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Confirmation

Confirmation CONFIRMATION BASIC R.C. BELIEF A Sacrament administered to Roman Catholics after through preparation, from about 7 years old. It confers Grace on baptized persons, making them "strong and perfect…

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Apparitions

Apparitions APPARITIONS POST VATICAN II Unapproved apparitions were taking place in Necedah, Wisconsin until 1985 and up to the present (1990) in Bayside, New York. From ROSES, the publication from…

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Contrition

Contrition CONTRITION BASIC R.C. BELIEF An Act of Contrition is a devotion that verbalizes the sorrow for sin necessary for forgiveness. It is an integral part of the Sacrament of…

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Eucharist

Eucharist EUCHARIST BASIC R.C. BELIEF From Greek eucharistia, giving thanks. In BIBLE CATECHISM(1967), John Kerstan writes, "Eucharist originally meant `Great Prayers of Thanksgiving and Adoration.' Now Eucharist usually means `the…

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Charles Chiniquy

Charles Chiniquy CHARLES CHINIQUY Charles Chiniquy was a Roman Catholic priest who later was saved and wrote FIFTY YEARS IN THE CHURCH OF ROME. Even though his testimony is genuine…

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Communism

Communism COMMUNISM RELIGIOUS JOURNALS From CHRISTIAN NEWS, 9/26. "Marxist Zimbabwe's one-party Communist regime is headed by former guerilla leader Robert Mugabe who is a Marxist and a Catholic. Pope John…

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