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Separated Brethren
Chapter 13
John 17:20-21
 “I do not pray for these only, but also for those
who believe in me through their word, that they
may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me,
and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that
the world may believe that thou hast sent me”
The Catholic Church: fullness of truth
 4 marks of the Church: one, holy, catholic & apostolic
 Christ prays that all people may be united in Him
 The Catholic Church has the fullness
of truth.
 Other Christians and religions may
have parts and pieces of the truth, but
they do not contain the full truth
Separated Brethren
 This is a term to refer to non-Catholic Christians
 They are united in some way to the Mystical Body
because of their baptism
 Baptism: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”
 They are separated by their rejection of the authority of
the Church and some of her doctrines (such as Mary)
Common beliefs with Separated Brethren
 We accept Christ as our Savior
 Our faith in the Trinity
 The Bible
 The life of grace
 The gifts of faith, hope, & charity
Orthodox Church
 We share the same faith, but are separated by their
rejection of the legitimate authority of the Church, the
Pope
 We share all the sacraments in common
Judaism
 The Old Testament prepared the Jews for the coming of
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the Messiah
Isaiah 7:14
Micah 5:2
Isaiah 53:4-6
The roots of Christianity are found in Judaism
Typology: a person or object in the Old Testament that
foreshadows a person or object in the New Testament
Examples: ?
Judaism (cont)
 The Jews did not (and still do not) recognize Jesus as the
Messiah
 John 6:66
 The Jews do not believe in the Trinity because they do
not believe in Christ.
 They are not baptized and are still awaiting the coming
of the Messiah
Islam
 The Islam religion developed in Arabia about 600 years
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after Christ
It draws from both Judaism and Christianity.
Muslims believe in one God
They do not recognize Jesus as the Son of God, but
rather as one of the prophets
Muhammad was the last prophet, who received the final
and full revelations
These revelations are written in their holy book, the
Kuran.
Polytheism & Animism
 Polytheism: the belief in many gods; common in ancient
Greek and Roman religions
 Animism: belief that inanimate objects possess
supernatural powers
Atheists & Agnostics
 Atheism: the denial of the existence of a personal God
 Agnostics: those who believe that there may be a God
but that we can know nothing about him
Ecumenism
 Ecumenism is the promotion of the restoration of unity
among all Christians
 We hope to unite all the people in the fullness of truth
found in the Catholic Church
 This is our duty!
 We have a great gift in the Church and we should have a
sense of urgency to share this with others
Salvation
 There is no salvation outside the Church: this means that
the Catholic Church is necessary for salvation because
Jesus is necessary to salvation
 We have the fullness of the means of salvation and access
to Jesus with the Church’s teachings, moral life,
sacraments, and the liturgy
 CCC 846
Baptism
 Baptism by water:
 the sacrament of Baptism
 Baptism by desire:
 the Baptism received by those who do not know about
the need for baptism but who would want it if they did
know about it
 Baptism by blood:
 non-Christians who are martyred for Christ
Doctrine Questions
 Q 85 & 85