles' Creed? 

49. What does "Creator" mean? 

50. By what names is Our Lord called? 

51. How many sons had God the Father? 

52. Why do we say "died" instead of "was killed"? 

53. Why do we say "He was buried"? 

54. Is Limbo the same as Purgatory? Why? 

55. Who were in Limbo at the time Our Lord was crucified? 

56. Name some good men who lived before Christ. 57. Did Our Lord's body descend into Limbo? 

58. Was Our Lord three full days in the holy sepulchre? 

59. How can you prove they could not put Our Lord to death unless He permitted it? 

60. Why do we say "right hand of God" when God has no hands? 61. What do you mean by "judge the living and the dead"? 

62. Who are "the living"? 

63. Who are "the dead" mentioned here? 

64. What are ghosts? 

65. Are there any? 

66. What do you mean by the "Church Militant"? 

67. Who are its members? 

68. Who are the enemies of our salvation? 

69. Why does the devil wish to keep us out of Heaven? 

70. What do we mean when we say "the world" is one of our spiritual enemies? 

71. Have all the saints their bodies in Heaven? 

72. Who are in Heaven in their bodies at present? 

73. What is meant by our "concupiscence"? 

74. Which tempts us most to sin, our soul or our body? Why? 

75. Why did God leave concupiscence in us? 

76. What do we mean by "the Church Suffering"? 

77. Who are its members? 

78. Why are souls in Purgatory? 

79. What do you mean by "the Church Triumphant"? 

80. Who are its members? 

81. Are there any saints in Heaven whose names we do not know? 82. Who are saints? 

83. What is the difference between a saint and an angel? 

84. Why does the Church canonize holy persons? 

85. Does canonization make the person a saint? 

86. How does the Church canonize a saint? 

87. Explain the "communion of saints." 

88. What is the difference between beatification and canonization? 89. How is the resurrection of the body possible? 

90. What is death? 

91. What does "life everlasting" mean? 

92. How many fathers had Our Lord? Who were they? 

93. How many mothers had He? 

94. Of what religion was Pontius Pilate? 

95. Are all in Heaven saints?

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