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A summary of Roman Catholic doctrine issued by the Catholic Church.

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Where was Catholic doctrine defined before the Catechism?

I asked this to a presenter in our diocese's catechist training program. She said that the writings of the Council of Trent (1545-1563) were primarily used. I guess that just helps Warren's answer. …
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Why does the Catechism of the Catholic Church abridge the first commandment?

The answer, I think, is straight out of the "training manual" for filtering and interpreting the Catechism: Inculturation of the faith, under certain aspects, is a linguistic task. This implies th …
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Aren't Romans Catholics cults? As they have different doctrine comparing to Christianity

I'm not sure you're asking this question but in terms of Catholicism "Cult" is not a dirty word, it's just a word that means "folks who follow something in particular". The Latin Cultus means devotion …
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Is it common to pray to know if the Catholic Church is true?

As a Catholic, I can say that it is common, and laudable to pray for the people guiding the church. Pinpointing an official position is hard since it's kind of navel-gazey, but praying for the Pope (o …
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Is the Catechism of the Catholic Church considered scripture?

According to Catholicism, the Catechism has the same authority as the Bible, its existence is borne out of the same body of folks who brought you the Bible as a compilation of revealed truth in the fi …
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What are some exercises, according to Catholicism, to keep a mindfulness on Christ?

E.F. Schumacher, who was a Jewish convert to Catholicism turned me on to the Jesus Prayer, which he used as a sort of thought experiment as to how one could pray always like St. Paul enjoins. The Jesu …
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How is Jesus God's final word? (Catholic Perspective)

I think a lot of Muslims think the Jesus is dead like Muhammad is. If that were the case, then Christians and Catholics in particular would have a hard time justifying their own births. Catholics (wh …
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How has the position of the Catholic Church on drugs changed over time?

So I think this answer needs to dichotomize to be useful. Mood altering drugs Drugs that alter the mood, could be classed like alcohol, as something to be taken temperately, if it is possible to tak …
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What Parts of Libertarianism are Incompatible With Catholicism?

Libertarianism is diametrically opposed to the principle of solidarity. The principle of solidarity requires that men and women of our day cultivate a greater awareness that they are debtors of the s …
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Is it within Catholic teaching or theology, to say that someone MUST wear a Brown Scapular?

No, all private devotions are simply private devotions. There are about a thousand things that every Catholic needs to do every day. If we actually did all these things, then we probably would bring …
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Salvation for Protestants who knowingly reject Catholicism?

Father John O'Brien wrote in The Faith of Millions ... those who are convinced of the truth of the Catholic Church, but who for some selfish reason fail to profess their faith in her. It is only …
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If baptism washes away original sin, why do women still get periods and pain?

The Catechism is not exactly a clear to get an answer to this question. Although the Bible says that pain during childbirth is a punishment (as well as man's toil, which I can attest to and woman bei …
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Is the Trinity in the Blessed Sacrament (the Blessed Host)

I think this is a very deep question which can only get a short answer and the rest we have to consider a mystery: Because you cannot separate The Trinity and God is a pure spirit, we can say that th …
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