| |
| | Catechism of the Catholic Church |
 | | The Catechism of the Catholic Church, which I approved June 25th last and the publication of which I today order by virtue of my Apostolic Authority, is a statement of the Church’s faith and catholic doctrine, attested to or illumined by Sacred Scripture, the Apostolic Tradition, and the Church’s Magisterium. |
 | | The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin. |
 | | According to the Catholic Church indulgences can be purchased with money or good works, thereby granting grace to the sinner but is nowhere in the Bible nor is there a single verse in Scripture that speaks of or even infers that there is any such thing as temporal punishment. |
| www.inplainsite.org /html/catechism_catholic_church.html (3749 words) |
|