Catechism index

81 II. The Relationship Between Tradition and Sacred Scripture "Sacred Scripture is the speech of God as it is put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit." 42 "and [Holy] Tradition transmits in its entirety the Word of …
82 II. The Relationship Between Tradition and Sacred Scripture As a result the Church, to whom the transmission and interpretation of Revelation is entrusted, "does not derive her certainty about all revealed truths from the holy Scriptures alone. Both Scripture and …
83 II. The Relationship Between Tradition and Sacred Scripture The Tradition here in question comes from the apostles and hands on what they received from Jesus' teaching and example and what they learned from the Holy Spirit. the first generation of …
84 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith The apostles entrusted the "Sacred deposit" of the faith (the depositum fidei), 45 contained in Sacred Scripture and Tradition, to the whole of the Church. "By adhering to [this heritage] the entire …
85 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith "The task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of God, whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition, has been entrusted to the living teaching office of …
86 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith "Yet this Magisterium is not superior to the Word of God, but is its servant. It teaches only what has been handed on to it. At the divine command and with the …
87 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith Mindful of Christ's words to his apostles: "He who hears you, hears me", 49 The faithful receive with docility the teachings and directives that their pastors give them in different forms. The …
88 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith The Church's Magisterium exercises the authority it holds from Christ to the fullest extent when it defines dogmas, that is, when it proposes truths contained in divine Revelation or also when it …
89 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith There is an organic connection between our spiritual life and the dogmas. Dogmas are lights along the path of faith; they illuminate it and make it secure. Conversely, if our life is …
90 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith The mutual connections between dogmas, and their coherence, can be found in the whole of the Revelation of the mystery of Christ. 51 "In Catholic doctrine there exists an order or hierarchy …
91 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith All the faithful share in understanding and handing on revealed truth. They have received the anointing of the Holy Spirit, who instructs them 53 and guides them into all truth. 54
92 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith "The whole body of the faithful. . . cannot err in matters of belief. This characteristic is shown in the supernatural appreciation of faith (sensus fidei) on the part of the whole …
93 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith "By this appreciation of the faith, aroused and sustained by the Spirit of truth, the People of God, guided by the sacred teaching authority (Magisterium),. . . receives. . . the faith, …
94 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith Thanks to the assistance of the Holy Spirit, the understanding of both the realities and the words of the heritage of faith is able to grow in the life of the Church: …
95 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith "It is clear therefore that, in the supremely wise arrangement of God, sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture and the Magisterium of the Church are so connected and associated that one of them cannot …
96 IN BRIEF What Christ entrusted to the apostles, they in turn handed on by their preaching and writing, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, to all generations, until Christ returns in glory.
97 IN BRIEF "Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture make up a single sacred deposit of the Word of God" (DV 10) in which, as in a mirror, the pilgrim Church contemplates God, the source of …
98 IN BRIEF "The Church, in her doctrine, life and worship, perpetuates and transmits to every generation all that she herself is, all that she believes" (DV 8 # 1).
99 IN BRIEF Thanks to its supernatural sense of faith, the People of God as a whole never ceases to welcome, to penetrate more deeply and to live more fully from the gift of divine …
100 IN BRIEF The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magisterium of the Church, that is, to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him. …