What term names the transmission of the Word of God from the Apostles to bishops?

• A. Sacred Tradition
• B. Magisterium
• C. Apostolic Tradition
• D. Sacred Scripture

Answer: (C)

The main idea is how the faith is handed on from the original Apostles to the Church’s leaders today. This ongoing handing on of what the Apostles taught is called Apostolic Tradition. It emphasizes that the apostolic message isn’t kept only in written form; it’s faithfully transmitted through the teaching and practice the Apostles passed down to their successors, the bishops, who preserve that lineage. Sacred Scripture is the written portion of this deposit, while Sacred Tradition refers to the living, overall transmission of faith. The Magisterium is the Church’s teaching authority that safeguards and authentically interpret this tradition, but the act of passing on the apostolic message itself is Apostolic Tradition.