Catechism of the Catholic Church

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CHAPTER THREE: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT . . . . . . 179 Article 8: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. . . . . . . . . 180 I. The Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit. . . . . . . . . . 181 II. The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit. . . . . . . 182 III. God’s Spirit and Word in the Time of the Promises. . . . . . . 186 IV. The Spirit of Christ in the Fullness of Time. . . . . . . . . . 190 V. The Spirit and the Church in the Last Days. . . . . . . . . . 193 INBRIEF.........................196 Article 9: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH. . 197 Paragraph 1. The Church in God’s Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 I. Names and Images of the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 II. The Church’s Origin, Foundation, and Mission. . . . . . . . 199 III. TheMysteryoftheChurch.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 INBRIEF.........................205 Paragraph 2. The Church—People of God, Body of Christ, TempleoftheHolySpirit.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 I. TheChurch—PeopleofGod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 II. The Church—Body of Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 III. The Church Is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. . . . . . . . . . 211 INBRIEF.........................213 Paragraph 3. The Church Is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. . .214 I.TheChurchIsOne.....................214 II.TheChurchIsHoly....................218 III. TheChurchIsCatholic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 IV. TheChurchIsApostolic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 INBRIEF.........................230 Paragraph 4. Christ’s Faithful—Hierarchy, Laity, ConsecratedLife.......................231 I. The Hierarchical Constitution of the Church. . . . . . . . . . 231 II.TheLayFaithful......................237 III. TheConsecratedLife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241 INBRIEF.........................245 Paragraph 5. The Communion of Saints. . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 I. Communion in Spiritual Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 II. The Communion of the Church of Heaven and Earth. . . . . . 249 INBRIEF.........................250 Paragraph 6. Mary—Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church. . . 251 I. Mary’s Motherhood with Regard to the Church. . . . . . . . 251 II. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 III. Mary—Eschatological Icon of the Church. . . . . . . . . . . 253 INBRIEF.........................254 Article 10: I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS. . . . 254 I. One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins . . . . . . . . . . . 255 II. ThePoweroftheKeys.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 INBRIEF.........................257 Article 11: I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OFTHEBODY......................258 I. Christ’s Resurrection and Ours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 II. DyinginChristJesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 INBRIEF.........................265 Article 12: I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING. . . . . . . 266 I. The Particular Judgment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 II.Heaven..........................267 III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 268