CATHOLIC WORD BOOK - Knights of Columbus, Supreme Council

y nature. The scriptural basis of the
doctrine was stated by St. Paul in 1 Cor
15:21ff., and Rom 5:12 21. Original sin is
remitted by baptism and incorporation in
Christ, through whom grace is given to
persons. Pope John Paul II, while
describing original sin during a general
audience Oct. 1, 1986, called it “the
absence of sanctifying grace in nature
which has been diverted from its
supernatural end.”
O Salutaris Hostia: The first three Latin
words, O Saving Victim, of a Benediction
hymn.
Ostpolitik: Policy adopted by Pope Paul VI
in an attempt to improve the situation of
Eastern European Catholics through
diplomatic negotiations with their
governments.
Oxford Movement: A movement in the
Church of England from 1833 to about
1845 which had for its objective a
threefold defense of the Church as a divine
institution, the apostolic succession of its
bishops, and the Book of Common Prayer as
the rule of faith. The movement took its
name from Oxford University and
involved a number of intellectuals who
authored a series of influential Tracts for
Our Times. Some of its leading figures —
e.g., F. W. Faber, John Henry Newman
and Henry Edward Manning — became
converts to the Catholic Church. In the
Church of England, the movement
affected the liturgy, historical and
theological scholarship, the status of the
ministry, and other areas of ecclesiastical
life.
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Paganism: A term referring to non
revealed religions, i.e., religions other than
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
Palms: Blessed palms are a sacramental.
They are blessed and distributed on the
Sunday of the Passion in commemoration
of the triumphant entrance of Christ into
Jerusalem. Ashes of the burnt palms are
used on Ash Wednesday.
Pange Lingua: First Latin words, Sing, my
tongue, of a hymn in honor of the Holy
Eucharist, used particularly on Holy
Thursday and in Eucharistic processions.
Pantheism: Theory that all things are part
of God, divine, in the sense that God
realizes himself as the ultimate reality of
matter or spirit through being and/or
becoming all things that have been, are,
and will be. The theory leads to hopeless
confusion of the Creator and the created
realm of being, identifies evil with good,
and involves many inherent
contradictions.
Papal Election: The pope is elected by the
College of Cardinals during a secret
conclave which begins no sooner than 15
days and no later than 20 days after the
death of his predecessor. Cardinals under
the age of 80, totaling no more than 120,
are eligible to take part in the election by
secret ballot. Election is by a two thirds
vote of participating cardinals. New
legislation regarding papal elections and
church government during a vacancy of
the Holy See was promulgated by Pope
John Paul Feb. 23, 1996, in the apostolic
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