United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

516 • Conclusion and Appendices

INDISSOLUBILITY OF MARRIAGE: “What God has joined together, no human being must separate” (Mk 10:9). God’s plan for marriage is a permanent covenant embraced by the spouses, hence the bond is indissoluble—not able to be dissolved (cf. CIC, can. 1055; CCEO, can. 776). INDULGENCE: The remission of temporal punishment due to sin, granted to the faithful who recite specified prayers, visit a specified place of pilgrimage, or engage in a specified act of charity; punish ment is remitted through the power of the Church and in the mutual exchange of spiritual goods, par ticularly the merits of Christ and the saints. INERRANCY: Because the authors of Sacred Scripture were inspired by God, the saving meaning or truth found in the Scriptures cannot be wrong. (See also “Inspiration.”) INFALLIBILITY: This is the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church whereby the pastors of the Church—the pope, and bishops in communion with him—can definitively proclaim a doctrine of faith and morals, which is divinely revealed for the belief of the faith ful. This gift flows from the grace of the whole body of the faithful

not to err in matters of faith and morals. The pope teaches infallibly when he declares that his teach ing is ex cathedra (literally, “from the throne”); that is, he teaches as supreme pastor of the Church. INSPIRATION: This is the divine assistance given to the human authors of the books of Sacred Scripture. Guided by the Holy Spirit, the human authors made full use of their talents and abilities while, at the same time, writing the truth that God intended. JEALOUSY: An attitude related to envy as well as greed; a jealous person is possessive of what one has or thinks one should have, as well as resentful toward others for what they have. JESUS: The name given to the Son of God, the Second Person of the Trinity. This name, which means “God Saves,” was revealed to both the Blessed Virgin Mary and to St. Joseph (cf. Lk 1:31; Mt 1:21). JUST WAR: Just War is the term used for the proper use of military force to defend against an unjust aggressor. The strict conditions for engaging in a just war are known as the Just War Conditions. These -J