United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

562 • United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

Church’s mission in the world, accomplishing: 452 forgiving sins: 236 as People of God: 116-17 sanctifying people: 117, 138, 452 teaching authority of an Ecumenical Council (see Ecumenical Councils)

as living body: 115 Magisterium of the Church (see Magisterium of the Church) makeup of Apostles: 132-34 Christ as head and origin: 97, 122 Christian faithful: 134-35 hierarchical structure: 115 religious and consecrated life: 135 Marian dimension of: 138, 141-69 missionary nature of: 501 moral principles, right of Church to announce: 330-31 motherly role of: 330 as mystery, holy: 112-13 as (Mystical) Body of Christ: 44, 115, 119, 122, 146, 167, 226, 505 building up the Church: 254, 376 catechesis and the Church: 38, 190-91, 205, 208, 210, 506 charisms and the Church: 133 34, 252, 329 Christians as members of the Church: 70, 80, 113, 115-16, 122, 193, 197, 328, 500-501 consecrated men and women and the Church: 135, 139, 144, 413, 472, 479, 525 the Holy Spirit and the Church: 114-16, 120, 122, 170 liturgy and the Church: 165-79, 218, 371, 469, 477, 518 Sacraments and the Church: 165 79, 218, 371, 469, 477, 518 offices of (see also Apostolic Succession (preserving); Catechesis; Common good (concern for temporal aspects of); Deposit of Faith (guarding); Evangelization; Faith

authority of the Episcopal college and the Supreme Pontiff (see Episcopal college; Supreme Pontiff ) Magisterium of the Church (see Magisterium)

origin of: 113-15 the particular and the universal Church: 130, 136 People of God: 116-17 as pillar and foundation of truth: 42 as priestly people: 117 as prophetic people: 117-18 exercised with guidance of the bishops: 118 as to remain until the Kingdom is fulfilled: 114 as royal people: 118 as Sacrament of Salvation: 116-17, 122, 526 sanctifying ministry of: 117, 122, 138, 264, 271, 273, 452 Society and (see Social doctrine of the Church) as spiritual reality: 115 as Temple of the Holy Spirit: 120, 122 Trinity as abiding in: 112-13 Trinity, Church as manifesting: 115 truth, Church as pillar and foundation of: 42 as visible institution: 115 the word Church, meaning of: 113, 122, 128-29 see also Body of Christ; Eastern Churches; Western Churches; specific topics

(professing); Paschal Mystery (proclaiming); People of God; Trinity (professing faith in)