Catholicism All-in-One For Dummies Quotes

“For Catholics, this passage is extremely important because the pope is the successor of St. Peter and the Vicar (representative) of Christ on earth. The pope does not replace Christ; he represents Him much like an ambassador represents the president or prime minister who sends him to a foreign nation.”
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“Faith is believing what God has divinely revealed. It is an assent of the intellect (mind) to accept a concept as being true even though one is unable to completely understand it. It is a mystery one embraces because of Who it is that reveals this truth.”
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“Faithfulness, as Naomi and Ruth demonstrate, is not in taking pleasure in adversity but in bravely persevering.”
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“Sacred Tradition predates and precedes Sacred Scripture, but both come from the same source: God.”
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“Faith, however, gives you the courage to endure and survive without having the answers. Instead of providing a set of answers to painful and complicated enigmas, faith provides the means to persevere.”
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“Anyone who has not consciously and deliberately rejected Christ and the Catholic Church can still be saved. In other words, besides the formal members (baptised, registered parishioners), there are many anonymous and unofficial members of the Church who act in good faith and follow their conscience, living virtuous lives. Someone may be innocently ignorant of the necessity of Christ and His Church and still salvation from both.”
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“Jesus and not to the divine. Nestorius”
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“possessed a similar substance, or essence, but He was never equal to God. His”
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“Arianism denied that Jesus had a truly divine nature equal to God the Father.”
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“Christological heresies that referred to the nature of Christ became rampant. Debates often degenerated into violent arguments, and the civil authorities, such as the Roman Emperor, often intervened, urging or even demanding that the religious leaders, such as the pope, patriarchs, and bishops, cease the unrest by settling the issues once and for all. This section explains some of the heresies, or false rumors, that plagued the Church during early Christianity.”
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“Gospel According to John is like college calculus, whereas the Synoptic Gospels are like advanced high-school”
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“and ransomed us from sin and death.”
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“Original Sin was the end of the human story, it would be bleak and pathetic, for sure. But God’s mercy and love are without limit. God’s justice condemned and punished humankind for disobeying, and God’s mercy promised that a Messiah”
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“Creationism or Evolution? A great battle has waged for centuries between those who call themselves pure creationists and those who call themselves pure evolutionists. The Catholic Church has solemnly defined that God is the Creator of the universe. At the same time, the Church has never condemned any modified version of evolution that allows for a Creator and for the spiritual creation of the immortal soul.”
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“even the Professor on Gilligan’s Island). Moving a”
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“how profound this concept is, consider what scientists do in a laboratory. They mix elements to come up with new compounds, and they combine compounds to make all sorts of materials. And when they produce something that has widespread applications, such as plastic, their efforts revolutionize how people live. Their efforts can seem truly miraculous at”
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“intricate, orderly, and consistent. Rather than being mere chance, life on earth is no mistake, and it follows a plan. St. Thomas”
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“has just the right balance of gases to maintain an atmosphere that supports life? The balance is delicate, much”
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“Angelic life or pure beings: Angelic”
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“Animal life: Farther up is animal life. Not only can it reproduce and grow like plant life, but it also has sense knowledge. Animals can detect information from their eyes, ears,”
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“The Gospels were originally written in Greek;”
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“Receiving Holy Communion during Easter. (Receiving weekly or daily Holy Communion is encouraged, though.)”
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“Understanding the four marks of the Church”
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“Mary and the canonized saints of the Church are not objects of worship (which would be idolatry — something condemned by the First Commandment). Instead, they are living examples and models of holiness and sanctity. They are”
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“Holy Orders: You need leaders.”
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