In the 1990s, the Catechism of the Catholic Church defined hell not as punishment imposed on the sinner but rather as the sinner's self-exclusion from God.

An extensive account of the teaching of the Catholic Church on Anointing of the Sick is given in Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1499 – 1532.

The Catholic faith is detailed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

* Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Introducing the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Traditional Themes and Contemporary Issues.

" The most recent edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church restates this view.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says:

Most denominations ( a notable exception being the Seventh Day Adventists ) would affirm the statement from the Catechism of the Catholic Church ( above ), with the exception of the parenthetical phrase, " through a purification or immediately.

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church the body after resurrection is changed into a spiritual, imperishable body:

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states " men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies ... must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity.

* Catechism of the Catholic Church ( III. 2. I )

The Catholic Church condemns abortion in all circumstances, as the Catechism of the Catholic Church states, " Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception.

The Eastern Orthodox Church also identifies itself as Catholic, as in the title of The Longer Catechism of the Orthodox, Catholic, Eastern Church.

* Catechism of the Catholic Church

* Catechism of the Catholic Church, an official exposition ( catechism ) of the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

* Catechism of the Catholic Church: Hyperlinked references to demons in the online Catechism of the Catholic Church

* Sacrament of the Eucharist — Catechism of the Catholic Church

The Catechism of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America includes Unction of the Sick as among the " other sacramental rites " and it states that unction can be done with oil or simply with laying on of hands.

Examples of official documents of the Eastern Orthodox Church that use the term " μετουσίωσις " or " transubstantiation " are the Longer Catechism of The Orthodox, Catholic, Eastern Church ( question 340 ) and the declaration by the Eastern Orthodox Synod of Jerusalem of 1672:

In practice, however, the Catholic Church in China uses Chinese translations of the documents of the Second Vatican Council, of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, of the 1992 Catechism of the Catholic Church ( revised in 1997 ) and of the 1970 Roman Missal.

It was his speech at the 1985 Synod of Bishops marking the 20th anniversary of the end of the Second Vatican Council, that led to development of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in which Law oversaw the first draft of the English translation.

The Second Helvetic Confession was adopted by the Reformed Church not only throughout Switzerland but in Scotland ( 1566 ), Hungary ( 1567 ), France ( 1571 ), Poland ( 1578 ), and next to the Heidelberg Catechism is the most generally recognized Confession of the Reformed Church.

In each paragraph, there is a reference back to the appropriate numbered paragraphs in the " Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition " to allow for further study and verification.

Both reference all paragraphs back to the numbered paragraphs in the " Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition ".

The letter itself did not use the word " interdict " and stated that the bishop hoped not even to have to issue canonical warnings, but it had attached to it a series of " texts for prayerful reflection " comprising two extracts from the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, five passages from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and seven canons from the Code of Canon Law, two of which mention circumstances in which a personal interdict may be imposed on individuals.

However, the teaching these terms represent is precisely restated in paragraph 954 of the Catechism, which quote Lumen Gentium, the Constitution on the Church of the Second Vatican Council:

Quoting the Second Vatican Council ’ s document Lumen Gentium, the Catechism of the Catholic Church states: " The Pope, Bishop of Rome and Peter's successor, ' is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful.

Living a holy life, as defined by the Catholic Church, has little to do with perfection ( see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition, Chapter Two.

The Second Eve teaching continued to grew among Catholics, and in discussing perpetual virginity, the 1566 Catechism of the Council of Trent explicitly taught that while Eve by believing the serpent brought malediction on the human race, Mary by believing the angel brought benediction to mankind.

Shepherd's followers claim that the Covenant of Works between Adam and God in the Garden of Eden was not originally part of covenant theology, following John Murray's observation that a covenant of works at creation does not receive explicit mention in early confessions such as the French Confession ( 1559 ), the Scots Confession ( 1560 ), the Belgic Confession ( 1561 ), the Thirty-Nine Articles ( 1562 ), the Heidelberg Catechism ( 1563 ), and the Second Helvetic Confession ( 1566 ).

The English text of Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition, 1997, under the heading " Episcopal ordination — fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders ", uses " episcopal consecration " as a synonymous term, using " episcopal ordination " and " episcopal consecration " interchangeably.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church, quoting the Second Vatican Council ’ s document Lumen Gentium, states: " The Pope, Bishop of Rome and Peter ’ s successor, ‘ is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful .’"

* Christological Catechism, A: New Testament Answers, Second Edition, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Paulist Press, ISBN 0-8091-3253-2

Father Hardon was a very prominent member of the Jesuit community, which is known for its academic rigor, and wrote dozens of books on religion and theology, including The Catholic Catechism ( 1975 ), a defining volume of Catholic orthodoxy ; and the Modern Catholic Dictionary ( 1980 ), the first major Catholic reference dictionary published after the Second Vatican Council ( 1962 – 1965 ).

The Dutch Catechism of 1966, based on the Dutch bishops ' interpretation of the just completed Vatican Council, and the first post-Council comprehensive Catholic catechism, noted the lack of mention of artificial contraception in the Council.

In Fidei Depositum, Pope John Paul II declared that the Catechism of the Catholic Church was " a valid and legitimate instrument for ecclesial communion and a sure norm for teaching the faith, and stated that it " is not intended to replace the local catechisms duly approved by the ecclesiastical authorities ( Vatican ), the Diocesan Bishops and the Episcopal Conferences ".

The text is available in twelve languages on the Vatican website, which also gives the text of the Catechism itself in nine languages.

* Catechism of the Catholic Church from the official website of the Vatican

* Catechism of the Catholic Church from the official website of the Vatican

Father Hardon's work The Catholic Catechism was a significant post – Vatican II work in the sense that it essentially brought modern Catholic teaching and faith into one book, unlike any other before, and was a precursor to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which is the official codified teaching of the Catholic Church, promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1992.

The Catholic Catechism was a significant work in the sense that it essentially brought modern Vatican II Catholic teaching and faith into one book, unlike any other before, and was a precursor to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which is the official codified teaching of the Catholic Church, written by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger ( now Pope Benedict XVI ) and promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1992.