United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

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Holy: 129, 138 Holy Spirit as source of holiness: 129, 138 living in conformity with the Gospel: 129 ongoing need for God’s mercy: 129 sanctified by Christ: 129 Catholic: 129-32, 138 local and particular Churches: 130 relations with non-Catholic Christians: 130 relations with non-Christians: 129-31 unity with the Church of Rome and her bishop, the pope: 130 universal: 129, 138 Apostolic: 132-34 bishops as successors to Apostles: 132-33, 138 indefectibility: 132 nature of the Church: 132, 134, 138 God the Father, Church called into existence by: 113-14 governing ministry of authority and governing the Church: 118, 133, 264-65 collegial and pastoral nature: 133, 138 as ministry of service: 118, 171, 265-66 office of the Ecumenical Council: 133 office of the Episcopal college (see Episcopal college) guardian of the faith “delivered once for all to the saints”: 25, 42 as hierarchical: 115 as holy mystery: 112-13 Holy Spirit and: 115, 120, 170 Holy Spirit as revealing: 114-15 Holy Spirit, Church as Temple of: 116, 120, 122 as human and divine: 112, 122

birth of: 113-15 bishops (see also under Bishops) bishops as successors to the Apostles whose head is the Pope: 113, 133 office of the individual bishop: 133, 271 office of the Supreme Pontiff: 113, 133 pastoral office of Peter, the Apostles, and bishops as the foundation of the Church: 132, 138 as Body of Christ (see under Church: as (Mystical) Body of Christ, below) as Bride of Christ: 122 Christ as head: 97, 122 Christ’s salvation, as bringing to the world: 115-16 Christ’s words, as guarding memory of: 42 Christ (the Son), as founded by: 114 commandments (precepts) of: 318, 321, 334-35 as communion: 118-19, 122-23, 127, 225 as community of love: 119-20 dioceses (see Dioceses) disciples, as forming: 114, 451 divine life dispensed to us through: 177 early: 467 ecclesia or community: 129 faith, role in handing on: 23, 32, 42, 138 family as the “domestic Church” (see Domestic Church) four marks of: 125-39 One: 127-29

diversity in unity: 127 historic divisions: 127 reflects unity of the Trinity: 127 relations with other Christian bodies: 127-29 wounds to unity: 127