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Belief that certain people are or can be reincarnations of biblical figures, such as Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary. Doctrinal Note of the Catholic Bishops of Canada concerning the Army of Mary [60] and Tribus circiter on the Mariavites. Santa Muerte: Worship or veneration of Santa Muerte.
Excommunication is an ecclesiastical penalty placed on a person to encourage the person to return to the communion of the church. An excommunicated person cannot receive any sacraments or exercise an office within the church until the excommunication is lifted by a valid authority in the church (usually a bishop ).
the person publicly and obstinately denies or positively doubts a truth that the Catholic Church regards as revealed by God (through the Scriptures or Sacred tradition) the disbelief must be morally culpable , that is, there must be a refusal to accept what is known to be a doctrinal imperative.
Once the sentence is published, that person is barred from active participation as a member of the Catholic Church. But this is a rare event. The more common excommunication is that termed latae sententiae , or what sometimes called often "automatic excommunication", where someone, in committing a certain act, incurs the penalty without any ...
A religious movement within the Catholic Church that arose in the 17th century. It was named after Cornelius Jansen, a Dutch theologian who wrote a book called "Augustinus" that argued that human beings are incapable of saving themselves by their own efforts and that salvation is entirely a matter of God's grace. [37] Quietism: Catholic Church
The Catholic Church teaches that "A lie consists in speaking a falsehood with the intention of deceiving." According to the Bible, the Lord denounces lying as the work of the devil: "You are of your father the devil, . . . there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies."
Bishop – an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith, ruling the Church, and sanctifying her people. Bishop emeritus (or Archbishop emeritus) – the title given to a retired bishop or archbishop; Bishops' conference – see: Episcopal conference (below)
The Catholic Church has seven sacraments: baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, Penance, anointing of the sick, holy orders and matrimony. The church historically taught that the sacraments, existing in physical places and circumstances, gave invisible grace to the souls of those who received them with the proper disposition and were by no ...