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1. In chapter 4 of Aquinas on the Web, Jana Bennett discusses how the internet has changed how Catholics think about the authority of the Catholic Church (the Magisterium). She refers to the theologian Anthony Godzieba. What is Godzieba’s main argument about how the internet has changed how Catholics think about the Church’s Magisterium?

2. Explain some of Jana Bennett’s experiences looking for churches in the online world of second life, described in chapter 5 of Aquinas on the Web.

3. In chapter 5 of Aquinas on the Web, Jana Bennett discusses how even though online churches are often described as a “new” way of being church, they often take on the characteristics of “old” offline churches. What are three examples of how many online churches have similar characteristics to offline churches, described in the book?