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Is the Catholic Catechism Corrupt? Or Trustworthy? ... See for Yourself!

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  WHO WILL GO TO HEAVEN? INTERNAL INCONSISTENCIES IN  THE CATECHISM OF  THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Exclusivism VS. Inclusivism/Pluralism/Universalism The Catholic Blog  - Helping people find answers to the most common questions about Catholicism with answers from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Bible.  ( www.catholic.blog  ) Religious Exclusivism  - doctrine or belief that only one particular religion or belief system is true Religious Inclusivism  - Jesus’ death also provide salvation for some who do not believe, salvation for people apart from conscious faith in Christ, but still only through Jesus; followers of other religions and even atheists can be saved by responding to God’s general revelation Religious Pluralism  - acceptance of the concept that two or more religions with mutually exclusive truth claims are equally valid Religious Universalism  - a theological doctrine that all human beings will eventually be saved Religious Syncretism  - blending of two or more religio
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Why is the Catholic Bible Different? Are the Extra Books Trustworthy?

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  WHY IS THE CATHOLIC BIBLE DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS?   IS THE DEUTEROCANON/ APOCRYPHA TRUSTWORTHY? The Catholic Blog  - Helping people find answers to the most common questions about Catholicism with answers from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Bible.  ( www.catholic.blog  ) “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 stand without the others.  Working together each in its own way, under the action of the one Holy Spirit, they all contribute effectively to the salvation of souls.” (CCC 95) “The task of giving an  authentic interpretation of the Word of God , whether in its written form or the form of Tradition, has been  entrusted to the living, teaching office of the Church alone ” (CCC 85) “The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magesterium of the Church, that is, to the Po
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How Can Marriages Be Annulled? What Does the Bible Say about Catholic Divorce and Remarriage?

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    CAN MARRIAGES BE ANNULLED? WHAT ABOUT REMARRIAGE? The Catholic Blog  - Helping people find answers to the most common questions about Catholicism with answers from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Bible.  ( www.catholic.blog  ) “Can marriages be annulled?” - Important Passages of  The Catechism of the Catholic Church  to Consider: “The Church, after an examination of the situation by the competent ecclesiastical tribunal can declare the nullity of a marriage, i.e.,  that the marriage never existed .  In this case the contracting parties are free to marry, provided the natural obligations of a previous union are discharged.” (CCC 1629) “A case of marriage with disparity of cult ( between a Catholic and a non-baptized person ) requires even greater circumspection” (1633) “In the case of disparity of cult an express dispensation from this impediment is required for the validity of the marriage. (1635) “the remarriage of persons divorced from a living, lawful spouse contrav
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Who Goes to Purgatory? Will I Go to Purgatory? Do Indulgences Help Us?

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    WILL I GO TO PURGATORY? The Catholic Blog  - Helping people find answers to the most common questions about Catholicism with answers from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Bible.  ( www.catholic.blog  ) “Will I go to purgatory?” - Important Passages of  The Catechism of the Catholic Church  to Consider: “Woe on those who will die in mortal sin!” (CCC 1014) “Grave sin deprives us of communion with God and therefore makes us incapable of eternal life” (CCC 1472) “every sin, even venial, entails an unhealthy attachment to creatures,  which must be purified here on earth, or after death in a state called Purgatory ” (CCC 1472) “this purification frees one from what is called the ‘temporal punishment’ of sin” (CCC 1472) “A conversion which proceeds from a fervent charity can attain the complete purification of the sinner in such a way that no punishment would remain” (CCC 1472) “Each man receives his eternal retribution in his immortal soul at the very moment of his death, in
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