United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

Index • 613

People of God: 116-17, 523 belonging to: 116-17

as rock on which Jesus would build his Church: 91, 111-12, 121 as shepherd of Christ’s flock: 112, 138

as bound together by the New Covenant: 485 the Church as: 116-17 destiny of: 117, 500 incorporation into through Baptism: 116 mission of: 118 willingness to support and encourage others who share the faith: 196-97 see also Believers; Children of God; Christians; Church; specific topics

Peter Canisius, St.: xvi Petition: 467-68, 478

the seven petitions in the Lord’s Prayer: 485-90, 493-94 see also Prayer Peyton, Fr. Patrick: 293-95 Pharisees: 155, 235, 280, 468, 482 Philosophy: 57-58 Physician-assisted suicide: see under Suicide: physician-assisted Physicians Christ as “divine physician”: 234-35 confidentiality of patients, protecting: 434 the Hippocratic Oath: 398-99 patients, compassion for: 398-99 see also Sickness devotions and popular: 297-99, 300-301, 473, 476-77 devotion to the Virgin Mary: 297 98, 471-72, 477 as gift of the Holy Spirit: 108 reverence: 108 see also Gifts of the Holy Spirit “Pirating” of music or computer software: see Copyright violations Plan of God: see under God: plan of God Pluralism: 284-85 Political authority/community: 432 the common good and: 326 correction of unjust laws and systems of injustice: 425 decision-making, considerations for: 383 duties of: 379 Piety

Perfection

angels and: 54 creation and: 56-57 of God the Father: 196 love as bond of: 196 see also Holiness; Purgatory Perjury: 432 Permissive culture: 318, 342 Persecution; the persecuted: 465

advocacy for the persecuted: 43, 116, 122, 131 all Church members as linked to the persecuted: 116, 122 Blessed are they who are persecuted: 308 the Church as deploring persecution: 131 courage in times of persecution (see Fortitude) discipleship and: 83 Perseverance: 16-17, 475, 478-79, 488, 494 see also Fortitude Personal autonomy: see Autonomy Persons, Divine: see Trinity Persons, human: see Human persons Peter: 111-12, 236, 243, 272, 336, 357 as head of the twelve Apostles: 46, 112, 114, 132-33 and keys of the kingdom of heaven: 111 as martyr in Rome: 112 Pope as successor to: 127, 130, 138, 266, 330, 337

Catholic participation in: 380, 425, 501-2

freedom of citizens and: 326 as given authority to serve people: 383