You'd have to define it a bit more rigorously since I suspect people unfamiliar with the question would respond "Mathews Mark Luke, and John". That being said it's not an uncommon topic to adress. Here is a bit from Pope Benedict:

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Old Apr 28, '11, 8:19 am josephback's Avatar josephback josephback is offline Regular Member

Join Date: April 18, 2011 Posts: 1,200 Default What is "the Gospel" in Catholicism? I asked this question to the apologists, but I'm getting impatient. Maybe y'all can help

Ok, so I was raised Protestant. I was told the Gospel is defined as "salvation by grace thru faith in Jesus Christ." Lately I've been reading the Catholic Catechism where it says "the sumary of the whole Gospel is the Lord's Prayer." It occured to me that Protestantism redefines the word 'gospel' to suit its own meaning, but that leaves a question. What do the words "The Gospel" mean to a Catholic? Is it the summary of all Jesus' teachings, or what? Thanks for your help.

-Joe Reply With Quote #2
Old Apr 28, '11, 8:35 am Tomster Tomster is offline Regular Member

Join Date: October 25, 2006 Posts: 4,362 Religion: Traditional Roman Catholic Default Re: What is "the Gospel" in Catholicism? Quote: Originally Posted by josephback View Post I asked this question to the apologists, but I'm getting impatient. Maybe y'all can help

Ok, so I was raised Protestant. I was told the Gospel is defined as "salvation by grace thru faith in Jesus Christ." Lately I've been reading the Catholic Catechism where it says "the sumary of the whole Gospel is the Lord's Prayer." It occured to me that Protestantism redefines the word 'gospel' to suit its own meaning, but that leaves a question. What do the words "The Gospel" mean to a Catholic? Is it the summary of all Jesus' teachings, or what? Thanks for your help.

-Joe

Simply put, Gospel means good news, happy message. In the time of Christ and the Apostles, the Gospel is the good news of universal Redemption contained in the preaching of Christ. Very soon, however, already in the first generation of Christians, the term indicated the four books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John which contain the story of that announcement. Reply With Quote #3
Old Apr 28, '11, 9:43 am Waiting Waiting is offline Regular Member

Join Date: February 16, 2008 Posts: 1,257 Religion: Catholic Default Re: What is "the Gospel" in Catholicism? Quote: Originally Posted by josephback View Post I asked this question to the apologists, but I'm getting impatient. Maybe y'all can help

Ok, so I was raised Protestant. I was told the Gospel is defined as "salvation by grace thru faith in Jesus Christ." Lately I've been reading the Catholic Catechism where it says "the sumary of the whole Gospel is the Lord's Prayer." It occured to me that Protestantism redefines the word 'gospel' to suit its own meaning, but that leaves a question. What do the words "The Gospel" mean to a Catholic? Is it the summary of all Jesus' teachings, or what? Thanks for your help.

-Joe The word gospel means good news. It expresses God's love for His people. It shows how God goes to extremes to save us from our sinful nature, even to sending His only begotten Son to die for us. It makes it clear heaven is our final home if we choose to follow God's will, but the choice of rejecting God is ours. Reply With Quote #4
Old Apr 28, '11, 9:44 am PilgrimToChrist PilgrimToChrist is offline Banned

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Old Apr 28, '11, 10:15 am josephback's Avatar josephback josephback is offline Regular Member

Join Date: April 18, 2011 Posts: 1,200 Default Re: What is "the Gospel" in Catholicism? Quote: Originally Posted by Waiting View Post The word gospel means good news. It expresses God's love for His people. It shows how God goes to extremes to save us from our sinful nature, even to sending His only begotten Son to die for us. It makes it clear heaven is our final home if we choose to follow God's will, but the choice of rejecting God is ours. Ok. I was aware it meant "good news", but was just a little fuzzy on the details. Thanks for the help everyone Reply With Quote #6
Old Apr 28, '11, 10:19 am davidv davidv is online now Senior Member

Join Date: June 22, 2004 Posts: 7,587 Religion: Catholic Default Re: What is "the Gospel" in Catholicism? Quote: Originally Posted by josephback View Post Ok. I was aware it meant "good news", but was just a little fuzzy on the details. Thanks for the help everyone What details did you have in mind?

How do you define "the Gospel"?

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Old Apr 28, '11, 10:23 am Bookcat Bookcat is offline Forum Elder

Join Date: January 14, 2009 Posts: 21,094 Religion: Christian! Catholic! Disciple of Jesus of Nazareth! Default Re: What is "the Gospel" in Catholicism? Same as it is in the New Testament

It is "glad tidings" ..."good news!"...evangelium!

simply: Jesus of Nazareth the Christ!!

one can note though in particular...

His death and his Resurrection...

our becoming a new creation in him...via faith and baptism..

our having "true life" in him...

etc

many aspects could be added...

VIVAS IN DEO IHCOY XPICTOY Reply With Quote #8
Old Apr 28, '11, 10:27 am Bookcat Bookcat is offline Forum Elder

Join Date: January 14, 2009 Posts: 21,094 Religion: Christian! Catholic! Disciple of Jesus of Nazareth! Default Re: What is "the Gospel" in Catholicism? A few quotes from Pope Benedict XVI

So now we can say: Christianity was not only “good news”—the communication of a hitherto unknown content. In our language we would say: the Christian message was not only “informative” but “performative”. That means: the Gospel is not merely a communication of things that can be known—it is one that makes things happen and is life-changing. The dark door of time, of the future, has been thrown open. The one who has hope lives differently; the one who hopes has been granted the gift of a new life. Spe Salvi 2

"The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" (Lk 24: 34). This is the "Good News" par excellence in the entire history of the world, it is the "Gospel" proclaimed and passed on down the centuries, from generation to generation…The Good News of Easter, therefore, requires the action of enthusiastic and courageous witnesses. Each disciple of Christ, and also each one of us, is called to be a witness. This is the precise, demanding and exalting mandate of the Risen Lord. The "news" of new life in Christ must shine out in the life of Christians, it must be alive and active in those who bring it, really capable of changing hearts and the whole of life…Therefore the Lord sends us everywhere as his witnesses. But we can only be such on the basis of and with continuous reference to the Paschal experience, the experience which Mary Magdalene expresses when she announces to the other disciples: "I have seen the Lord" (Jn 20: 18). This personal encounter with the Risen One is the steadfast foundation and central content of our faith, the fresh and inexhaustible source of our hope, the ardent dynamism of our charity. Thus our Christian life itself will fully coincide with the announcement: "Christ the Lord has risen, indeed". Let us, therefore, allow ourselves to be won over by the fascination of Christ's Resurrection.

Which is wordy but very othrodox.