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Catechism of The Catholic Church #559

559 How will Jerusalem welcome her Messiah? Although Jesus had always refused popular attempts to make him king, he chooses the time and prepares...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #597

597 The historical complexity of Jesus' trial is apparent in the Gospel accounts. the personal sin of the participants (Judas, the Sanhedrin, Pilate) is...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #703

703 The Word of God and his Breath are at the origin of the being and life of every creature: It belongs to the...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #560

560 Jesus' entry into Jerusalem manifested the coming of the kingdom that the King-Messiah was going to accomplish by the Passover of his Death...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2472

2472 The duty of Christians to take part in the life of the Church impels them to act as witnesses of the Gospel and...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2700

2700 Through his Word, God speaks to man. By words, mental or vocal, our prayer takes flesh. Yet it is most important that the...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #443

443 Peter could recognize the transcendent character of the Messiah's divine sonship because Jesus had clearly allowed it to be so understood. To his...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2547

2547 The Lord grieves over the rich, because they find their consolation in the abundance of goods. "Let the proud seek and love earthly...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1783

1783 Conscience must be informed and moral judgment enlightened. A well-formed conscience is upright and truthful. It formulates its judgments according to reason, in...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1859

1859 Mortal sin requires full knowledge and complete consent. It presupposes knowledge of the sinful character of the act, of its opposition to God's...