Catholic Trivia Corner

The Rosary

a.  was invented by Saint Dominic

b.  is making a comeback among both Catholics and Protestants

c.  is necessary for salvation; you can't be considered a good Catholic without at least occasionally praying the Rosary

d.  was prayed weekly by Pope Saint John XXIII

e.  none of the above

Angels

a.  are whiskered youths

b.  are fat babies with wings

c.  don't have to be believed in

d.  are referred to, but not explicitly, in the Nicene Creed

e.  none of the above

The Catechism of the Catholic Church

a.  is intended to be used exclusively by bishops

b.  is intended to be used by bishops, priests, and religious educators only

c.  takes effect in a particular country only when that country's national bishops' conference approves it

d.  is intended to be used by lay Catholics

e.  none of the above

The Bible is divinely inspired, which means

a.  the sacred writers had visions and wrote down what they saw

b.  the sacred writers were given extraordinary literary skills by God, and this is why the Bible is so beautifully written

c.  God moved the sacred writers so that they wrote only and whatever he wanted them to write

d.  the Bible is the most inspiring book in the world

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