Access To God

Access To God ACCESS TO GOD BASIC R.C. BELIEF Access to God is achieved through mediators and Sacraments. CHRISTIAN COMMENT Every Christian has access to God (Romans 5:2; Ephesians 2:18;…

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Absolution

Absolution ABSOLUTION BASIC R.C. BELIEF The remission of sins in Confession by an authorized priest, in the Sacrament of Penance. The power to absolve is given to the priest at…

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Ablutions

Ablutions ABLUTIONS BASIC R.C. BELIEF The ceremonial purification after Holy Communion. The priest purifies his chalice with wine, then with water and wine, then washes his fingers with which he…

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DnD Danger

DnD Danger DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS Parents of a 16-year-old high school student who committed suicide say that a 'curse' from the Dungeons & Dragons game led to his death.A law…

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Development Of Doctrine

Development Of Doctrine DOCTRINE, DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC R.C. BELIEF The Roman Catholic Church likens itself to a flower box in which many seeds have been planted. These are God's revelations…

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Cardinal

Cardinal CARDINAL BASIC R.C. BELIEF Except for the Pope, the highest rank of Roman Catholic clergy, often called princes of the Church. Their vestments are red. As supposed descendants of…

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Blessed Sacrament

Blessed Sacrament BLESSED SACRAMENT BASIC R.C. BELIEF A Roman Catholic term denoting the Host which, from the moment of consecration by a priest, becomes, by the miracle of transubstantiation, the…

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Black Catholics

Black Catholics BLACK CATHOLICS CATHOLIC JOURNALS From CATHOLIC DIGEST, November 1989. "A BLACK BISHOP TALKS ABOUT BLACK CATHOLICS TODAY. Since the 1940s, the Catholic Church in America has inaugurated 13…

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Annulments

Annulments ANNULMENTS BASIC R.C. BELIEF An annulment is a declaration of the Church that no marriage bond existed in the first place. An annulment might be given if the partners…

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