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Celibacy

Celibacy CELIBACY BASIC R.C. BELIEF Celibacy, or remaining in an unmarried state, is a law of the church for her clergy. It was followed by some as early as the…

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Anglical Orders

Anglical Orders ANGLICAL ORDERS BASIC R.C. BELIEF In the encyclical APOSTOLICAL CURAE, September 13, 1896, Pope Leo XIII wrote, "We pronounce and declare that ordinations carried out according to the…

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Cardinal Newman

Cardinal Newman CARDINAL NEWMAN From his DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE, page 359. "Incense, lamps, candles, votive offerings, holy water, vestments, images, are all of pagan origin."

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Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei AGNUS DEI BASIC R.C. BELIEF (a) A sacramental of the Roman Catholic Church - a small, round, and flat fragment of Paschal candle impressed with the figure of…

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Albigenses

Albigenses ALBIGENSES Pope Innocent III ordered a crusade against the Albigenses in 1208 which resulted in the extermination and dispersal of this group. Recent Roman Catholic history of the Albigenses…

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Douay Bible

Douay Bible DOUAY BIBLE BASIC R.C. BELIEF The translation used exclusively among English speaking Roman Catholics for centuries; more correctly called Douay-Rheims. The Old Testament was published at Douay, France…

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