D. Catechism of the Catholic Church Quotes Flashcards
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The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ
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Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God
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The Roman Pontiff’s infallibility confirms as divine Revelation the teaching of Christ
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In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest
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God freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life
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God calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him with all his strength
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Christ sent forth the apostles to proclaim the gospel
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Those who have welcomed Christ’s call are urged to proclaim the Good News everywhere in the world
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All Christ’s faithful are called to profess the faith in liturgy and prayer
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Catechesis helps men believe that Jesus is the Son of God so to have life in his name
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Catechesis initiates those that hear into the fullness of Christian life
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Catechesis examines the reasons for belief
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Catechesis is intimately bound up with the whole of the Church’s life
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A catechism presents Catholic doctrine in regards to faith and morals
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Those who belong to Christ must confess their faith before men
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God’s salvation is made present in the sacred actions of the Church’s liturgy
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Whoever teaches must become “all things to all men” to win everyone to Christ
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Teaches must realize that some are in Christ as newborn babes, others as adolescents, and still others as adults
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The whole concern of doctrine and its teaching must be directed to the love that never ends.
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Faith is man’s response to God, who reveals himself and gives himself to man
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The desire for God is written in the human heart
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God never ceases to draw man to himself
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Only in God will man find truth and happiness
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Man is called to communion with God
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Man exists because God created him through love
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Men have given expression to their quest for God in their religious beliefs and behaviours
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Forms of religious expression are so universal that one may well call man a religious being
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The intimate and vital bond of man to God can be forgotten, overlooked, or even explicitly rejected by man
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The rejection of God can be caused by the scandal of a bad example on the part of believers
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Sinful man makes him hide from God out of fear and flee his call
The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ
We are here on earth in order to know and to love God, to do good according to his will, and to go someday to heaven.
The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ
To be a human being means to come from God and to go to God. Our origin goes back farther than our parents.
The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ
We come from God
The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ
God created us out of free and unselfish love. When a man loves, his heart overflows.
The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ
Out of the “surplus” of his love he created us. He wanted to share his endless joy with us, who are creatures of his love
Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God
God has placed in our hearts a longing to seek and find him
Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God
St. Augustine says, “You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God
It is natural for man to seek God
Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God
Strive for truth & happiness
Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God
A person is not completely himself until he has found God.
In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest
Human reason can know God with certainty
In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest
In everything that exists, there is more than we see
In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest
The order of the world points towards God
In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest
Every man is receptive to what is true, good, and beautiful
In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest
The voice of conscience, urges him to what is good and warns him against what is evil
The Roman Pontiff’s infallibility confirms as divine Revelation the teaching of Christ
To know the invisible God is a great challenge for the human mind
The Roman Pontiff’s infallibility confirms as divine Revelation the teaching of Christ
The infinite greatness of God never fits into finite human concepts
The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ
In jesus he has poured out his heart to us and made his inmost being visible for us
The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ
God would very much like to be known, so he has revealed himself.
The Roman Pontiff’s infallibility confirms as divine Revelation the teaching of Christ
To know God means you would then have to change your life
The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ
God shows himself in the Old Testament as God, who created the world out of love and remains faithful to men even when they have fallen away from him
In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest
In Jesus Christ, God himself came to earth. He is God’s last Word.
In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest
We have the power to allow the current to flow through us and thus to generate the light of the world
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God never ceases to call every man to seek him, so as to find life and happiness
The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ
The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith,
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“In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest”
Created in God’s image and called to know and love him, the person who seeks God discovers certain ways of coming to know him through creation
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“In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest”
One can come to a knowledge of God as the origin and the end of the universe, through the world.
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“In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest”
The soul, the “seed of eternity we bear in ourselves, irreducible to the merely material”, can have its origin only in God.
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“In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest”
God is the reality which is the first cause and final end of all things
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“In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest”
Man’s faculties make him capable of coming to a knowledge of the existence of a personal God…and to enter into real intimacy with him
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“In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest”
The proofs of God’s existence…help one to see that faith is not opposed to reason
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
God…can be known with certainty from the created world by the natural light of human reason
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
The one personal God…watches over and controls the world by his providence
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
The truths that concern the relations between God and man…call for self-surrender and abnegation
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
The human mind…is hampered in the attaining of truth by disordered appetites which are the consequences of original sin
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
Man stands in need of being enlightened by God’s revelation
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
Religious and moral truths are not beyond the grasp of human reason
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
Religious truth can be known by all men with ease, with firm certainty and with no admixture of error
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
The Church defends the ability of human reason to know God
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
The Church is expressing her confidence in dialogue with other religions, with philosophy and science. & with unbelievers and atheists.
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“In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest”
Our knowledge of God is limited
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“In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth has been made manifest”
All creatures bear a certain resemblance to God, most especially man
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
God transcends all creatures, as the inexpressible, incomprehensible, invisible and the ungraspable ONE
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
Concerning God, we cannot grasp what he is, but only what he is not
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
Man lives a fully human life only if he freely lives by his bond with God
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
Man is made to live in communion with God in whom he finds happiness: When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
God, [is] the cause and the end of everything.
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
The one true God, our Creator and Lord, can be known with certainty from his works
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
God[’s] creatures…are likenesses of the infinitely perfect God
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
Without the Creator, the creature vanishes
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Through an utterly free decision, God has revealed himself and given himself to man.
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His will was that men should have access to the Father, through Christ…and thus become sharers in the divine nature
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God wishes to make [man] capable of…knowing him and of loving him far beyond [his] own natural capacity
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God communicates himself to man gradually
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God…provides men with constant evidence of himself in created realities, and…invited them to intimate communion with himself
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God wishes to give eternal life to all those who seek salvation by patience in well-doing
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The unity of the human race was shattered by sin
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This state of division into many nations is intended to limit the pride of fallen humanity
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Scripture expresses the heights of sanctity that can be reached by those who live according to the covenant
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In you all the nations of the earth shall be blessed
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The chosen people are called to prepare for that day when God would gather all his children into the unity of the Church.
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God forms his people Israel
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Recognize God and serve him as the one living and true God
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Israel…is called by the name of the LORD”, and…are the “elder brethren” in the faith of Abraham.
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God forms his people in the hope of salvation…written on their hearts…being purified from all infidelities
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Christ, the Son of God made man, is the Father’s one, perfect and unsurpassable Word
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Even if Revelation is already complete, it has not been made completely explicit / it remains for Christian faith gradually to grasp its full significance over the course of the centuries
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Private revelations…do not belong…to the deposit of faith…but help live more fully by it in a certain period of history
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By love, God has revealed himself..,providing the…answer to the questions that man asks…about the meaning and purpose of his life
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God has revealed himself…by…communicating…in deeds and…words.
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God gives witness to himself in created things
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God made an everlasting covenant with all living beings
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God forms his people and prepares them to accept the salvation destined for all humanity.
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God has revealed himself fully
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God desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of Christ Jesus
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Preach the Gospel to communicate the gifts of God to all men
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Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, commit the message of salvation to writing
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The full and living Gospel has been preserved in the Church
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The Church…perpetuates and transmits to every generation all that she herself is, all that she believes
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The Father’s self-communication…remains present and active in the Church - who leads believers to the full truth
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Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture…make present and fruitful in the Church the mystery of Christ
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Sacred Scripture is the speech of God
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Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honored with equal sentiments of devotion and reverence
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The Tradition…comes from the apostles and hands on what they received from Jesus’ teaching and example and what they learned from the Holy Spirit
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There should be a remarkable harmony between the bishops and the faithful
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The task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of God…has been entrusted to the living teaching office of the Church alone
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The Magisterium is not superior to the Word of God, but is its servant
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He who hears you, hears me
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The Church’s Magisterium exercises the authority it holds from Christ
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Dogmas are lights along the path of faith; they illuminate it and make it secure
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
In Catholic doctrine there exists an order or hierarchy of truths
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
The Holy Spirit, instructs the faithful and guides them into all truth
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
Theological research deepens knowledge of revealed truth
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
The sacred Scriptures grow with the one who reads them
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“The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals”
Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture and the Magisterium of the Church…all contribute effectively to the salvation of souls
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Only the Pope and the bishops in communion with him can authentically interpret the Word of God
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God speaks to men in human words
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God is not subject to time
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The Church venerates the Scriptures as she venerates the Lord’s Body
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Find your nourishment and strength in Sacred Scripture
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Sacred Scripture teaches the truth
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Christ opens our minds to understand the Scriptures
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To interpret Scripture correctly, you must be attentive to what the human authors wanted to affirm, and to what God wanted to reveal to us
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Take into account the conditions of time and culture to discover the sacred authors’ intention
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Sacred Scripture must be read and interpreted in the light of the same Spirit by whom it was written
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Be attentive “to the content and unity of the whole Scripture”
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Read the Scripture within “the living Tradition of the whole Church”
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Be attentive to the analogy of.. the coherence of the truths of faith
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Sacred Scripture is written principally in the Church’s heart
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One can distinguish between two senses of Scripture: the literal and the spiritual
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The literal sense is the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture
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The spiritual sense of Scripture and the realities and events about which it speaks can be signs
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We can acquire a more profound understanding of events by recognizing their significance in Christ
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The events reported in Scripture ought to lead us to act justly
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View realities and events in terms of their eternal significance, leading us toward our true homeland
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
The Letter speaks of deeds; Allegory to faith; The Moral how to act; Anagogy our destiny.
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
I would not believe in the Gospel, had not the authority of the Catholic Church already moved me.
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
It was by the apostolic Tradition that the Church discerned which writings are to be included in the list of the sacred books.
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
The Old Testament is an indispensable part of Sacred Scripture..for the Old Covenant has never been revoked
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“The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ “
The books of the Old Testament bear witness to the whole divine pedagogy of God’s saving love: these writings “are a storehouse of sublime teaching on God and of sound wisdom on human life
