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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1062

1062 In Hebrew, amen comes from the same root as the word "believe." This root expresses solidity, trustworthiness, faithfulness. and so we can understand...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #169

169 Salvation comes from God alone; but because we receive the life of faith through the Church, she is our mother: "We believe the...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #487

487 What the Catholic faith believes about Mary is based on what it believes about Christ, and what it teaches about Mary illumines in...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2036

2036 The authority of the Magisterium extends also to the specific precepts of the natural law, because their observance, demanded by the Creator, is...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2015

2015 The way of perfection passes by way of the Cross. There is no holiness without renunciation and spiritual battle. Spiritual progress entails the...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2820

2820 By a discernment according to the Spirit, Christians have to distinguish between the growth of the Reign of God and the progress of...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1166

1166 "By a tradition handed down from the apostles which took its origin from the very day of Christ's Resurrection, the Church celebrates the...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2496

2496 The means of social communication (especially the mass media) can give rise to a certain passivity among users, making them less than vigilant...
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #2335

2335 Each of the two sexes is an image of the power and tenderness of God, with equal dignity though in a different way....
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Catechism of The Catholic Church #1756

1756 It is therefore an error to judge the morality of human acts by considering only the intention that inspires them or the circumstances...