The Church's authoritative summary of doctrine, promulgated by John Paul II in 1992 (2nd edition 1997). Every paragraph that cites Scripture is linked to the verses it cites.
Contents
- Prologue§§1–25
Part One · The Profession of Faith§§26–1065
Section One · "I Believe" - "We Believe"§§26–184
- Chapter One · Man's Capacity for God§§27–49
- Chapter Two · God Comes to Meet Man§§50–141
- Chapter Three · Man's Response to God§§142–184
- Article 1 · I Believe§§144–165
- Article 2 · We Believe§§166–184
Section Two · The Creeds§§185–1065
- Chapter One · I Believe in God the Father§§198–421
- Article 1 · "I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth"§§199–421
- Paragraph 1 · I Believe in God§§199–231
- Paragraph 2 · The Father§§232–267
- Paragraph 3 · The Almighty§§268–278
- Paragraph 4 · The Creator§§279–324
- Paragraph 5 · Heaven and Earth§§325–354
- Paragraph 6 · Man§§355–384
- Paragraph 7 · The Fall§§385–421
- Article 1 · "I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth"§§199–421
- Chapter Two · I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Son of God§§422–682
- Article 2 · "And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord"§§430–455
- Article 3 · "He Was Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit, and Was Born of the Virgin Mary"§§456–570
- Article 4 · "Jesus Christ Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Died and Was Buried"§§571–630
- Paragraph 1 · Jesus and Israel§§574–594
- Paragraph 2 · Jesus Died Crucified§§595–623
- Paragraph 3 · Jesus Christ Was Buried§§624–630
- Article 5 · "He Descended into Hell. on the Third Day He Rose Again"§§631–658
- Article 6 · "He Ascended into Heaven and is Seated at the Right Hand of the Father"§§659–667
- Article 7 · "From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"§§668–682
- Chapter Three · I Believe in the Holy Spirit§§683–1065
- Article 8 · "I Believe in the Holy Spirit"§§687–747
- Article 9 · "I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church"§§748–975
- Paragraph 1 · The Church in God's Plan§§751–780
- Paragraph 2 · The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit§§781–810
- Paragraph 3 · The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic§§811–870
- Paragraph 4 · Christ's Faithful - Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life§§871–945
- Paragraph 5 · The Communion of Saints§§946–962
- Paragraph 6 · Mary - Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church§§963–975
- Article 10 · "I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins"§§976–987
- Article 11 · "I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body"§§988–1019
- Article 12 · "I Believe in Life Everlasting"§§1020–1065
- Chapter One · I Believe in God the Father§§198–421
Part Two · The Celebration of the Christian Mystery§§1066–1690
Section Two · The Seven Sacraments of the Church§§1210–1690
- Chapter One · The Sacraments of Christian Initiation§§1212–1419
- Article 1 · The Sacrament of Baptism§§1213–1284
- Article 2 · The Sacrament of Confirmation§§1285–1321
- Article 3 · The Sacrament of the Eucharist§§1322–1419
- Chapter Two · The Sacraments of Healing§§1420–1532
- Chapter Three · The Sacraments at the Service of Communion§§1533–1666
- Article 6 · The Sacrament of Holy Orders§§1536–1600
- Article 7 · The Sacrament of Matrimony§§1601–1666
- Chapter Four · Other Liturgical Celebrations§§1667–1690
- Article 1 · Sacramentals§§1667–1679
- Article 2 · Christian Funerals§§1680–1690
- Chapter One · The Sacraments of Christian Initiation§§1212–1419
Part Three · Life in Christ§§1691–2557
Section One · Man's Vocation Life in the Spirit§§1699–2051
- Chapter One · The Dignity of the Human Person§§1700–1876
- Article 1 · Man: the Image of God§§1701–1715
- Article 2 · Our Vocation to Beatitude§§1716–1729
- Article 3 · Man's Freedom§§1730–1748
- Article 4 · The Morality of Human Acts§§1749–1761
- Article 5 · The Morality of the Passions§§1762–1775
- Article 6 · Moral Conscience§§1776–1802
- Article 7 · The Virtues§§1803–1845
- Article 8 · Sin§§1846–1876
- Chapter Two · The Human Communion§§1877–1948
- Article 1 · The Person and Society§§1878–1896
- Article 2 · Participation in Social Life§§1897–1927
- Article 3 · Social Justice§§1928–1948
- Chapter Three · God's Salvation: Law and Grace§§1949–2051
- Article 1 · The Moral Law§§1950–1986
- Article 2 · Grace and Justification§§1987–2029
- Article 3 · The Church, Mother and Teacher§§2030–2051
- Chapter One · The Dignity of the Human Person§§1700–1876
Section Two · The Ten Commandments§§2052–2557
- Chapter One · You Shall Love the Lord Your God with All Your Heart, and with All Your Soul, and with All Your Mind§§2083–2195
- Article 1 · The First Commandment§§2084–2141
- Article 2 · The Second Commandment§§2142–2167
- Article 3 · The Third Commandment§§2168–2195
- Chapter Two · You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself§§2196–2557
- Article 4 · The Fourth Commandment§§2197–2257
- Article 5 · The Fifth Commandment§§2258–2330
- Article 6 · The Sixth Commandment§§2331–2400
- Article 7 · The Seventh Commandment§§2401–2463
- Article 8 · The Eighth Commandment§§2464–2513
- Article 9 · The Ninth Commandment§§2514–2533
- Article 10 · The Tenth Commandment§§2534–2557
- Chapter One · You Shall Love the Lord Your God with All Your Heart, and with All Your Soul, and with All Your Mind§§2083–2195
Part Four · Christian Prayer§§2558–2865
Section One · Prayer in the Christian Life§§2558–2758
- Chapter One · The Revelation of Prayer - the Universal Call to Prayer§§2566–2649
- Article 1 · In the Old Testament§§2568–2597
- Article 2 · In the Fullness of Time§§2598–2622
- Article 3 · In the Age of the Church§§2623–2649
- Chapter Two · The Tradition of Prayer§§2650–2696
- Article 1 · At the Wellsprings of Prayer§§2652–2662
- Article 2 · The Way of Prayer§§2663–2682
- Article 3 · Guides for Prayer§§2683–2696
- Chapter Three · The Life of Prayer§§2697–2758
- Article 1 · Expressions of Prayer§§2700–2724
- Article 2 · The Battle of Prayer§§2725–2745
- Article 3 · The Prayer of the Hour of Jesus§§2746–2758
- Chapter One · The Revelation of Prayer - the Universal Call to Prayer§§2566–2649
Section Two · The Lord's Prayer§§2759–2865
- Article 1 · "The Summary of the Whole Gospel"§§2761–2776
- Article 2 · "Our Father Who Art in Heaven"§§2777–2802
- Article 3 · The Seven Petitions§§2803–2854
- Article 4 · The Final Doxology§§2855–2865
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The Church's official summary of doctrine, which Pitre cites at each step to show that the beliefs he is defending are the Church's, and that each rests on a belief about Christ.
Quoted works
- CCC 487 — 'What the Catholic faith believes about Mary is based on what it believes about Christ, and what it teaches about Mary illumines in turn its faith in Christ' (p 15)
- CCC 411 — 'many Fathers and Doctors of the Church have seen the woman announced in the Protoevangelium as Mary, the mother of Christ, the new Eve' (pp 39–40)
- CCC 2676 — Mary, 'in whom the Lord himself has just made his dwelling, is… the ark of the covenant' (p 62)
- CCC 466, 495 — Theotokos, Mother of God (p 83)
- CCC 966 — Mary 'Queen over all things' (p 87)
- CCC 971 — Mary is honoured (honoratur); adoration is due to God alone (p 89)
- CCC 499 — Mary's virginity in giving birth (p 131)
Quoted in
The Fourth Commandment · The nature of the family · II. The Family and Society · The duties of children · IV. The Family and the Kingdom · …
I. Names and Images of the Church · Ii. the Church's Origin, Foundation and Mission · Iii. the Mystery of the Church · In Brief · I. the Church - People of God · …
Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD · I. "I Believe in One God" · Ii. God Reveals His Name · Iii. God, "He Who is", is Truth and Love · Iv. the Implications of Faith in One God · …
The Sacrament of Baptism · I. What is This Sacrament Called? · Prefigurations of Baptism in the Old Covenant · Christian Initiation · IV. Who can Receive Baptism? · …
Man: the Image of God · In Brief · I. The Beatitudes · II. The Desire for Happiness · III. Christian Beatitude · …
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit" · I. The Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit · The proper name of the Holy Spirit · III. God's Spirit and Word in the Time of the Promises · John, precursor, prophet, and baptist · …
The Sacrament of Holy Orders · I. Why Is This Sacrament Called "Orders"? · The priesthood of the Old Covenant · III. The Three Degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders · IV. The Celebration of This Sacrament · …
I. Why Did the Word Become Flesh? · Ii. the Incarnation · Iii. True God and True Man · Iv. How is the Son of God Man? · In Brief · …
I. "You Shall Worship the Lord Your God and Him Only Shall You Serve" · II. "Him Only Shall You Serve" · III. "You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me" · IV. "You Shall Not Make For Yourself a Graven Image . . ." · In Brief · …
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation · I. What is This Sacrament Called? · II. Why a Sacrament of Reconciliation after Baptism? · III. The Conversion of the Baptized · IV. Interior Penance · …
"The Summary of the Whole Gospel" · I. At the Center of the Scriptures · II. The Lord's Prayer · III. The Prayer of the Church · In Brief · …
The Moral Law · I. The Natural Moral Law · II. The Old Law · III. The New Law or the Law of the Gospel · In Brief · …
I. God Reveals His "Plan of Loving Goodness" · In the beginning God makes himself known · God has said everything in his Word · In Brief · The Transmission of Divine Revelation · …
In the Old Testament · In Brief · In the Fullness of Time · In the Age of the Church · I. Blessing and Adoration · …
I. Who Celebrates? · Signs and symbols · Liturgical seasons · IV. Where is the Liturgy Celebrated? · In Brief · …
I. The Communal Character of the Human Vocation · II. Conversion and Society · In Brief · I. Authority · II. The Common Good · …
I. Vocal prayer · II. Meditation · III. Contemplative Prayer · In Brief · The Battle of Prayer · …
I. The Father-Source and Goal of the Liturgy · Christ glorified . . . · III. The Holy Spirit and the Church in the Liturgy · In Brief · The Paschal Mystery in the Church's Sacraments · …
Paragraph 1. JESUS AND ISRAEL · I. Jesus and the Law · Ii. Jesus and the Temple · Iii. Jesus and Israel's Faith in the One God and Saviour · In Brief · …
I. Jesus · II. Christ · III. The Only Son of God · IV. Lord · In Brief · …
At the Wellsprings of Prayer · In Brief · The Way of Prayer · A cloud of witnesses · …
I. The Obedience of Faith · To believe in God alone · Faith is a grace · We Believe · I. "Lord, Look Upon the Faith of Your Church" · …
Life in Christ · Man's Vocation Life in the Spirit · "Teacher, what must I do . . .?" · In Brief · commandments take on their true meaning in and through this covenant. · …
Paragraph 1. CHRIST DESCENDED INTO HELL · In Brief · Paragraph 2. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD · I. the Historical and Transcendent Event · Ii. the Resurrection - a Work of the Holy Trinity · …
I. The Desire for God · II. Ways of Coming to Know God · III. The Knowledge of God According to the Church · IV. How Can We Speak about God? · In Brief · …
I. The life of man - to know and love God · II. Handing on the Faith: Catechesis · III. The Aim and Intended Readership of the Catechism · IV. Structure of this Catechism · V. Practical Directions for Using this Catechism · …
Sacramentals · In Brief · Christian Funerals · I. The Christian's Last Passover · II. The Celebration of Funerals · …
"I Believe" - "We Believe" · I. the Creeds · …
I Believe in God the Father · The Good News: God has sent his Son · I Believe in the Holy Spirit · …
Why the liturgy? · The Sacramental Economy · The Seven Sacraments of the Church · …
Prayer in the Christian Life · I. "Our Father!" · …
The Revelation of Prayer - the Universal Call to Prayer · The Tradition of Prayer · The Life of Prayer · …
The Sacraments of Christian Initiation · The Sacraments of Healing · The Sacraments at the Service of Communion · …
The Dignity of the Human Person · The Human Communion · God's Salvation: Law and Grace
You Shall Love the Lord Your God with All Your Heart, and with All Your Soul, and with All Your Mind · You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
The Sacramental Celebration of the Paschal Mystery