tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32523001.post499000949598943200..comments2023-07-08T14:04:20.047-05:00Comments on La Vie Catholique - The Catholic Life: Catholic MemeStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14847605396658754483noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32523001.post-60905586416786949342007-01-06T23:45:00.000-06:002007-01-06T23:45:00.000-06:00Coolbeans. Thanks for the info!Coolbeans. Thanks for the info!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339508612447772849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32523001.post-45324284739635608702007-01-06T17:53:00.000-06:002007-01-06T17:53:00.000-06:00Well I believe the legend is that the Apostle's Cr...Well I believe the legend is that the Apostle's Creed is made up of 12 statements from each of the apostles who were under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentacost. (That may or may not be true, of course.) It's basically a short summary of the most important beliefs of Christianity, and was commonly used at baptism, just as today at baptisms it is used in a question and answer format..."Do you believe....I do..." etc) <br /><br />Now, the Nicene Creed came along later and has more detail in it, because I think part of its purpose was to once and for all make clear what Christians were to believe and refute any erronious beliefs about the nature of Christ, whether he was fully God and fully man, etc...so we have such things in the Nicene creed as "We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ...God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God, begotten not made, one in being with the father." <br /><br />That's my understanding, anyway, but I'm not expert, lol!<br /><br />I don't think "the Great" is really an official thing, it just kind of fits him and seems to be widely acknowledged, by high up church officials as well as laymen. (Oh! Found a neato article <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7384207/">here</a>!) So basically, the more it is used by people, the more official it becomes, just by popular consensus. He is on the road to being canonized, but he hasn't even been beatified yet, so it doesn't have to do with that. <br /><br />Hope that answers everything!! :-DStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847605396658754483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32523001.post-31022047343230599362007-01-06T17:03:00.000-06:002007-01-06T17:03:00.000-06:00Hey, mind a couple of quickie questions?
What's t...Hey, mind a couple of quickie questions?<br /><br />What's the diff. between the Nicene Creed and the Apostles' Creed (I don't really mean the difference in what the two say, but the significance)?<br /><br />And how has JPII come to have the designation "the Great"? Is that from being en route to cannonization (he's beatified now, right?), or something else?<br /><br />Thanks! :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339508612447772849noreply@blogger.com