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  18. Dogma:  Ecumenism How the principles and guidelines, outlined in “The Ecumenical Directory” would help you as a future shepherd for strengthening fraternal relations with Churches and ecclesial communities? Introduction: “Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.” Ecumenism is that initiative to fulfil the earnest prayer of Jesus to His Father so that all who believe in Christ may be one body of Christ. It is thus promoting worldwide Christian unity among different churches and religions through greater cooperation and improved understanding. The search for Christian Unity was one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council. The Ecumenical Directory, called for during the Council and published in two parts, one in 1967 and the other in 1970. It has outlined some principles and guidelines that give us an insight to strengthen fraternal relations with Churches and ecclesial communities as future she...

  16. (a) Explain Christ is the primordial sacrament and Church is the sacrament of Christ; Sacraments are celebration of the paschal mystery of Christ. (b) What is the meaning of the word ‘sacrament’? Explain the nature and the effects of each sacrament. (c) Explain how the Eucharist is a sacrifice and sacrament of unity as well as the ‘summit’ and ‘source’ of faith and of the life of the Church.  Introduction: Sacraments are the expression of God’s love for humankind and at the same time our faith relationship to God in the Church. Sacrament confers God’s loving and redeeming grace. These are the efficacious signs instituted by Christ to communicate God’s grace for us. The sacraments are perceptible signs (words and actions) accessible to our human nature. By the action of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit these sacraments make present efficaciously the grace that they signify. Christ is a Primordial Sacrament Definition of Primordial Sacrament:  In general sense...

  Dogma: Faith and Revelation 10. (a)    How does Infinite God, who is the ultimate Mystery communicate to us, the mortal human beings, we call it Divine Revelation? (b)    How do we explain that according to the New Testament witness the self-manifestation of God is decisively embodied in Jesus Christ?  (c)    How God in Jesus Christ has been reliably and definitively revealed to us once for all eternity? (d) How do we explain Jesus as Son of God through his central proclamation of Kingdom of God, his ministry, his saving death and resurrection, ascension ,and the renewing work of the Holy Spirit, a new relationship between God and all humanity is established?  Introduction :  Revealtion is the the communication of by God to man.  God's self disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures. It is ‘unmasking’ or ‘unveiling’ of that which was previously unknown. In Christianity, it came into being through a history. It is a...