Profession
The word ‘catechism’ comes
from the term ‘catechize’, which means to teach thoroughly. Thus, a
catechism is a thorough instruction of someone in the Catholic Faith. Our times
being an era of wide literacy, it has become synonymous with the books written
for this purpose. Some are learned & lengthy, others short & pithy.
Some pose a series of questions & answers to be committed to memory, others
a systematic narrative to be studied carefully. Each has its advantages. Herein
lies great wealth for those seeking to save their souls via God’s One
& Only Religion of Rome.
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Creeds
‘Creed’ comes from the term
‘credo’, which is the first word in Latin of the two most ancient
professions of the Roman Catholic Faith. To wit, “I believe…”
There are four great professions of the Catholic Religion as of today. These
are the Apostle’s Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed, and the
Tridentine Creed. Linger here to imbibe their infallible draughts, guaranteed
by the Authority of God Himself to convey the truth necessary to save a
man’s immortal soul.
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Councils
Every so often the Catholic Church holds
councils of bishops to grapple with heresies or immorality that may afflict Her
members. Catholic bishops may meet of their own accord (usually in regional or
national groups), but it takes a pope’s approval to make it into an ecumenical or general council. Which, when you get right down to it, means that
--- however helpful the council may be otherwise --- its declarations
& condemnations do not warrant the seal of infallibility without papal
approbation. There have been twenty so far over the last two thousand years. Go
here to view their contents.
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Popes
260 popes have ruled thus far over
Christ’s Body, the One, Holy, Roman,
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Other Useful Materials
As you will have surmised, this heading
is a catch-all for everything that doesn’t fit neatly into the four
categories above.
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Please note:
The idea behind
‘profession’ is that a man must publicly proclaim the
Catholic Religion that he believes in order to obtain membership in
Jesus’ Body, the Church of Rome. That is to say, under normal
circumstances, an unbaptized adult would go through catechism with a priest and
then announce before the parish his intent to enter Catholicism via a public
ceremony involving Baptism & Profession. Or, if a parish can’t
participate, then, at the very least, a Baptism & Profession witnessed by
at least one other person. The point is, such a public
proclamation ensures that his act is rational, voluntary & tangible.
Elsewise, how is anyone to know that you are Catholic? What is the purpose of incorporation
into Jesus’ Catholic Body if the joining is not objectively visible
and hence most literally real?
Abjuration
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What It Is
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How to Abjure
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Materials for Doing So
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Please note:
This area will be
developed as soon as possible to enable people of good will, who have already
been validly baptized, to renounce & repudiate their religious errors in
order to re-enter --- or, if never Catholic before, to enter officially for the
first time --- God’s One & Only Saving Church of Roman Catholicism.
In the meantime, please go to the For Those Who Consider Themselves Catholic page to get a quick
overview of the nature & necessity of abjuration for those that have been
baptized & later espoused or mingled with religious falsehoods.
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