CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SECOND EDITION

Index C


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Call to chastity, 2349, 2359 to the Christian family, 2205-06 God's call of children, 2232-33 and consecrated virgins and widows, 922 and Decalogue, 1962 and grace, 2000 and Hebrew people, 839 and man, 29, 160, 545, 2461, 2566-67 to Holy Orders, 1578 laity and the call to holiness, 941 to the unity of the Mystical Body and the Eucharist, 1396 See Vocation Calumny (slander), 2477, 2479, 2507 Canonical. See words to which it pertains Canonization. See Saint(s) Capitalism the Church's judgment on some aspects of, 2425 See also Justice; Doctrine: Social Doctrine of the Church Cardinal virtues. See Virtue Catechesis Christ as the living center of, 426-27, 1697-98, 2145 and Christian initiation, 1233, 1248 and the commandments, 2065 and creation, 282 and the Creed, 188 and the liturgy, 1074-75, 1095, 1135 and the Magisterium of the Church, 2033, 2049 and popular piety, 1674 and prayer, 2688, 2695 moral catechesis of the apostolic teachings, 1971 nature and purpose of, 4-7, 426, 983, 1095, 2688 and Sacred Scripture, 132 See also Doctrine; Christian doctrine Catechism of the Catholic Church adaptation to different cultures, 24 as the organic presentation of the faith in its entirety, 18 pastoral principle of, 25 preparation of, 10 principal sources of, 11 purpose of, 11 structure of, 13-17 to whom it is addressed, 12 Catechist(s) catechism intended for, 12 qualities of, 428 as teachers of prayer, 2663 Catechumenate adults and, 1247 forms of, 1230-33 meaning and purpose of, 1248 Catechumens and charity, 1248-49 the Church and, 1249, 1537 instruction of, 281 Lord's Prayer and, 2769 oil of, 1294 and the profession of faith, 168, 256, 1253 salvation of, 1259, 1281 Catholic. See words to which it pertains Catholicity bishop, Christians and, 1292 division of Christians and, 855 liturgy, traditions, and the catholicity of the Church, 1200-03, 1208 particular churches and, 832-36 preaching the Gospel and, 849 Celebration/Celebrating. See words to which Celebration refers, above all Liturgy Celibacy and chastity, 2349 consecrated life and, 915 Eastern Churches and, 1580 Latin Church and the celibacy of priests, 1579, 1599 single persons and pastoral care, 1658 Cemetery, 1686 Character of man, 1264, 1810 Charism communion of, 951 of consecrated life, 924, 1175 discernment of, 801 Holy Spirit and, 688, 798, 800, 809, 1508, 2003, 2024, 2684 of infallibility, 890, 2035 of the laity, 910 significance and purpose of, 799, 800, 2003 of truth and growth in faith, 94 See also Holy Spirit Charity apathy and indifference contrary to, 2094 call to, 1694, 2013 catechesis and, 25, 1967, 1971 communion in, 953, 1475 destroyed by mortal sin, 1855-56, 1861, 1874 heart as the seat of, 1853 indulgence and, 1478 information and, 2489, 2494-95, 2497 as loving one's neighbor, 1822-29 "never ends," 25 offended and wounded by venial sin, 1855, 1863, 1875 wipes away venial sins, 1394, 1472 See also Love charity and sacraments Baptism and, 1269, 1273, 1997, 2156, 2165 catechumens and, 1248-49 Eucharist as the sacrament of, 1323, 1394-95, 1416 marriage and, 1570, 1654 sacrament of Reconciliation and, 1434, 1466 sacramental life and growth in, 1134 sacraments of initiation and advancement in, 1212 charity as Christian moral life charisms and, 800, 2003 chastity and, 2346 as the form of the virtues, 826, 1827, 1841, 1844 freedom and, 1740 fruit of, 1825, 1829 as the goal of our actions, 1829 peace as the fruit of, 2304 as the perfection of Christian life, 1844, 1973 prayer and, 2098, 2662, 2806 virtue of religion and, 2095 charity as witness and service among the members of the Mystical Body, 791 the Church as the community of, 771, 815, 834 deacons and the service of, 1570, 1588, 1596 family as the school of Christian, 1657, 1666, 2204-05 love of country and the order of, 2239 Mary as the model of, 967-68 material goods and the order of, 2401, 2439, 2451, 2459, 2545 parish as a place of, 2179 religious life and, 915-16, 926 renunciation of violent action and the witness of, 2306 saints as a model of, 2156, 2165 secular institutes and, 928 as a social commandment, 1889 society of apostolic life and, 930 solidarity and, 1939, 1942 as the soul of the apostolate, 864 towards neighbor, 1789, 1878, 1931-32, 2447, 2462 theological virtues of charity, 1813, 1822, 1826, 1841, 1844 faith and, 162, 1794, 1814, 2093 and the freedom of the children of God, 1828 grace of Christ as the source of, 2011 hope and, 1818, 2090 as love of God and neighbor, 1822, 1840, 1844, 2055, 2086, 2093 as loving according to Christ's love, 1823, 1825 new Law and, 1965-66, 1968, 1972-74 perseverance in, 1824 as the soul of holiness, 826 as the source of merits, 2011, 2026 Chastity and Baptism, 2345, 2348, 2355 call to, 2337, 2348, 2394 and charity, 2346 conjugal chastity and marriage, 2365, 2368 consecrated life and, 915, 944 following Christ and, 2053 friendship and, 2347 Holy Spirit at the origin of the virtue of, 1832, 2345 and homosexuality, 2357-59 increase in, 2343 meaning of, 2395 offenses against, 2351-56, 2396 pure hearts and, 2518, 2520, 2532 stages of growth in, 2339, 2341, 2344, 2346, 2395 and states of life, 2348-50 temperance, the virtue that directs, 2341 of those engaged to marry, 1632, 2350 Children becoming a child, 526, 2517, 2785, 2837 confession of, 1457 divorce of parents and harm to, 2385 duties of, 2197, 2199, 2200, 2214-20 duties of parents toward their, 2221-31 educating children in the faith, 5, 2688 educating children in modesty, 2524 education of the conscience, 1784 as an end of marriage and of conjugal life, 1652, 2201 first Holy Communion of, 1244 freedom to bear, 2211 as the fruit of conjugal love, 2366 Jesus and the little, 699, 1244, 1261 life must be transmitted to, 372 origin of rights and duties with respect to, 1631 as prostitutes, 2355 regulation of births, 2368 respect for the vocation of, 2232-33 sexual abuses perpetrated against, 2389 as subjects of God's Kingdom, 559 as the supreme gift of conjugal love, 1664, 2373-79 what is demanded for the good of, 1646, 2381 See also Education; Family; Marriage (Matrimony) Children of God adopted, 1, 52, 270, 294, 422, 654, 1709, 2009 aids to living the life of, 736, 1568, 1813, 1831, 1996, 2157, 2650, 2766 childlike abandonment of, 305, 2830 Church, mother and home of, 808, 1186 connection and unity of, 706, 831, 845, 855, 959, 1097, 1108 dignity of the, 2736 filial boldness in prayer, 2610, 2777 filial conversion to the Father, 2608 God's actions with respect to His children, 104, 239, 305 prayer of, 2565, 2673, 2712, 2766 presence of the Holy Spirit in, 742, 2639 reborn in the sacraments, 1213, 1243, 1250, 1692 sacraments as a meeting of children of God with the Father, 1153 Choice(s) according to conscience, 1777, 1786-89, 1799 beatitudes and decisive moral, 1723 grace of Baptism as a grace of free election, 1308 hell as a free, 1033 Israel, the chosen people, 60, 762 man's freedom to choose, 311, 1470 object of choice and the morality of actions, 1755 radical choice asked of each one by Christ, 546 Chrism anointing with sacred, 1241, 1289, 1291, 1294, 1312, 1574 Confirmation and, 1289, 1297, 1300, 1312, 1320 (See also Confirmation) consecration of, 1297 reservation of the sacred, 1183 Christ. See also Messiah Body of Christ change of the bread into, 1106, 1333, 1353, 1376, 1411, 1413 communion and, 1385 communion of Christian faithful in Christ and, 948, 960 daily bread and, 2835, 2837, 2861 death of Christ and of His body, 627, 630 Eucharist and the, 1323, 1331, 1339, 1374-75, 1382, 1391, 1393, 1416 glorification of Christ's body, 659 Holy Spirit and, 797-98, 1084, 1108 Mary and the, 466, 488, 973 offering the sacrifice of Christ's body, 606, 610, 621 resurrection of, 640, 645-46, 648, 657 true humanity of, 476 veneration of, 103, 141 Christ and the Church Christ beginning, foundation and Head of the Church, 2, 424, 551-53, 771, 778, 807, 864, 874 bestows qualities on the Church, 811, 889-90 leads the Church, 551, 852, 1547 only gateway, 754 origin of the Church, 424, 763-67 origin of the Church's Magisterium, 88 pillar of the Church, 820, 822-24, 830, 837, 869, 1076, 1547 presence in the Church, 775, 779, 1119 priesthood, 941, 1544-45 the Church Baptism and Christ, 1261 Body of Christ, 787-96, 805 bride of Christ, 757, 772-73, 796, 808, 823, 867, 926, 1617 communion with Christ, 787-89 guardian of God's Word, 171 sacrament of Christ's action, 118 coming of Christ and perfection of the Church, 769 liturgy and the mystery of Christ, 1164-65, 1201, 1204 (see also Liturgy) memorial sacrifice of Christ, 1341, 1358, 1362-72, 1409 (see also Sacrifice(s)) Christ's mystery made actual being witnesses to Christ, 942, 995, 1816 believing in Christ, 161, 1709, 1715, 2074 catechesis and the mystery of Christ, 90, 1075 Christ's love, 478, 609 Christ's mystery celebrated in the liturgy, 1174 Christ's mystery considered in prayer, 2708 common features of Christ's mysteries, 516-18 communion with Christ, 957, 977, 985, 989, 1025, 1196, 1303, 1309, 1331, 1361, 1382, 1391, 1395-96, 2014, 2182 conversion to Christ, 1426-28, 1470 dying in Christ, 1005-14, 1681 following Christ, 916, 918, 923, 932, 1435, 1697, 2053, 2232-33, 2253, 2466, 2708 imitating Christ, 1694 living according to Christ, 2046 living in Christ, 2038 to love Christ, 166 man's communion with Christ, 519, 521, 562 to be members of Christ, 1213, 1241, 1265, 1271-72, 1279 new Covenant of Christ, 762, 781 rising with Christ, 1002-04 mysteries of Christ's life, 512-18 Christ's Incarnation born of the Virgin Mary, 487-507 Christ, 436-40, 453 Christ, Person of the Trinity, 249, 258-59 Christ, the visible image of God, 241, 477, 1559 conceived of the Holy Spirit, 437, 484-86, 490-93, 496, 498-99, 502, 504-05 "God sent his own Son," 422 Incarnation of the Word, 456, 461-63 Jesus, 430-35, 45 Lord, 446-51, 455 only begotten Son, 441-15, 454 preparation for the coming of Christ, 522-24 See also Trinity; Word (Christ) infancy announcement to the shepherds, 437 birth, 525-26 childhood, 527-30 circumcision, 527 Epiphany, 528 flight into Egypt and its significance, 530 life in Nazareth, 531, 534 presentation in the temple and its significance, 529 public life accusations against Jesus, 574-76 ascent to Jerusalem, 557-58, 569 baptism, 535-37, 1223-25 beginning of, 535 Christ and the fulfillment of the Law, 577-82, 592 entrance into Jerusalem, 559-60, 570 exorcisms, 550, 1673 healings, 517, 582, 695, 1151, 1503-05, 2616 Jesus' brothers and sisters, 500 Last Supper, 610-11, 1339-40 mission of the apostles, 553, 858-60, 862, 873, 877, 935, 981, 1122, 1536, 1575 proclamation of the Kingdom, 543-46 temptations, 538-40, 566 Transfiguration, 554-56, 568 Christ's submission effects of, 517 to the Father, 1009, 1019 to His parents, 532, 564 to the Law, 527 prayer Christ hears our prayers, 2616 Christ teaches us how to pray, 2607-15, 2621 Jesus as the perfect example of prayer, 2620 Jesus prays, 2599-606, 2701, 2741 the Lord's Prayer, 2759-865 (see also "Our Father," the prayer) prayer of the Hour of Jesus, 2746-51, 2758 priestly Prayer of Jesus, 2604 preaching and its main subjects Beatitudes, 1716-17, 1820 call to conversion, 1427, 1430, 1439, 1989, 2608 charity, 1823, 2055 Commandments, 2054, 2076, 2083 duties to one's family, 2218 eternal life, 2052 forgiveness, 1933, 2262, 2842 Gehenna (eternal damnation), 1034 idolatry, 2113 Jesus revealed by the Holy Spirit, 728 kingdom of God, 541-46, 2826 the "Last Day," 678 love of God, 2055, 2083, 2093, 2133-34 (see also Love) love of neighbor, 1970, 2196 love the poor, 2443, 2449, 2463 marital fidelity, 2380 matrimony, 1614-15, 2382 oath-taking, 2153-54 Penance and Reconciliation, 1441, 1443 poverty, 2544, 2546 purity, 2336 respect for the goods of another, 2412 resurrection, 993 scandal, 2285 sin, 1858 vigilance of heart, 2730 the Passion agony in Gethsemani, 612 crucifixion and sacrifice of, 616-17 effects of Christ's Passion, 1708, 1992, 2020 hour of, 730 meaning of, 713 necessity of Christ's Passion, 607 offering of, 621 trial, 595-98 union with, 1521-22, 1532 death burial of Christ, 624-30 of Christ as an offering, 606-18 of Christ as Redemption, 573, 599-605, 619 Christ's descent into hell, 631-37 death of Christ and Baptism as death with Christ to sin, 628, 790, 1214 effects and significance of, 634, 636-37 God's saving plan and, 571-72 Resurrection appearances of, 641-44, 645 Christ's body preserved from corruption, 627 corporeity of the risen Christ, 645-46 day of Jesus', 1166-67, 2191 day of Jesus' resurrection as a new creation, 2174 different from that of others, 646 empty tomb, 640 the Eucharist, memorial of Jesus' death and, 1163, 1166-67, 1337 for man's justification, 519 and man's resurrection, 992-1004 Old Testament, promises and Christ's, 652 a real event historically verified, 639, 643-45, 656 saving aspect of Jesus', 654-55, 658 significance of Christ's, 272, 638, 651-55 as supreme truth, 638, 651, 653, 991 as a transcendent event, 645-48, 656 as a work of the Holy Spirit, 648 Ascension Christ's ascension as his final apparition, 659 consequences of Christ's, 661, 663, 666-67 glorification of Christ, 312 significance of Christ's, 662, 664-65, 668 coming of Christ the Church and the glorious coming of Christ, 769 the Church's final trial, 675-77 desire for and hope of, 671, 673 last judgment and, 1038-40 moment of, 673 purpose of, 216, 457-58, 460, 678-79, 681-82 renewal of the world and, 1042-43, 2818 mystery of Christ's unity Christ and the Holy Spirit Christ gives the Spirit, 667, 730-31, 739, 1287 Holy Spirit and the mystery of Christ, 1099, 1104-07 relation between, 739, 747, 797, 1108 eternal Son of God assuming a human nature, 461-63, 485, 488, 497 Christ as the revelation of the Father, 73, 221, 238-42, 2798 Christ as the way to die Father, 2609 Christ's filial prayer, 2605 Christ's incarnation, 479, 485, 488, 497, 723 "Firstborn among many brethren," 2790 fulfillment of the divine plan, 128 Mary the Mother of Christ, 508-09 mediator of creation, 291-92 purposes of Christ's coming, 217, 456-60 support and guardian of the whole world, 320, 703 what Son of God signifies, 441-45 See also Trinity nature of Christ body, 476-77 divine nature, 211, 447 heart of Christ, 478 human knowledge, 472 human nature, 470-78, 481-82 human will, 475 intellect, 482 Resurrection confirms the divinity of Christ, 653 Son of the living God, 153 submission to the Father, 536, 539, 606, 2600, 2824 true God and true man, 464-69, 480-82 spirit of Christ acting according to, 2752 action of, 2832 apostles and, 1120 kingdom and, 2832 See also Holy Spirit Christ's titles advocate, 519 amen, 1065 Anointed One, 453 bread of life, 1338, 1406, 2837 center of the angelic world, 331, 333, 351 center of Christian life, 1618 center of Scripture, 112, 117, 122, 124, 126, 129, 133-34, 139, 158 Christ, 436-40, 453, 486, 629, 690, 695, 727, 745, 783, 1289 example, 564, 896, 1477, 2740, 2825, 2862 example of love, 782, 1616, 1825 example of purity, 2345, 2348, 2394 first-born of humanity, 381, 2790 fulfillment of the Father's will, 2824 fulfillment of the Scriptures, 2763 head of die People of God, Head of the Body, 747, 753, 782, 792-95, 807, 947, 1698 heart of catechesis, 426-29 intercessor, mediator, way to God, 51, 65-67, 257, 294, 2574, 2634 Jesus, 430-35, 452, 2666 judge, 1051, 1059 King, 783, 786, 908, 2105 Lamb of God, 608 liberator of man from sin, 360, 420-21, 549, 976, 981-82, 987, 2637 life, 2697 light of nations and of men, 280, 748, 1243 living, 625-26, 640, 662 Lord, 202, 209, 446-51, 455, 668-69 master of prayer, 2601, 2607-15, 2621, 2674, 2707, 2722, 2759, 2765-66, 2773, 2775 master who teaches, 108, 561 messenger of the Kingdom, 567, 865 Messiah, 440, 453, 547 mystery of salvation, 774 new Adam, 359, 411, 504 the one and only Mediator, 65-67, 480, 667, 771, 846 the only Word of Sacred Scripture, 101-04 our peace, 2305 physician of souls and bodies, 1421, 1458, 1484, 1503-05, 1509 Priest, 783, 1141 prophet, 783, 904 purpose of the Law, 1953, 1965, 1977 reconciliation of God with the world, 433, 620, 1449, 2795, 2839 Redeemer, 401, 616, 622, 679, 1026, 1069, 1235, 1476, 1992 Resurrection and life, 994 Revelation of the Father, 73, 221, 238-42, 2798 Revelation of God, 50, 53, 151, 240, 272, 385, 2583, 2812 Sanctification of men, 2813 Savior, 389, 846, 1019, 1359, 1507, 1584, 1741, 1846 sent by God, 422, 437 Servant, 565, 608, 623 shepherd of men, 160, 754 Son of David, 439, 559 Son of God, 423-24, 441-45, 454, 1286, 2783 Son of man, 440, 460 source of evangelization and of preaching, 49, 74-76 source of grace, 1642 source of hope, 1820 temple of God, 1197 truth, 2466 vine, 755, 2074 the way that leads to the Faith, 2609 Word, 241, 456-60 Christian Baptism and new life of, 537, 1010, 1229, 1241, 1266, 1272, 1997 death and, 1011, 1020, 1314, 1681-82 first Christians, 83, 2636, 2641 fulfills his vocation in the Church, 2030 meaning of the name, 1289 name received in Baptism, 2165 nourishment of, 1392 prayer and, 2707, 2743 sign of the Cross and, 2157 spiritual sign of Confirmation in, 1304, 1309, 1317 Christian humanism, 1676 Christianity religion of the incarnate Word of God and not a "religion of the book," 108 Church angels as a help to the, 334-36 calls men to ordained ministry, 1578 commandments of the, 2041-43 family as the "domestic Church," 1655-58, 2204, 2685 filial spirit of Christians toward the, 2040 "holy and without blemish," 1426 Mary and her office in the mystery of the, 963-72, 973 Mary, Mother of the Church, 963 the missionary, 849-56 "Outside the Church there is no salvation," 846-48 perfected in glory, 769, 1042 as the seed and beginning of the Kingdom, 541, 669, 764,768 as a visible edifice, 1180, 1185-86, 2691 as a way to obtain God's pardon, 1478-79 attributes of the Church, 750, 811, 865 one, 813-22 because of her source, her Founder, her soul, 813 bonds of unity, 815-16 the Church's mission seeks unity, 855 diversity in unity, 814, 818-19 Eucharist as the sacrament that strengthens the Church's unity, 1416 seeking unity by the unity already given, 820-22 wounds to unity, 817 holy, 823-29 evangelical counsels as a help to holiness, 1986 the Holy Church clasps sinners to her bosom, 825, 827, 1428 Holy Spirit as the source of holiness, 749 made holy with Mary, 829 sanctified by Christ, 823-24 soul of holiness and charity, 826 catholic, 830-56 by Christ's will, 831 each particular Church as the Catholic Church, 823-35 meaning of the word, 830 mission as a requirement of the Church's Catholicity, 849 relations with churches that are not, 838 apostolic, 857-65 nature of the Church, 863 succession of bishops in the place of the apostles, 862 successors designated by the apostles, 861 three meanings of, 857 the Church and those who are non-Christians, 839 bond between the Church and non-Christian religions, 842-44 the Church open to men scattered and led astray, 845 necessity of the Church to obtain salvation, 846-48 relations of the Church with Muslims, 841 relations of the Church with the Jewish people, 839-40 the Church and society the Church as the safeguard of the transcendent nature of the human person, 2245 the Church's moral judgment in political, economic, and social matters, 2246, 2420 political community and the Church, 244-46 the Church as communion of charisms, 951 of charity, 953 with the dead, 958 as the deepest vocation of the Church, 959 of faith, 949 of God and men, 2790 with Jesus, 787-96 priestly community, 1119 sacrament of Communion in the liturgy, 1108 of saints, 946-48, 953 with the saints, 954-57 spiritual goods of the communion of saints as the Church's treasury, 1476 the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ building up of the Church, 872, 1123, 2003 catechesis and the Church, 4 charisms and the Church, 800 Christ as head of the Church, 1548 Christians as members of the Church, 521, 790, 953, 960, 1267, 1396, 1988, 2045 the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ, 774, 776-77, 779, 787-96, 805-07, 1396 consecrated men and women and the Church, 917 dead and the Church, 958 the Holy Spirit and the Church, 1105-06, 1111, 1353 human illness and the Church, 1508 liturgy and the Church, 1070, 1140, 1187-88 sacraments and the Church, 774, 1116, 1123, 1267, 1279, 1621, 2040, 2782 unity, diversity, and mission of the members of the Church, 873-74, 947 make-up of the Church apostles as foundation stones of the, 642 Christ and Pus presence in the, 1380 Christ as head and origin of the, 669, 874 Christ provides the gifts and ministries of the, 794 Christian faithful in the, 897-913 hierarchical structure of the, 771, 874-87 ordained ministries cannot be substituted for in the structure of the, 1593 religious and consecrated life, 914, 916 (see also Life: consecrated life) See also Apostolic college; Episcopal college ministry of governing authority of governing the Church, 553 cooperation of the Christian faithful, 911 collegial and personal nature of ecclesiastical ministry, 877-78 as a ministry of service, 876, 894-95 office of the Ecumenical Council, 884 office of the episcopal college, 883, 885 office of the individual bishops, 886 office of the Supreme Pontiff, 882 pastoral office of Peter, the apostles, and bishops as the foundation of the Church, 881 ministry of sanctifying bishops and priests as stewards, 893, 1118-20 God sanctifies in Christ, 790, 805, 947, 1076, 1082, 1084, 1110-12 means of sanctifying, 893 ministry of the word, 2031, 2038 prayer, 2558, 2655 mystery of the Church the Body of Christ, 787-96 foundation of the truth, 171 guardian of the deposit of faith, 171 historical and spiritual reality, 770-71 kingdom of priests for God, 1546, 1591 Mother and Teacher, 2030-46 place where each Christian fulfills his vocation, 2030 place where we know the Holy Spirit, 688 reconciled world, 845 and sacrament, 774-76 sacrament of the mission of Christ and the Holy Spirit, 738 seed and beginning of the Kingdom of God, 541 sign of heavenly Jerusalem, 117 spouse of Christ, 796 temple of the Holy Spirit, 797-98 in the union of men with God, 772-73 universal sacrament of salvation, 849 offices of the Church accomplishing the Church's mission in the world, 767, 2044-45 accomplishing evangelization and catechesis, 7 being an example of Christian holiness, 2030 being the people of God, 781-86 concern with the temporal aspects of the common good, 2420 conversion as an uninterrupted duty, 1428 forgiving sins, 827, 979-83, 1442, 1478 guarding the deposit of faith, 84, 97, 175 preserving apostolic preaching in a continuous line of succession, 77 proclaiming the Paschal mystery, 571 professing the faith, 172-75 professing faith in Christ's kingship, 2105 professing faith in one God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, 152, 258, 738 safeguarding the faith, 168, 171, 173 sanctifying men, 824 serving God, 783-86 teaching authority of the Ecumenical Council, 891 authority of the episcopal college and the Supreme Pontiff, 891, 2035 authority extended to natural law, 2036 catechesis and preaching, 2033 the Church, Mother, and Teacher, 2030-46 lay faithful in the ministry of teaching, 906 Magisterium of the Church, 85-87 (see also Magisterium) ministry of teaching as the service of the Word of God, 86 necessity of teaching in the faith, 2037 proclaiming salvation, 2032 significance of the term "teaching office," 890 social doctrine, 2419-25 Supreme Pontiff and the bishops as authentic teachers, 888, 2034 watching over and interpreting the Word of God, 119 origin of the Church apostles as foundation stones of the Church, 642 beginning of the Church, 124, 763, 766-67, 1185 Christ as the living stone of the Church, 552 inaugurated by Jesus Christ, 763-66, 874 Peter, the rock on which the Church is built, 552, 881 in the plan of the Father, 759, 761 prefigured from the world's beginning, 760 prepared in the Old Covenant, 761-62 revelation of the Church on the day of Pentecost, 767, 1076 the particular Church and the universal Church, 879, 886 bishop as the head and responsible for the particular Church, 1369, 1560, 1594 each particular Church as the Catholic Church, 832-35 Eucharist as center of the life of the particular Church, 893 parish and the particular Church, 2179, 2226 priestly ordinations and the particular Church, 1572 priest's responsibility for the particular Church, 1595 those responsible for, 1594-95 traditions of the faith and the particular Church, 83, 174, 192, 1202 what the particular Church signifies, 833 See also Church: attributes of the Church symbols and figures of the Church building, 756 figures, 507, 710, 753, 967, 2679 Jerusalem which is above, 757 Mary, figure of the Church, 507, 967, 972 meaning of the word "Church," 751-52 Mother, 169, 507, 757 olive tree, 755 sheepfold and flock, 754 teacher of the faith, 169 temple of God, 756 Circumcision Jesus', 527 Old Covenant and, 1150 Citizens authority and, 1901, 2242 Christians as citizens of heaven, 2796 the Church and, 2245 common good and, 1910 commutative justice and, 2411 country and, 2199 duties and, 1915, 2238-40, 2255 labor and, 2433 military service and, 2310 public life and, 1915 regulating the growth of the population, the state, and, 2372 religious freedom and, 2107 rights and, 2273 society and health of, 2288 society, relationships, and, 2212-13 Sunday worship as the right of, 2187 wars and, 2308 City earthly city and atheism, 2124 holy city and the Church, 756, 1198 and consummation of the Kingdom of God, 1045 and hope, 2016 and the liturgy, 1090 Clergy. See Clerics Clerics sacred ministers, 934, 1174 Clothing Baptism as the garment of immortality, 1216, 1243 and modesty, 2522 Cloud significance of, in Jesus' final apparition, 659 in Jesus' Transfiguration, 555 in the Old and New Testaments, 697, 1094 Collaboration among Christians for the Church's unity, 821 between God and man, and justification, 1993, 2001 between God and man and merit, 1008, 2025 of citizens and the common good, 2238 human collaboration and labor, 378 of lay people in the Church, 906, 911 See also Cooperation Collection and its significance, 1351 Commandment(s) conscience and, 1777 disobeying God's command and sin, 397 faith and, 2614 five precepts of the Church, 2041-43 God's will as our, 2822 keeping, 348, 1050 Law of the Gospel and the commandment of love, 1974 liturgy and commandment of Christ, 1341 Magisterium of the Church and, 2033 Magisterium and its authority in relation to the precepts of natural law, 2036 observance of the holy days of obligation, 2180-81, 2185 proclaiming of salvation as a mandate given to the Church, 849, 2032 purposes of the commandments of the Law, 578 recognizing the precepts of divine law, 1778, 1960 revelation of the Decalogue, 2071 right to be instructed in the divine saving precepts, 2037 transgression of the commandments the Law, 577 commandment of love charity, 1822, 1889 charity as Christ's new commandment, 782, 1823, 1970, 2074 Decalogue as a statement of the commandments, 16, 1697, 2067 evangelical counsels and, 1973-74, 1986 as the first commandment, 575, 1337, 2055 keeping Christ's commandments, 1824 love of God, 2083-195 love of neighbor, 2196-557 Old Law and, 1968, 1984-85 Decalogue confession and, 1456 conscience and, 1962 Creed and, 1064 demands and obligations of, 2054, 2067, 2072-73, 2081 disobeying and sin, 1853, 1858 division and numbering of, 2066 eternal life and, 2052, 2075 evangelical Law and the, 1968, 2053, 2074 as a gift from God, 2060 God's will expressed, 2059, 2063 happiness as the ultimate end of, 16 importance of, 2065, 2076, 2078 interpretation and understanding of, 2055-56, 2061, 2077 keeping of, 2052-53 natural law and, 1955, 2049, 2070-71, 2080 necessity of, 2071 Old Covenant and, 2057, 2060-62, 2077 Old Law and, 1980 purposes of the, 2063 Sacred Scripture and, 2056-63, 2078 significance of, 1724, 1962, 2033, 2057 significance of the word "Decalogue," 2056, 2058 synopsis of the Ten Commandments, 2051-52 tables of, 2058 the Ten Commandments first, 2084-141 second, 2142-67 third, 2168-95 fourth, 2197-257 fifth, 2258-330 sixth, 2331-400 seventh, 2401-63 eighth, 2464-513 ninth, 2514-33 tenth, 2534-57 tradition of the Church and, 2064-68, 2078 unity of, 2069, 2079 Commending the soul, 690, 1020 Commitment chastity as a personal, 2344 of Christians, 1319, 2046 of the family in relation to the community, 2208 in marriage, 2381, 2390 missionary, 854 response of faith as, 1102, 1428 self-mastery as a long and exacting, 2342 in social interchange, 1913, 1940, 1947 Common good action, social justice, and the, 1807, 1928, 2239, 2442 the Church and, 2246, 2420, 2458 communication, information, and, 2489, 2492, 2494, 2498 conditions of, 1907-09, 1924-25 economy and, 2425, 2429, 2432 good of each individual and, 801, 951, 1905, 2039 immigration and, 2241 international society and, 1911, 1927 law and, 1951, 1976 legitimate civil authority and, 1888, 1897-98, 1901-03, 1921-22, 2238, 2309, 2406, 2498 legitimate defense of, 2238, 2242, 2265-67, 2310, 2321 man's duties and, 1880, 2237-41, 2288 meaning and end of, 1906, 1912, 1925 obligation to promote, 1913-14, 1916, 1926 political community, the state, and the, 1910, 1927, 2239 political rights granted according to the requirements of, 2237 private property and, 2401, 2403 religious freedom and, 2109 respect for the world and, 2415 work stoppages and, 2435 Communication between the Catholic Church and the Eastern churches, 1399 of God's goodness, 294, 947 peace and communication among men, 2304 sacramental communication of Christ's mystery, 947, 1076, 1092 of salvation, 1088 social communication media, 906, 2492-96 (see also Mass media) of spiritual goods, 955 truth and, 1886, 2488-89, 2495, 2512 Communion among men, 357, 775, 1445, 1702, 2419 between the divine persons, 267, 738, 1693 between man and woman, 371-72, 383, 2331-32 of the bishop with the Christian faithful, 84, 1301 catechesis and communion with Christ, 426 of charisms, 951 of charity, 953 the Church and (see Church) of the Church of heaven and earth, 954-59 with the dead, 958, 1684, 1689, 1690 ecclesial communion and the family, 2204-05 and schism, 2089 and sin, 1440, 1446, 1448, 1455 Eucharistic (see Eucharist) in faith, 154, 185, 188, 949, 1102, 1209 friendship as spiritual, 2347 of the Holy Spirit, 734, 1097, 1108-09 liturgy and, 1071, 1136 of man with Christ, 533, 725, 787, 790, 1331 with the divine persons, 259, 732, 737, 850, 1107 with God, 27, 45, 54, 154, 613, 780, 1489, 1804 with the mysteries of Jesus, 519-21 prayer as, 2565, 2655, 2682, 2689, 2713, 2799, 2801 of the sacraments, 950 sacraments at the service of, 790, 1126, 1533-35 of spiritual goods, 949, 952 of the Supreme Pontiff with the bishops, 85, 100, 816, 892, 895 Communion of saints, 946-62 diverse spiritualities and, 2684 intercession as an expression of, 1055, 2635 significance of, 1331 Community Baptism and, 1253, 1255 of believers, 1045 celebration of funerals and, 1684, 1687 the Church as communion, 751-52, 771, 833, 899 common good and, 1910-11, 1922 Confirmation and responsibilities in the ecclesial, 1309, 1319 ecclesial community and the apostolate of the laity, 900, 910 ecclesial community and prayer, 2632, 2691, 2696 economic activity, social justice, and the human, 2411, 2426, 2428 Eucharist and the community of the Christian faithful, 1166, 1400 faith and community of believers, 1102 families in difficult situations and, 1649, 1651 first community of believers and their faith, 642, 949, 2624 forgiveness and reintegration into the, 1443 government of human, 1884, 1898, 1901, 1919, 2213 liturgy and, 1071, 1140-41, 1198 marital community and the family, 1644, 1666, 2201, 2204, 2206-07, 2249-50, 2364 mission to establish Christian, 854 parish as communion, 2179, 2226 political community and the Church, 2244-46 and the family, 2209, 2211 and the rights and duties of citizens, 2239, 2242 priesthood and the community of believers, 1546, 1551 religious freedom and religious communities, 2107 universal, 842 vocation of the human, 1877 Compassion Christ's compassion towards men, 1503, 1506, 2448, 2571, 2575, 2715 God's, 270 man's compassion in forgiveness, 2843 Conception of Christ, 466, 496, 498, 505 Immaculate Conception, 490-93 and respect for human life, 2270, 2273-74, 2323, 2378 and the right to life, 2322 Concupiscence the Commandments and, 2529, 2534 fight against, 978, 1264, 1426, 2520, 2530 of the flesh, 2514, 2520 Law and, 1963, 2542 meaning and kinds of, 2514-15 original sin and, 376, 400, 405 purification of the heart and, 2517, 2530 sin and, 1869 See also Desire; Lust Condemnation of abortion, 2322 of adultery, 2380 authorities and condemnation of those who resist them, 1899 cause of damnation, 1037 "Eats and drinks judgment upon himself," 1385 false witness and condemnation of the innocent, 2476 of irreligion in the first commandment, 2118 the Last Judgment and, 1039 original sin and condemnation of man, 402 of polytheism, 2112 of rifts in the Church, 817 of sin, 1458 of sins, 1034 Confession. See Penance and Reconciliation Configuration Anointing of the Sick and configuration to Christ's passion, 1521, 1523 Baptism and configuration to the Paschal mystery of Christ, 1239 to Christ in the Christian, 1121 to Christ in Holy Orders, 1322, 1585 of penitents in Christ, 1460 of the sick in Christ, 1505 Confirmation, 1285-321 age for receiving, 1307-08 apostolate of the laity and, 900, 941 character of, 698, 1121, 1304-05, 1317 New Law and, 1210 preparation and purposes for, 1309 priesthood of the Christian faithful and, 1546 salvation and, 1286-92 significance of, 1289 state required for receiving, 1310, 1318-19 who may receive the sacrament of, 1306-11 witness and, 2472 See also Chrism; Sacrament(s) Confirmation and the sacraments Christian initiation and, 695, 1212, 1275, 1285, 1533 effects of Confirmation increase of baptismal grace, 1303, 1316 indelible character of, 1304-05, 1317 the outpouring of the Spirit, 1302 the Seal and, 698, 1121 Rite of Confirmation, 1297-301 anointing, 695, 1242, 1291, 1294, 1300, 1523 celebration separate from Baptism, 1233, 1290, 1321 to be conferred only once, 1304 godfather and godmother, 1311 handing over of the Lord's Prayer, 2769 Holy chrism, 1297 laying on of hands, 1288 minister of, 1312-14, 1318 signs and rites of, 1293-301, 1320 Conflict(s) armed conflicts and accumulation of arms, 2315-16 armed conflicts and the moral law, 2312, 2328 between divine law and the law of sin, 2542 between good and evil, 285 in marriage, 1606 social conflicts and economic activity, 1940, 2424, 2430 Conjugal fidelity, 1646-51, 2364-65 concubinage and, 2390 divorce and conjugal fidelity of a spouse who has abandoned the sacrament of Matrimony, 2386 gift of the Holy Spirit, 1624 motive for, 1647-48 obligation of, 1643-44, 1646, 2363 separation and, 1649 significance of, 2365 witness of, 1611, 2223 Conscience, 1776-802 authority and, 1903 conduct, choices, and, 1786-89, 1799 conversion and, 1435, 1453, 1797, 1848 definition and significance of, 1776, 1778, 1795 divine law and, 1706, 1776, 1778, 1786-87 erroneous judgment and, 1790-94, 1801 faith and, 160, 162, 1802 forgiveness of sins and, 1454, 1468, 1493, 1496 formation of, 1783-85, 1798, 1802 hearing the voice of, 1779, 1800 human dignity and moral, 1700, 1780, 2524 judgment of, 1777, 1800 mass media and the formation of, 2496 moral reparation and duty of, 2487 morality of human acts and, 1749, 1751, 1796 (see also Human act; Morality) prudence and, 1806 refusal to bear arms for reasons of, 2311 responsibility for acts and, 1781 right to act in accordance with, 1786-89, 1799, 1907, 2106, 2242, 2256 right to act in freedom of, 1782 rights, duties, and conscience, 912 salvation and, 847 sin and offense against right, 1849, 1860, 1865 voice of, 33, 46, 1706, 1776, 1779, 1795, 2071 Conscientious objection. See Refusal to obey Consecration and the anaphora, 1352 and anointing, 1294 of bishops, 1556-59, 1562 and blessing, 1672 and Holy Orders, 1538 of Jesus, 438, 534 of the laity, 901 and mission, 931-33 and the priesthood of Christ, 1548 and sacraments, 1535 of the sacred chrism, 1297 and the state of consecrated life, 916, 931 of virgins (liturgical rite), 923 See also Transubstantiation Consubstantial Holy Spirit consubstantial with the Father and the Son, 685, 703 Son consubstantial with the Father, 242, 262, 467, 663 Trinity and consubstantial communion, 248, 253, 689, 2789 See also Trinity Consummation Christ's prayer and the consummation of time, 2749 of the Church, 759, 769, 778, 1042 of creation in the resurrection, 1015 of creation on the seventh day, 345 of the divine plan, 686 Eucharist as consummation of the sacrifices of the Old Covenant, 1330 full consummation of good at the end of the world, 681 of God's will and prayer, 2750, 2857 of God's word in Mary, 484, 497, 2676 of God's work in Christ, 2749 of history and creation in Christ, 668 of hope in the coining Messiah, 676 of human dignity in the vocation to divine beatitude, 1700 of the Law in Christ, 577, 580-82, 592 of the Law in love, 1706, 1829, 2055, 2196 of marriage consent, 1627, 2366 mystery of salvation and its, 1107 of the new heaven and the new earth, 1045 of the Old Covenant figures, 1093, 1152, 1544 of the Old Law, 1967-68, 1984, 2053 of Revelation in Christ, 67, 75, 134, 561, 652, 729 Sunday as consummation of the sabbath, 2175-76 See also Fulfillment Contemplation the Church and, 771 Eucharist and, 1380 man's contemplation of God, 1028 man's contemplation of Jesus, 2715 prayer and, 2651, 2687 of sacred icons, 1162 Continence and chastity, 2349 and divorce, 1650 effects of, 2340 of engaged persons, 2350 fertility and, 2370 and the fruits of the Spirit, 1832 prayer and, 2520 Contraception love of spouses, a mind open to life, and birth regulation, 2370 regulation of births and, 2399 Contract economics, contracts, and good faith, 2410 governing human communities and fidelity contracts, 2213 marriage (see Adultery; Marriage (Matrimony)) Contrition, 1451-54. See also Penance and Reconciliation: acts of the penitent Conversion accomplishment of, 1435 call to, 160, 545, 981, 1036, 1428 catechumenate leads conversion to maturity, 1248 Christian initiation and, 1229 conscience and, 1797 erroneous judgment and lack of, 1792 evil as a way to, 385, 1502 fragility of human nature and, 1426 gift of the Holy Spirit, 1098, 1433 grace and, 1991, 2000, 2010, 2027 of heart and the prophets, 2581-84, 2595 of heart and Sermon on the Mount, 2608 human presumption and, 2092 interior conversion essential to social change, 1886-89, 1896 John's baptism of conversion, 720, 523, 535 justification and, 1989, 1993 the kingdom and, 1470, 2612 necessity of conversion of the heart, 821, 1430-33, 1856, 1888, 2608-09, 2708 Old Law and, 1963 penance and, 1422-23, 2042 prayer and, 2708, 2731, 2754, 2784 process of conversion and repentance, 1439 rejection of, 591 of St.Paul, 442 of St. Peter, 1429 sin, conversion, and purification, 1472, 1486, 1856 sources of, 1436-37 various forms of penance and, 1430-32, 1434 visible effects of, 1430, 1440 what is necessary for, 1490, 1848 Cooperation in abortion, 2272 civil authorities and, 2236 man's cooperation with God's grace, 1993 with God's plan, 306, 2062, 2738 with the work of Christ, 970, 2632 with the work of the Spirit, 1091, 1108 Mary's cooperation with God, 488, 501, 968, 2675, 2682 of parents within the family, 2206 in suicide, 2282 in the use of harmful drugs, 2291 See also Collaboration Co-responsibility and the common good, 2240 Council(s) catechesis and, 9 creeds and, 192 episcopal college and, 884, 887, 891 faith and, 250 Counsel as a gift of the Holy Spirit, 1303, 1831 Covenant, New altar and, 1182 apostles as priests of, 611, 859, 1337 Christ as the definitive covenant of God, 73 Christ as the sole priest of, 662, 1348, 1365, 1410 Christ's death as the Paschal sacrifice of, 613 Church and, 759, 778, 796, 839, 840 cup of, 612 Eucharist and, 610, 611, 1339, 1365, 1410, 1846 Jesus' circumcision as a sign of, 527 Old Law and, 577, 1964, 2056 place of worship and, 1179 prayer in, 2565, 2607, 2614, 2771, 2787, 2801 prophets and expectation of, 64 sacraments and, 1091, 1116, 1129, 1222, 1541 Sunday worship and, 2176 See also New Testament Covenant, Old Abraham and, 72, 992, 2571 Commandments and the meaning of, 2061-63 Decalogue and, 2057, 2077 God and the Covenant with His people, 238, 781, 1102, 1612, 2058 heart as the place of, 2563 Law and, 346, 709, 2060-63, 2070 liturgy and, 1093, 1156 man called to a Covenant with his Creator, 357 offering of bread and wine and, 1334 permanent value of, 121 prayer and the Covenant between God and man, 2564, 2567, 2569, 2713, 2795, 2829, 2841 prefigurations and, 1217, 1223, 1544 preparations for Christ in the Covenant, 522, 762 priesthood and, 1539, 1542, 1544 sabbath as a sign of, 2171 signs and symbols of, 1145, 1150-52, 1334 Sinai Covenant, 62, 204, 2810 See also Old Testament Creation Apostles' Creed and faith in God the Creator, 325-27 beauty and goodness of, 299, 341, 353, 1333 catechesis about, 282-89 Christ's relationship with, 792, 2105, 2637 fulfillment of, 668, 1015 God keeps in being, 421 God as the master builder of, 317, 337 God's plan and, 257, 280, 315, 759, 1066 God's providence and, 216, 301, 314 God's revelation and, 287-89, 337 good of creation intended for all, 299, 2402, 2452 Holy Spirit and, 243, 291, 703 human dignity and, 1700 human work as man's collaboration in, 2427, 2460 imperfection of, 302, 307, 310, 378 as an inheritance entrusted to man, 299 knowing God through, 31, 32, 1147, 2500 man's relationship with, 343, 355, 396, 1469 marriage in the order of, 1603-05 new creation in Christ, 315, 374 original sin and, 400, 1608 prayer and, 2569, 2793 purposes and reasons of, 293-94, 314, 319, 353, 358 respect for the integrity of, 354, 2415-18 role of the Word of God in, 291, 320 seventh day and, 2169, 2190 significance of, 326 thanksgiving to God for, 1352, 1359-60 Trinity and, 258, 290-92, 316 Creator. See God Creature(s) angels and, 350 attachment of the soul to, 1394, 1472 Baptism makes a new, 1214, 1265-66, 1999 beauty, goodness, and perfection of, 32, 339, 2500 destiny of, 260, 353 God and the origin of, 293, 327 God's presence in, 300, 308 interdependence of creatures with each other, 340, 344 limitations proper to, 311, 385, 396, 1998 love of God and love of, 2069, 2093, 2095, 2113 message of creation points to the existence of God, 46, 48 participation of creatures in God's goodness, 295, 319 providence and the collaboration of, 301, 306, 312, 321, 323, 342, 373, 1884 relationship between creatures and man, 343 relationship between God and, 42-43, 239, 295, 356, 441, 1703 respect for, 1930, 2416 submission of creatures to God, 49, 213, 396, 2097, 2628 and their likeness to God, 41, 2500 Creed/symbols of faith, 14, 184, 187-88, 197 Apostles' Creed, 194, 196, 2558 baptismal creed, 189 change throughout the centuries, 192-93 component parts of the Creed, 190-91 composition of the Creed, 186 God in the Creed, 199 meaning of the Creed, 188 Nicene Constantinopolitan Creed, 195 of the profession of faith, 187, 192 reciting the Creed, 197 Cremation, 2301 Cross as the altar of the New Covenant, 1182 Christ's reign extended by the way of, 853 effects of the sacrifice of, 617, 813, 1505, 1741, 1992, 2305 Eucharist as the ever present sacrifice of, 1323, 1364-66, 1382 kingdom of God established through Christ's, 550 kingship of Christ and, 440 responsibility for the pain of, 598 sacrifice of the Cross and acceptance of it, 561 sacrifice of the Cross as an example of solidarity and charity, 1939 Sign of the Cross beginning of the day and of activities with, 2157, 2166 sacramentals and, 1668, 1671 significance of, 1235 taking up and bearing one's own, 1435, 1460, 1615, 1642, 2029, 2427 as the way to follow Christ, 555, 1816 as the way to holiness, 2015 Cruel practices, 2297-98 Culture catechesis and diversity of, 24, 854 as the common good, 1908 freedom and, 1740 Gospel and, 2527 liturgical celebrations and, 1145, 1149, 1204, 1207, 1668, 1686 marriage and, 1606 moral life and, 909, 2524 natural law and, 1957 progress of culture and growth of the Kingdom, 2820 public life, participation, and, 1915, 1917 respect for cultural identities, 2441 social communication and, 2493 socialization and, 1882 solidarity and, 361 unity of the Church and diversity of cultures, 814 work, rest, and, 2184 Cup Jesus and the cup given him by his Father, 607 of the New Covenant and the Eucharist, 612, 1334-35, 1339, 1365, 1396, 1412 religious significance of sharing, 1148

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