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Candles

Candles CANDLES BASIC R.C. BELIEF The beeswax used in candles typifies the purity of Christ. Candles are used in every Mass, and are blessed at a special ceremony on February…

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Churching

Churching CHURCHING BASIC R.C. BELIEF The name officially given to the custom known as "churching" is "Blessing after childbirth." It was suggested by the rite of legal purification of Jewish…

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Character

Character CHARACTER BASIC R.C. BELIEF Character is the invisible, indellible mark imprinted on the soul at Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Orders. Theologians commonly teach that this character remains on the…

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Excommunication

Excommunication EX-COMMUNICATION BASIC R.C. BELIEF A penalty by which one is excluded from the communion of the faithful. He is thereby deprived of all sacramental grace until he repents and…

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Charles Curran

Charles Curran CHARLES CURRAN SECULAR JOURNALS From THE ORLANDO SENTINEL, 8/19/86. "VATICAN STRIPS THEOLOGIAN'S CREDENTIALS FOR HIS DISSENT. The Vatican on Monday (81/18) stripped the Rev. Charles Curran, a leading…

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Apostles Creed

Apostles Creed APOSTLES' CREED BASIC R.C. BELIEF "I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; Who was…

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