CSF April 2023: Catholic quiz

How well do you know the Catholic Faith?

The Ultimate Catholic Quiz by Catholic Answers’ founder, Karl Keating.

Excerpted with permission and available for purchase from Ignatius Press. https://ignatius.com/the-ultimate-catholic-quiz-ucqp/

May is traditionally dedicated in a special way to honoring and seeking the intercession of Mary as mother of God and mother of the Church. As we look forward to special celebrations honoring the Blessed Mother in the month of May, we offer the following Catholic Q&A with a Marian theme.

What is the dogma of the Immaculate Conception?

a. Mary conceived Jesus immaculately in her womb, without the aid of a human father.

b. Mary conceived Jesus immaculately in her womb, and he remained without sin.

c. Mary was conceived immaculately in her mother’s womb, without the aid of a human father.

d. Mary was conceived immaculately in her mother’s womb and was preserved from sin.

e. none of the above

Apparitions of Mary

a. are only pious illusions, but the Church does not forbid belief in them.

b. must be believed, if they are authentic, since any authentic revelation must be believed.

c. bind in conscience, if they are authentic, only the recipients of the apparitions.

d. are infallibly determined to have occurred if they are approved by the Church.

e. none of the above

Faithful Catholics must believe in the following apparitions:

a. Lourdes, because of the large number of proven miraculous cures there.

b. Fatima, because the miracle of the sun was witnessed by 70,000people, and their testimony is conclusive.

c. Guadalupe, because it was followed by the rapid spread of Catholicism in Mexico.

d. Lourdes, Fatima and Guadalupe.

e. none of the above

Veneration of saints

a. means giving them adoration in a lesser degree than the adoration given to God.

b. is a phrase no longer used; we now say that we honor saints.

c. is what Orestes Brownson meant by the word worship in his 19th-century book “Saint Worship.”

d. was encouraged by the eighth ecumenical council, which met at Regensburg.

e. none of the above

Statues

a. really shouldn’t be used by Catholics, according to Exodus 20:4-5, which warns against “graven images.”

b. have scriptural support in Exodus 25:18.

c. are prayed to by Catholics because this is a pious practice sanctioned by the Church.

d. are no longer recommended for use in churches, according to Vatican II.

e. none of the above

To reveal the answers visit https://sfarchdiocese.org/april-2023-catholic-quiz/