United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

Index • 633

principles for revealing: 433-34, 437 and proofs for God’s existence: 5 relativism: 431, 525 right to the communication of: 434, 437 science and: 57 skepticism: 436 truths of faith: 6-7, 17, 27, 491 (see also specific topics ) understanding and handing on: 25 understanding, proclaiming, and defending: 487 when it’s inappropriate to reveal: 433-34, 437 worship in: 365 all the faithful as sharing in: 25 of the Apostles: 26 of created realities: 58 of doctrine: 22, 491 and faith: xvi, xxiv, 38, 58, 115, 500 as gift of the Holy Spirit: 45, 103, 108, 205, 207-9 religion as: 16 Revelation and: 14, 16, 38 of Scripture: xxiii, 28 see also Gifts of the Holy Spirit; specific topics

beauty and: 433, 437 being truthful, admitting sin and: 312 being truthful, conscience and: 314-15 building a society of (see Civic responsibility) the Church and: 6-7, 42, 63, 129, 330, 337, 436 the Church’s Magisterium in service of: 25, 134, 330 confidentiality and: 434 the creed as a summary of the principle truths of the faith: 309 ecumenism and: 128, 131 the Eighth Commandment: 429-38 eternal truths: 301 every human person as seeking: 4, 8, 16, 48, 67 existence of objective truth: 431, 435 faith and: 37-39, 44-45 God as: 7, 39, 61, 431, 436 of God, sharing in: 62 Gospel as source of: 23, 26 historical truth: 31 Holy Spirit and: 110, 185, 337 ignorance and: 70 inspired books of the Bible as teaching: 27, 30, 32 Jesus Christ as: 16-17, 29, 43, 85, 87, 176, 270, 431, 436, 492 “Know the truth. Love the truth. Live the truth”: 436 mass media and: 433-37 of mystery of God: 51 natural law and: 327, 437 “No one is bound to reveal the truth to someone who does not have the right to know it”: 434, 437 oath-taking (see Oaths) offenses against truth: 432-34 of the Old Law, revelation of: 328, 336 openness to: 4, 8, 16, 48, 67, 192 and philosophy: 57-58 prayer as soul of: 463, 491

Twelve Apostles: see Apostles

Unbelievers: see Non-believers Understanding

Unemployment: see Work Union, Church/Christian: see Ecumenism Unions (labor unions): 424 Unitarianism: 49 United States: ix-xii, 361, 397 September 11: 332-33 see also specific topics, e.g., September 11

Unity, Church/Christian: see Ecumenism Universal destination of goods: 420, 426 Universe seen as evidence of God’s existence: 4 see also Creation; World Unleavened bread: 229