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  1. According to Catholic doctrine, which council formally defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception?

    Answer: No council — it was defined by Pope Pius IX in Ineffabilis Deus

    The Immaculate Conception was defined as dogma by Pope Pius IX in his apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus on December 8, 1854.

  2. In Trinitarian theology, the term 'procession' refers primarily to what?

    Answer: The eternal relations of origin within the inner life of the Trinity

    Procession in Trinitarian theology describes the eternal relations of origin — the Son is eternally begotten of the Father, and the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.

  3. Which heresy denied that Jesus Christ had a true human soul, claiming the Logos replaced it?

    Answer: Apollinarianism

    Apollinarianism, condemned at the First Council of Constantinople (381), denied that Christ had a human rational soul, teaching that the divine Logos took its place.

  4. What does the term 'perichoresis' describe in Catholic theology?

    Answer: The mutual indwelling of the three Persons of the Trinity in one another

    Perichoresis (or circumincession in Latin) refers to the mutual indwelling and interpenetration of the three Persons of the Trinity in one another.

  5. The doctrine of 'original sin' as developed by St. Augustine holds that Adam's sin is transmitted to all humanity primarily through:

    Answer: Human propagation — inherited as a wounded nature, not a personal act

    Augustine taught that original sin is transmitted through human generation (propagation), resulting in an inherited state of wounded nature deprived of original grace, not a personally committed act.

  6. Which of the following best expresses the Catholic understanding of 'sensus fidei'?

    Answer: The supernatural instinct of the faithful by which they recognize authentic teaching

    Sensus fidei is the supernatural sense of the faith possessed by all the baptized, by which they instinctively recognize and assent to what belongs to authentic Catholic teaching.

  7. In Catholic sacramental theology, 'ex opere operato' means that sacraments confer grace:

    Answer: By virtue of the sacramental act itself, not the personal holiness of the minister

    Ex opere operato ('by the work worked') means that the sacrament produces grace by the valid performance of the sacramental act itself, independent of the minister's personal sanctity.