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  2. Thou shalt not commit adultery - Wikipedia

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    Scripture itself states that Paul was unmarried, [28] but does not clarify whether he never married or was widowed. Nevertheless, they point out he realized the practical advantages of remaining single. [29] He referred to contentment in celibacy as "a gift," [30] and sexual desire as the more common condition of people. For this reason, he ...

  3. List of excommunicable offences in the Catholic Church

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    If anyone does not receive as sacred and canonical the complete books of sacred scripture with all their parts (as the holy council of Trent listed them) or denies that they were divinely inspired, let him be anathema. [22] If anyone says that human reason is so independent that faith cannot be commanded by God, let him be anathema. [22]

  4. Catholic theology of Scripture - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic theology of Scripture has developed much since the Second Vatican Council of Catholic Bishops ("Vatican II", 1962-1965). This article explains the theology (or understanding) of scripture that has come to dominate in the Catholic Church today. It focuses on the Church's response to various areas of study into the original meaning ...

  5. Catholic Bible - Wikipedia

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    The term Catholic Bible can be understood in two ways. More generally, it can refer to a Christian Bible that includes the whole 73-book canon recognized by the Catholic Church, including some of the deuterocanonical books (and parts of books) of the Old Testament which are in the Greek Septuagint collection, but which are not present in the Hebrew Masoretic Text collection.

  6. Biblical inerrancy - Wikipedia

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    [4] [globalize] Some groups equate inerrancy with biblical infallibility or with the necessary clarity of scripture; others do not. [5] [6] The Catholic Church also holds a limited belief in biblical inerrancy [7] for the original writings in the original language including the Deuterocanonicals, particularly in relating to the goal of ...

  7. Prelest - Wikipedia

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    Prelest, [note 1] also known as spiritual delusion, spiritual deception, or spiritual illusion, is an Eastern Orthodox Christian term for a spiritual state of false holiness or deluded self-righteousness, believing in one's own spiritual superiority.

  8. Jesus and the woman taken in adultery - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] [6] Jesus begins to write something on the ground using his finger; when the woman's accusers continue their challenge, he states that the one who is without sin is the one who should cast the first stone at her. The accusers depart, realizing not one of them is without sin either, leaving Jesus alone with the woman.

  9. Rule of Faith - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Fitzmyer SJ notes that the rule of faith (Latin: regula fidei) (where 'rule' has the sense of a measure such as a ruler) is a phrase rooted in the Apostle Paul's admonition to the Christians in Rome in the Epistle to the Romans 5:13 12:6, which says, "We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.