Reconciliation

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches (6)
  2. 6. The season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas (6)
  3. 8. The state of being a ___ couple voluntarily joined for life (8)
  4. 10. A member of a ___ church (8)
  5. 11. Central figure of Christianity, born in Bethlehem (5)
  6. 14. The reestablishing of cordial relations (14)
  7. 15. A Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ (6)
  8. 16. The abode of God and the angels (6)

Down

  1. 1. A group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites (9)
  2. 2. Religious leader who leads worship (6)
  3. 3. The creator and ruler worshipped in many faiths (3)
  4. 5. Holiday celebrated on December 25 (9)
  5. 7. A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine (9)
  6. 9. A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth (7)
  7. 12. An ardent early supporter of a cause or reform (plural) (8)
  8. 13. The planet we live on (5)