Thursday, July 4, 2013

Penance, Holy Orders, Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick, The Last Things Dogma



Penance

  1. The Church has received from Christ the power of remitting sins committed after Baptism.
  2. By the Church's Absolution sins are truly and immediately remitted.
  3. The Church's power to forgive sins extends to all sin without exception.
  4. The exercise of the Church's power to forgive sins is a judicial act.
  5. The forgiveness of sins which takes place in the Tribunal of Penance is a true and proper Sacrament, which is distinct from the Sacrament of Baptism.
  6. Extra-sacramental justification is effected by perfect sorrow only when it is associated with the desire for the Sacrament (votum sacramenti).
  7. Contrition springing from the motive of fear is a morally good and supernatural act.
  8. The Sacramental confession of sins is ordained by God and is necessary for salvation.
  9. By virtue of Divine ordinance, all grievous sins according to kind and number, as well as those circumstances which alter their nature, are subject to the obligation of confession.
  10. The confession of venial sins is not necessary but is permitted and is useful.
  11. All temporal punishments for sin are not always remitted by God with the guilt of sin and the eternal punishment.
  12. The priest has the right and duty, according to the nature of the sins and the ability of the penitent, to impose salutary and appropriate works for satisfaction.
  13. Extra-sacramental penitential works, such as the performance of voluntary penitential practices and the patient bearing of trials sent by God, possess satisfactory value.
  14. The form of the Sacrament of Penance consists in the words of Absolution.
  15. Absolution, in association with the acts of the penitent, effects the forgiveness of sins.
  16. The principal effect of the Sacrament of Penance is the reconciliation of the sinner with God.
  17. The Sacrament of Penance is necessary for salvation to those who, after Baptism, fall into grievous sin.
  18. The sole possessors of the Church's Power of Absolution are the bishops and priests.
  19. Absolution given by deacons, clerics or lower rank, and laymen is not Sacramental Absolution.
  20. The Sacrament of Penance can be received by any baptised person who, after Baptism, has committed a grievous or a venial sin.
  21. The Church possesses the power to grant Indulgences.
  22. The use of Indulgences is useful and salutary to the Faithful.
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Holy Orders

  1. Holy Order is a true and proper Sacrament which was instituted by Jesus Christ.
  2. The consecration of priests is a Sacrament.
  3. Bishops are superior to priests.
  4. The Sacrament of Order confers sanctifying grace on the recipient.
  5. The Sacrament of Order imprints a character on the recipient.
  6. The Sacrament of Order confers a permanent spiritual power on the recipient.
  7. The ordinary dispenser of all grades of Order, both the sacramental and the non-sacramental, is the validly consecrated Bishop alone.
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Matrimony

  1. Marriage is a true and proper Sacrament instituted by God.
  2. From the sacramental contract of marriage emerges the Bond of Marriage, which binds both marriage partners to a lifelong indivisible community of life.
  3. The Sacrament of Matrimony bestows sanctifying grace on the contracting parties.
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Anointing of the sick

  1. Extreme Unction or anointing of the sick is a true and proper Sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ.
  2. The remote matter of Extreme Unction is oil.
  3. The form consists in the prayer of the priest for the sick person which accomplishes the anointing.
  4. Extreme Unction gives the sick person sanctifying grace in order to arouse and strengthen him.
  5. Extreme Unction effects the remission of grievous sins still remaining and of venial sins.
  6. Extreme Unction sometimes effects the restoration of bodily health, if this be of spiritual advantage.
  7. Only Bishops and priests can validly administer Extreme Unction.
  8. Extreme Unction can be received only by the Faithful who are seriously ill.
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 The Last Things

  1. In the present order of salvation, death is a punishment for sin.
  2. All human beings subject to original sin are subject to the law of death.
  3. The souls of the just which in the moment of death are free from all guilt of sin and punishment for sin, enter into Heaven.
  4. The bliss of Heaven lasts for all eternity.
  5. The degree of perfection of the Beatific Vision granted to the just is proportioned to each one's merit.
  6. The souls of those who die in the condition of personal grievous sin enter Hell.
  7. The punishment of Hell lasts for all eternity.
  8. The souls of the just which, in the moment of death, are burdened with venial sins or temporal punishment due to sins, enter purgatory.
  9. At the end of the world Christ will come again in glory to pronounce judgement.
  10. All the dead will rise again on the last day with their bodies.
  11. The dead will rise again with the same bodies as they had on earth.
  12. Christ, on His second coming, will judge all men.
The Holy Catholic Church

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