Magisterial Reference

Catechism of the Catholic Church

A structured reference library of canonical Catechism paragraph references, organized according to the Four Pillars of Catholic Doctrine promulgated by Pope John Paul II.

All Pillars Part 1: The Creed (Profession of Faith)Part 2: Sacraments (Sacramental Economy)Part 3: Morality (Life in Christ)Part 4: Prayer (Christian Prayer)

CCC 1691–1696Universal Catechism

Man’s Vocation to Life in the Spirit (CCC 1691-1696)

Recognize your dignity, O Christian, and now that you share in God’s own nature, do not return to your former base condition by sinning. Remember who is your head and of whose body you are a member.

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CCC 2052–2055Universal Catechism

The Ten Commandments (CCC 2052-2055)

Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life? To the young man who asked this question, Jesus answers first by invoking the necessity, recognized by all Jews, of acknowledging God as the unique Good, and then by telling him: "If you would enter life, keep the commandments."

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