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Inri INRI BASIC R.C. BELIEF The first letters of the Latin words placed on Jesus' cross: Iesus Nazaraenus Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews), John 19:19. A…

Interdict INTERDICT BASIC R.C. BELIEF An ecclesiastical censure imposed on persons or places for violations of Church Law. Interdict is not ex-communication; a person under interdict is still a bona…

Guardian Angels GUARDIAN ANGELS BASIC R.C. BELIEF Although not an article of faith, the general idea is that everyone is given a Guardian Angel as a child, and retains his…

Hail Mary HAIL MARY BASIC R.C. BELIEFS The second most important prayer in the Roman Catholic Church (the first is the Our Father). The Hail Mary is the most widely…

Further Reflections On Drugs D FURTHER REFLECTIONS ON DRUGS, DEMONS AND DELUSIONS Publisher Jack Chick Responds to Personal Freedom Outreach's Reseach by M. Kurt Goedelman with G. Richard Fisher and…

Membership In The Church Of Sat Membership In The Church Of Satan Note: This file is a transcription of a prepared booklet that was being used by certain youth in…

Mormonism The Real Holy Spiri THE REAL HOLY SPIRIT In Mormonism the "Holy Ghost" is a personage, or a god, but the "Holy Spirit" is an impersonal force. The Mormons…

Infallibility INFALLIBILITY BASIC R.C. BELIEF A special gift whereby the Church is preserved free from teaching error in matters of faith and morals. It is expressed by definitions of popes,…

Jesuits JESUITS One of the orders of Roman Catholic priests, designated by their having "S.J." after their names. They were founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534, and were known…

Hierarchy HIERARCHY BASIC R.C. BELIEF Roman Catholics define this term as signifying sacred government. They admit that those participating in this government could do so by virtue of ordination. POST…