United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

592 • United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

Impurity: see Purity Imputability: 311, 319 Incarnation: 56, 81-83, 85-86, 515 affirmed by Ecumenical Councils: 82 endowed with true human knowledge: 86 faith in Christ’s: 85 as the foundation for Christian artistic images: 344, 347 heresies denying Christ’s humanity: 81-82 human soul assumed by the Son of God: 81 Jesus’ knowledge always united with divine wisdom: 81, 86 the Joyful Mysteries: 298 mystery of the: 83, 86 a real human body: 81, 86 a real human will, which always cooperated with his divine will: 81, 86 role of the Holy Spirit at: 81 role of the Virgin Mary in: 81-82, 86, 148 Second Person of the Trinity taking on human nature: 81 significance of: 83, 86-87 a sign of God’s love for us: 86 Son of God has united himself with every person through: 427 true God and true man and not a confused mixture: 81-83 Incense: 171-72, 353 Incest: 407 Inculturation: 129 Indefectibility: 132, 515 Indifference religious: 47, 343 societal: 399 Indissolubility of marriage: see under Marriage: indissolubility of Individualism: 16, 325 self-help: 72 see also Autonomy Individual judgment: 153, 161 Indulgences: 244-45, 516 Inerrancy: 516

as forbidden by First

Commandment: 343, 347

modern forms: 344 perversion of man’s innate religious sense: 345 prohibition against: 343 sin of: 343 consequence of Original Sin: 70, 74 and the formation of one’s conscience: 315, 320 of God, as consequence of Original Sin (see Original Sin) in moral decision-making: 315, 320 responsibility and: 311, 319 of Sacred Scripture: 32 unintentional: 315 Illig, Fr. Alvin: 136-37 Illness: see Sickness Image of God: 66-68, 71, 73-74, 515 dynamic source of inner spiritual energy as pushing our minds and hearts towards truth and love, to God himself: 67 each human being as created in the image of God: 66-68, 73 specific qualities: 71 capability of entering into communion with other persons through self-giving: 67 capability of self-knowledge: 67 see also Likeness of God Images, Sacred: see Art; Icons Immaculate Conception: 143-44, 147, 515 feast day of the (see Holy Days of Obligation) see also Mary, Blessed Virgin Immigrants the Church’s advocacy for: 43 contributions of immigrants to the life of the Church in America: 476 employment, access to: 422 Ignatian Order: 472, 476 Ignorance

Immortality: 515

of angels: 54, 503 in the Kingdom of Heaven: 154 of the soul: 60, 73, 97, 153, 161, 310, 319, 529