Tonight, I will like to talk about drugs, but wider. Those things for which one lives without realizing it or keeps us alive, that motivates us, we boost, in which they took refuge when it goes wrong. These things without which we would have so much trouble to move forward without them.
They are of all types: hard drugs or not, tobacco, work, coffee, chocolate, drugs, gods, sex, hate, love, adrenalin, dreams and so on.
That evening, it was not long ago, someone asked me and I told him: sex. Sex is my drug. As a cocaine addict, I need my daily dose, alone or accompanied, whatever.
But the more I reflected the more something bothered me. It took me over a week of reflection and 27 years of life to finally find the answer. My drug, I cut, I mix. This is not only a dose of sex I need. No, I need more. As a chemist, I combine and a dose of love, a dose of tenderness, a dose of induction.
Indeed, it is not enough "dropped the sauce" so I feel good. No, I need a human touch, dip my eyes in those of my partner at the right time, listen to her breathing, her screams or moaning, feeling his body, his sweaty, smell, taste. Must my five senses are used.
But I must also fill the heart, knowing that there are feelings that I do not do it like a beast, to mechanically reproduce or to reduce the pressure. Hear an "I love you" at the right time, have the right to smile during the act, that I love to a body as much as a heart.
But that's not all. There is also evolution. After the act, sleep together and the next day to say hello, have a coffee, talk about something else. Make this act a cement and not just a fleeting moment. Make this stone comes in addition to the building and not that end up in a pool for the enjoyment of ripples.
Throughout my life junkie, I do not often come to this perfect alchemy intoxicating. I often opted for a mixture easier and faster. But ultimately, there really is that this optimal combination that does me good without backlash, as a drug of good quality and not cut with crap. It is this alchemy that makes me love life and keep fighting. This is my philosopher's stone, which instead of turning lead into gold, transforming mountains into impassable Collinet.
Then I heard other drugs, often alternative, but one that I just mentioned, is the best of all.
Sofia is a sex therapist who has never experienced orgasm and simulates the pleasure for years with her husband Rob. She meets Severin, mistress dominatrix, decided to help. Two patients of Sofia, James and his friend Jamie, are considering opening their sexuality in a third partner, Ceth, but Jamie can not decide ...
Here's what is written on the back of this DVD. At least it is fixed, it's about sex and it does not do that. From the first scenes, it almost feels like a porn movie can Orthodox. Auto-fellatio, sex and experienced strange, domination, and SM, in short, in 10 minutes, we learn all the main characters of this film. It also includes as why and when they indulge in such practices that people "good thinking" would call deviant.
Sofia is going to discover Shortbus on an invitation from Jamie and James. It will discover all kinds of practices and strive to discover the secret of the orgasm. I leave you in suspense even when the end of the film.
My opinion: I LOVE !!!!!!!
If one removes the film side X that some might see in there is a real slice of life that we find. See these people live in a world that we, for the most part completely unknown, fled or hated is a real pleasure. The scenes are raw and often shocking, especially at first. The characters are people who have problems and are trying to settle them in their own way, only they know. I found these people in distress, but also a humanity that too many people, even thinking, obviously, lost. There is also a search of feelings, of oneself and acceptance of others.
This film touched me, I did not know what to expect when I put in my player and I am very glad to have seen. The scene with the old mayor of New York and Ceth I liked.
Rating: 8 / 10 though, I say: DO NOT PUT ALL IN YOUR HANDS. One more thing, the sexual acts are not simulated.
It was once a man. He was a miner and worked hard. He extracted from the rocks of the mountain to make houses and it was exhausting work.
One day, lowering his pick and grabbing a piece of cloth to wipe his forehead, he looked up and saw the sun shining above his head. Then he said: - As the sun is powerful. It dominates everything and can burn if you upset. Then the sun said, - No, I'm not so powerful as that. Look at that cloud over there, it can help hide my shelves and be seen. The minor
looked at the clouds and said - Yes, yes, the cloud is more powerful than the sun. I want to be like the cloud. Then the cloud who heard him said - No, I'm not so powerful as that. Look at the wind that blows there. He can push me away and I can not do anything about it. The minor
watched the wind and said: - Yes, yes, the wind is stronger than the cloud. I want to be like the wind. Then the wind said: - No, I'm not so powerful as that. Look at the mountain where you are, I'm blowing it will not budge. The minor
looked at the mountain and the bear said: - Yes, yes, the mountain is more powerful than the wind. I want to be like the mountain. Then the mountain spoke to him and said: - No, I'm not so powerful as that. On my side, I'm biting, it takes away songs and I hear "knock knock knock."
Then the child looked at his deck and returned to work. --- End ---
Once again, tonight, Madness grabbed my hand and led me on the dance floor. Once again, I yield to her delicate hands and we hear his song on a not relaxed. Can we speed, twirling at the option of notes on the staff. We fly along the wind whispers through the trees, we have about the sound of screams of the night. The moonlight leads us to the ends of the reasonable and we are taking.
Dance ablaze and his body became more insistent cons mine. I feel, I feel its perfume, I feel the silk of her dress slipped under my hands, I feel the warmth of his being insane. I feel my life slipped through his fingers. And then she plates his lips against mine and I feel in me sweep the death of everything except her. She owns me.
We are a layer of cloud and a sprig of silk glides over skin. I smell her hair, I feel her nails on my skin, I feel his lips on my lips. And I feel nothing.
Then the dance continues, but at a different pace. I feel teeth through my body, I feel her nail scratch my chair, I feel her breath burn my soul and consume me. Then it becomes soft and lick my wounds, strokes my head and my tears sponge. Then she starts screaming in snatching. And I can not feel anything.
She lets me take over. I feel that this is wrong, but I did. I returned, I play with, I avenge, I kiss, I scratch, I bite. I smell of his flesh, captivating and beautiful. I feel my fingers entwine around his, my tongue around his tongue, his legs around mine and she has more time. And I can not feel anything.
Then she bites me, getting me a last gasp of pleasure and pain. Then I died. And I can not feel anything.
When I wake, she disappeared. Leaving behind a scent of defeat, a silk dress, a soul completely torn and sheets soaked with sweat. Here
with whom I sleep for ages, here's my lover, Madness. Demonic. In addition to leave me like that, it gives me another gift. A clear vision at all. Incisive clarity. And as we humans can not borne such clarity, I remember and dance resumed.
Tonight, I need to speak. The cause of this disorder is that a friend is suffering from an incurable disease who will lead eventually to death. He does not know how many time, doctors do not know.
is the first time I feel such sadness, distress, bewilderment. I am helpless, I can not do anything. No magic, no miracles, no nothing, and gives me the moral bottom of sock.
I may have erred. I am caught in this trap, I put the emotions and I can not be properly managed to protect myself. I'd like to put myself into a ball and tell me that this is not true. I will like that qqun caressing my head and tell me that this is only a bad dream. I'm in a rage inside me that helplessness, the invalidity of medicine does able to do anything.
I'm afraid, I hurt, I have the blues and I hope that by these words, they help me cope.
But at the same time the rational me says he remains a few years to live. And if I can make sure they are beautiful, I will ... but for now, it's not really what I feel.
Tonight, a story. It is not mine, but I scored enough for me to retain you and I pound.
It was once a wise and good man. He had his best round to bring joy, happiness or, If nothing else, reduce the miseries of people. But nothing is as immortal, one day he died.
Arriving before St. Peter, the latter told him he would go to heaven. But before that, and because it was really good during his life, he grants a wish. The man took the time to think. He finished by asking St Peter to show him hell. St. Pierre was surprised, but he agreed.
Once in hell, the man saw a large house. He went in and discovered a huge banquet hall. On the tables smoked delicacies and refined. Each host of the banquet was provided with a pair of chopsticks two meters long. Obviously, equipped with this kind of tools to eat, he could not. The pieces eventually seized land and they could not bring them to their mouths. The man stood watching the scene at length, then it went away.
St. Pierre then led to heaven. There, the man found a large house. Entering, he saw also a banquet hall. The dishes looked delicious as hell and that each host also had a pair of two meter sticks. The only difference is that instead of struggling to feed themselves, guests ate the person who was on the other side of the table.
Man seated at the table, seized the rods and is excited to be fed in front of him, delighting himself of food offered by her partner for eternity. --- End ---
Every story, there is a moral. It is different for everyone, but we can all learn from stories. The moral I take from this story is that by wanting to fill their bellies without thinking of others, we always end up hungry and never to satisfy. As if we did a little attention to others, we will never go hungry. And what is more, they often surprise us by their originality and their ideas.
Tonight, one question nagging me in mind. Do I have a soul?
foremost, we must define what a soul. I will fall for my own definition: The human soul is what allows humans to feel emotions.
With this definition, there are ways to begin to think, but we need a test subject and there is no better than Be yourself. So that I'm doing guinea pig and observer.
I have a soul. I laugh, I cry, I hurt, I'm happy, I fear, etc ... So, following the definition, I have a soul. Yet one thing bothers me. I do not feel anything when listening to music. I do not feel transported by the notes, I do not feel lighter, I do not vibrate. The music itself does not bring me anything, except a case of plugging the hole, a presence to hide the loneliness.
However, some songs, melodies and choruses make me vibrate because they are connected to memories and those memories are emotionally charged and, suddenly, the emotions that make me live these songs are identical to those of my memories. For those who do not understand, get a glass of water, it has no taste, odor or color and it tends to go unnoticed. But add it a little strawberry syrup and it has all the qualities required to appeal to children and adults greedy. This finding love me
impacted, "are what my soul is full? Es what it has various degrees of sensitivity? Es it evolves? Es that can change "really"?
If we take the hit classic soul-sisters, it meant that our souls are not complete. Buddhists say it is constantly evolving, being modified at the discretion of reincarnations, like a growing plant. What is it really and what about my soul?
If I resumed my definition on the music, I think I have no soul. The music helps me just to remember something.
And you drive? Did you miss your souls? Did you also bring back the stands? What do you think?
Tonight heated topic. Yes, I will talk about women's age, apparent or real. However, before going into detail on this subject often leaks from the fairer sex, we should note a few details.
man, whatever his age is always in a corner of his head a party exclusively to sex. That is why it often makes a being bit tricky when the rest of his brain is asleep. Whenever a woman enters his field of vision, there is rising hormone and there, even unconsciously, evaluation of potential reproductive or fun of it. Now that you know, if it were not already case before we can enter the heart of the matter.
Statement on Women: all lie about their age or pretend to ignore it. Subject they do not address, avoid, or flee. And even those who are proud of their age can not help having recourse to makeup and love at the highest point being told they do not age. The girls want to look more mature, adult and middle finger. Older women want younger people, fresh and full of life. And they will come good, sometimes too well, admittedly. Consider a man
lambda. Strolling in the street, he encounters many women. His eye landing on one that retains attention because they are part of his "selections" or set of criteria which they find desirable. The real problem is that one of these criteria is age. And unfortunately, for a man walking around without lambda marker (see below), often he comes across a woman too young or too old compared to what it really looks. Es the fact that if this man decides to initiate the discussion with a woman and see where it'll take him, he has a chance to be a pervert, rapist or pedophile he happens to fall on a young girl 14 years which made it 22 or falls on a middle-aged woman who do not want the same things as him.
But there are ways to prevent this from happening, they are landmarks. A simple example of reference is the classrooms and schools. Indeed, there is a good chance that in a classroom, there are people who have more or less the same age, no risk to tease a kitten of 14 years in his high school class. But after a while, we leave the banks and these markers disappear. There are also around and dialogues. Indeed, a girl of 16, even if it appears 24 will not have the same talking points, neither the same friends that a woman actually older. However, it often happens that a group of women are a heap of giggling guinea ... just as a group of men is often a group of macho pigs eyeing everything that moves.
All this being said, we must also admit that the world cares and that life after its long journey alone. Men always try and force young women and women will always find a way to repel the effects of aging or being older than they really are, all that to get finally in the great game of seduction, sex and, ultimately, serve the reproduction of a species.
This discussion was addressed at a party with friends, late at night in a pub well known to those who attended. Like any self-respecting discussion, the subject of departure had nothing to do with it, but at one point, a question was asked: how would you kill someone?
1,000,000 was the price I thought was fair enough to kill a family member. However, not realizing what was really the money, it is only fictional and in the end it'll be maybe a lot more to kill someone I consider a friend ... or less ... go find out.
The real information I take from this discussion is that we've all thought about how much worth the life of another. Of course, ultimately, there are always those who say he could never do. I do not believe and I think everyone has a price. Not necessarily money, because thousands of idealistic think they can do without and I am inclined to believe that they have not totally wrong. But you can also pay service, nature, benefits. Everyone has a weakness or a vice that is the best use and that may push him to do acts that he does not believe will be able to do. Everything is ultimately wants to know what the buyer and find the person who is in such a need it is prepared to sacrifice some of his moral integrity and his beliefs.
Everyone has a price. And you, how would you take?
After long months of absence, I have an internet connection again so I can start writing at night.
I'll be able to start to vomit on people ... or not. Not that I dislike it, but sometimes you do things differently. It felt good to criticize, criticize and disparage the behaviors, attitudes or way of seeing and doing things, but you have to change and evolve. Not that the human race has become more intelligent, far away. The majority of us still and will always be a bunch of frightened sheep-caliber, but it is. I'm going
let me go to my desires and my emotions. May be hard, may be tender, can be bland to the point of being diabetic for certain, I do not see why I will refrain from doing what he pleases me, after all, this is my blog.
Tonight, I'll spit on your hallowed sport. Football for example.
Basically, a sport like any other. 22 human do not have enough savvy and have decided to run after a ball rather than invent a way to feed people. But whether, until then, you do what you want from your brain and your muscles.
No, not really what makes me want to vomit. This makes me want to vomit, it's the rest. Consider a classic football game. 2 teams, 4 referees, cracked a parasite on the benches trying to shout louder than the other side and full of ridiculous fans in the stands.
start with the coach and his team. They do their job, they shout at the players to do what they want, thinking that they necessarily know best how to win a game when they are not on the field. But yes, there is the brain, the type of strategy that is so that sometimes they even forget to score goals.
referees. They are also doing their job. Often bad, sometimes sold, rarely good ... they have the wrong role. But at the same time, to believe they enjoy it. And the longer it goes, the more I think the referees are not chosen because they are good, but because they are less bad than others.
Players. Here we begin to enter the absolute idiocy. These guys are paid fortunes to touch a piece of leather. Then they train all day long to target a huge goal. And at the time of the match, they are unable to put a single shot on target. And we congratulate them when they score ... but damn, it's their job. If I'm doing my job badly one day, I was yelled at when they do, they do their job properly, they are welcome and we take it for a kind of blessing ... who does not care we?
And now, the supporters cracked. Support a team, in itself, is not a crime. We can be strong for the home team because we know some friends who play. But all the rest is ridiculous! Why support a national team ? You have nothing else to do? You have no other reason to be proud of? How dare you say "We win !!!", you did nothing for you were not on the field, you were not in the staff, you are only drinking beer at pubs! The team you flatter owes you nothing at all. But the worst of you, it's the fetish. At the limit we can appreciate the performance of a player or love his ass if you are of this style, but stop to worship as gods. This is only a Band-type muscle chasing a round ball. Any Seal manages to make more stuff they do with a ball.
Exercise: think about the meaning of sport and do now that football become. Money, power, influence ... ultimately, the games are just a validation for the rest ... nothing remains of the spirit of sport, ate the money!
Here tonight a story. It's a love story and the way I do with people. And like all stories ...
Once upon a time, two young boys. They were neighbors and shared many things together, including a passion for birds. One day an acquaintance returned from a long trip. They had brought a memory. Two birds with beautiful plumage and whose song charmed the ear. The two children each took one and went home.
The first child placed in a special cage bird. Very large, the bird could fly at will. He ate well and watched over him like a father to his child. However, over time, the bird lost its superb and his singing became less charming. Intrigued by this problem, he went to his friend and neighbor to ask him if he too had this problem.
arrived at his friend, he asked to see the bird. They went to the garden and they went under a big tree. The second boy pointed finger to a spot on the tree, a nest or was the bird. Stunned, the first boy asked if he was afraid that the bird departs. Then he received an answer with a smile and the second boy said, - Yes, maybe, but it will be free and happy as he is happy, I am too.
With these words, the first boy went home, took the bird gently and carried him outside. The bird flew away and never seen again.
End.
The moral of this story is that we allow freedom to the people you love. If you force them to remain at your side, even in a gilded cage, at the earliest opportunity, they will flee and you will not see them again if ever. You will lose something irreplaceable.
Good night reader, may you think about this story.
it's been a while since I've written anything. Not that I do not want to show you how often you are pathetic, but mostly because I did not have time.
Stupidity! We all have 24hrs in a day, why do some people manage to do what they want while others never?
The real reason is I have not taken the time. No, I prefer doing something else, to get some things before others. You go tell me this is normal and you are right ... but then, do not tell me you did not have time. Assume your choice and say at least you have not taken the time. You do at least one step towards the acceptance of yourself.
All this to get to the real value of your time. Plus I'm moving into cities and other places, the more I realize that many of you do not take the time to communicate with its neighbor. You say hello mechanically, without thinking about the real meaning of that word. You do not bother to look at people and their smile, you're pressed for your personal or small problems then you will not be satisfied that your friends and family.
you afraid of strangers so as not to take the time to look at, smile at them, talk to them or send them a sign of friendly hello? If everyone took a little time to smile at people, the world will not go wrong and you would feel much better.
Consider the use of your time, because the number of minutes lost to immerse yourself in your own life for nothing is tremendous.
Tonight surprising result the fact of moving. And yes, if I did not write all the time on your wretched mannerisms, is that I moved.
Have you noticed how ridiculous a move? First, there is the race to see or move, choose the perfect little corner, finding the rare gem and especially affordable price level. Then there is the paperwork. Again and again those damn papers to fetch. And each time you pay. Come
then the race card. Unless you have made reservations to board since 1910, you'll never have enough! Not to mention the packaging. How could we store as much mess. Because this is a brothel. The broken junk, unnecessary items, "things" that can not even remember to use ... Not to mention the dishes accumulated over three generations by our parents and their parents before them. Ugly things that we care ... Why? Because it's sentimental? "Ho, look, this is the attitude that your great-grandmother to eat her wedding dinner. Ridiculous.
Then, once the boxes are made, we must carry everything. Furniture, cardboard, pets, family ... often for several miles. Then they load the cars, trucks and scooters. And once everything is set, as a champion of Tetris, there always has a piece that is wrong and we must all again!
But the most interest is yet to come. Once in the new place to live, the furniture is installed and begins to empty. And that is where the ridiculous really begins. It stores yet, although we had quite realized it was useless, it filled his basement, the attic of the things we do not want or that we can not put in his house / apartment .
But the ultimate is when we realize that we will have to start all this in a few months and the same circus again, again and again.
1. Are you a Christian? Yes, I am a Christian by the grace of God.
2. Why do you say "by the grace of God"? I say "by the grace of God," because being a Christian is a free gift of God all that we could not win.
3. What is the true Christian? The true Christian is one who is baptized, believing and professing the Christian faith, and obeys the legitimate pastors of the Church.
4. What is Christian doctrine? Christian doctrine is the doctrine that Jesus Christ our Lord taught us to show us the way of salvation.
5. Is it necessary to learn the doctrine taught by Jesus Christ? It is certainly necessary to learn the doctrine taught by Jesus Christ, and those who fail to sin gravely.
6. Parents and teachers are they obliged to send their children to catechism and those who depend on them? Parents and teachers are obliged to provide their children and those who depend upon them the teaching of Christian doctrine and they are guilty before God if they do not fulfill this duty.
7. Who are we to receive and learn Christian doctrine? We must receive and learn the Christian doctrine of the Holy Catholic Church.
8. How are we sure that the Christian doctrine that we receive the Holy Catholic Church is the true? We are confident that the Christian doctrine that we receive from the Catholic Church is true, because Jesus Christ, the divine author of this doctrine, the apostles was entrusted to the Church he founded and was mistress infallible of all men, promising him his divine assistance until the end of time.
9. Are there any other evidence of the truth of Christian doctrine? The truth of Christian doctrine is demonstrated also by the eminent holiness of so many men who professed and who profess, by force of heroic martyrs, the wonderful rapidity of its spread in the world and its Full conservation through so many centuries of diverse and ongoing struggles.
10. What are the main parties and most necessary of Christian doctrine? The main parties and most necessary of Christian doctrine are four in number: the Creed, the Pater Noster, the Commandments and the Sacraments.
11. We learn the Creed? The Creed teaches us the main articles of our holy faith.
12. We teach the Pater Noster? The Paternoster teaches us everything we expect from God and everything we have to ask him.
13. We teach the Commandments? The Commandments teach us everything we need to do to please God, and it all boils down to love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God.
14. We teach the doctrine of the Sacraments? The doctrine of the Sacraments us know the nature and proper use of these means that Jesus Christ established for us to forgive sins, let us his grace, infused and increase in us the virtues of faith, hope and charity.
15. What is the first part of Christian doctrine? The first part of Christian doctrine is the Apostles' Creed, commonly called the "Credo."
16. Why do you call the Creed "Apostles' Creed? The Creed is called "Apostles' Creed" because it is an abstract truths of the faith taught by the apostles.
17. How many are there articles in the Creed? ago, in the Creed, twelve articles.
18. Recite them. 1. I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; 2. and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord, 3. who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, 4. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried 5. He descended into hell, and the third day he rose from the dead, 6. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, 7. whence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. 8. I believe in the Holy Spirit, 9. the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, 10. the forgiveness of sins, 11. the resurrection of the flesh, 12. to eternal life. Amen.
19. What does the word "Credo, I believe," you say at the beginning of the Creed? The word "Credo, I believe, means: I am absolutely true to everything that is contained in these twelve articles, and I believe more strongly that if I saw with my eyes, because God, who can neither deceive nor be deceived person, has revealed these truths to the Holy Catholic Church and through it we found ourselves.
20. Contained in the articles of the Creed? The articles of the Creed contains the main things we must believe about God, Jesus Christ and the Church his bride.
21. Is it useful to recite the Creed often? It is very useful often recite the Creed to print more and more in our hearts the truths of faith.
22. Teaches us that the first article: "I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth"? The first article of the Creed teaches us that there is one God, he is omnipotent, he created heaven, earth and all things therein, that is to say the entire universe.
23. How do we know there is a God? We know there is a God because our reason shows us that faith and we confi rm.
24. Why do we give to God the Father's name? It gives God the name of the Father: • because it is inherently Father of the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, that is to say that the Son was begotten • because God is the Father of all men he has created, and it retains that governs; • Finally, because it is the Father through the grace of all good Christians, called for that the adoptive son of God.
25. Why Is the Father the First Person of the Blessed Trinity? The Father is the first Person of the Blessed Trinity because it does not make another one, but it is the principle of two other persons, that is to say, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
26. What does the word "almighty"? The word "omnipotent" means that God can do whatever he wants.
27. God can neither sin nor die: how does one say when he can do anything? It is said that God can do anything, though he can not sin or die, because the power of sin or die is not an effect of power but of weakness, and may not be in God who is infinitely perfect.
28. That means "Creator of heaven and earth"? "Create" means "do nothing": as God is called the Creator of heaven and earth because he has done nothing the heaven, earth and all things therein, that is ie the entire universe.
29. The world has been created only by the Father? The world was also created by the three divine Persons, because everything what does a person on the creatures, the others are doing it in one document.
30. Why is it creating attributed specifically to the Father? Creation is attributed specifically to the Father because creation is an effect of the omnipotence of God and the omnipotence is attributed specifically to the Father, the Son as the wisdom and goodness to the Holy Spirit, although three Persons are equally powerful, wise and good.
31. Did God care for the world and all things he created? Yes, God takes care of the world and all the things he has created and it preserves and governs by his infinite goodness and wisdom, and nothing happens here on earth without God grant or permit.
32. Why do you say that nothing happens in this world without God grant or permission? They say nothing happens here on earth without God grant or permit, because there are things that God wants and commands, and others he does not like sin.
33. Why does God does not sin? God does not sin, because even the fact that abuse of human freedom he has been granted, he knows to remove a property and still shine more or mercy or His justice.
§ 2. Angels .
34. What are the noblest creatures that God created? The noblest creatures created by God are angels.
35. What are angels? Angels are purely spiritual and intelligent creatures.
36. For what purpose did God create the angels? God created the angels to be honored and served by them, and make them eternally happy.
37. What form and figure have angels? Angels have neither form nor figure significant because they are pure spirits created by God to survive without being united to a body.
38. Why do we represent the angels in visible forms? It represents the angels under sensible forms: • to help our imagination to conceive; • because that is how they often appeared to men, as we read in Holy Scripture.
39. The angels they all were faithful to God? No, the angels were not all faithful to God, but many of them claimed to be equal by her pride and be independent of him, and because of this sin, they were excluded for ever from Paradise and condemned to hell .
40. How are called angels forever excluded from Paradise and condemned to hell? Angels excluded for ever from Paradise and condemned to hell are called demons and their leader is called Lucifer or Satan.
41. Demons Can we do something wrong? Yes, demons, God gives them permission, can do much harm and our soul and our body, especially for us to sin by temptation.
42. Why do they tempt us? demons tempt us because we are the envy and desire that makes them our eternal damnation, and because of their hatred against God whose image shines in us. And God allows temptations, so that we triomphions with the help of grace, and so we practiced the virtues we acquire merits for heaven.
43. How can we overcome the temptations? It triumph of temptations by vigilance, by prayer and Christian mortification.
44. How are called angels who remained faithful to God? Angels who remained faithful to God are called angels, spirits or simply heavenly angels.
45. What became of the angels remained faithful to God? Angels remained faithful to God were confirmed in grace. They enjoy forever the sight of God they love, bless and praise forever.
46. God uses it as the angels of his ministers? Yes, God uses the angels as his ministers, and, in particular, he asked many of them the burden of being our guardians and protectors.
47. Do we have a special devotion to our guardian angel? Yes, we must have a special devotion to our Guardian Angel, honor, support his claim, follow his inspirations, and be grateful for the assistance that we continually ready.
§ 3. Man .
48. What is the most noble creature that God put on earth? the noblest creature that God has put on earth is man.
49. What is man? Man is a creature composed of a reasonable soul and body.
50. What is the soul? The soul is the noblest part of man, because she is a spiritual substance, endowed with intelligence and will, capable of knowing God and to possess forever.
51. Can we see and touch the human soul? can neither see nor touch our soul, because it is a spirit.
52. The soul human she dies with the body? The human soul never dies: faith and reason itself prove that it is immortal.
53. The man is free in his actions? Yes, man is free in his actions and each feels in himself that he can do something or not do it, do one thing rather than another.
54. Explain, for example, that human freedom. If I tell a lie deliberately, I feel I could not say it and say nothing, and I could also talk differently by telling the truth.
55. Why do we say that man was created in the image and likeness of God? is said that man was created in the image and likeness of God, because the human soul is spiritual and reasonable, free in his actions, capable of knowing and loving God and to enjoy him forever, and these are perfection in us a reflection of the infinite greatness of the Lord.
57. Furthermore innocence and sanctifying grace, God did it no other gifts to our first parents? addition innocence and sanctifying grace, God gave our first parents of other gifts they had to pass on to their descendants with sanctifying grace. They were "integrity", that is to say, the sense of perfect submission to reason, "Immortality," "immunity" for any pain and misery, and "science" proportionate to their state.
58. What was the sin of Adam? Adam's sin was a sin of pride and serious disobedience.
59. What was the punishment of the sin of Adam and Eve? Adam and Eve lost the grace of God and they had the right to heaven, they were expelled from Paradise, subject to many miseries of soul and body, and condemned to die.
60. If Adam and Eve had not sinned, would they have been free from death? If Adam and Eve had not sinned and they had remained faithful to God, after a stay happy and peaceful on this earth without dying they were transported by God in heaven for you to enjoy eternal life and glorious.
61. These donations were they due to man? These gifts were manmade in any way, but they were absolutely free and supernatural. So when Adam had disobeyed the divine command, God could without injustice to deprive him of these gifts and his posterity.
62. This sin is it clean only to Adam? This sin is not only Adam's sin, it is also ours, albeit differently. It is proper to Adam, because he who commits an act of his will and there he was for his personal sin. It is our own, because Adam had sinned and strain as head of the entire human race, his sin is transmitted by natural generation to all his descendants, and thus it is our original sin.
63. How is it possible that the original sin going on in all men? Original sin going on in all men because God has given to mankind in Adam, sanctifying grace and other supernatural gifts, if not Adam disobeyed no, it disobeys as a leader and father of mankind and made the human nature rebels against God. Also, human nature is it transmitted to all descendants of Adam in a state of rebellion against God and deprived of divine grace and other gifts.
64. What are the penalties that we had caused the original sin? Sentences caused by original sin are deprived of grace, the loss of paradise, ignorance, inclination to evil, all the miseries of this life and, finally, death.
65. All men assume they original sin? Yes, all men contract original sin, except the Blessed Virgin which was preserved by a special privilege of God, in anticipation of the merits of Jesus Christ our Savior.
66. After Adam's sin, men would not they have saved himself? After Adam's sin, men could not save himself, if God was not merciful to them.
67. God how he was merciful to mankind? God was merciful to mankind by promising immediately to Adam the divine Redeemer or Messiah, and sending the Messiah at the appointed time, to deliver men from the slavery of sin and the devil.
68. What is the promised Messiah? the promised Messiah is Jesus Christ, as taught in the second article of the Creed.
69. Teaches us that the second article, "and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord"? The second article of the Creed teaches us that the Son of God is the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, that God is eternal, omnipotent, creator and lord, as the Father, that he became man to save us and that the Son of God made man called Jesus Christ.
70. Why the second one she called "the Son"? The second one is called "the Son" from eternity because it is generated by the Father of intelligence: that is why it is called, the eternal Word of the Father.
71. We, too, the son of God, so why do we call Jesus Christ "only Son of God the Father"? We call Jesus Christ "only Son of God the Father" because he alone is the Son of God by nature, as we are by creation and adoption.
72. Why do we call Jesus Christ "our Lord"? We call Jesus Christ "our Lord", not only because as God He created us, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, but he redeemed us as God and man.
73. Why the Son of God made man he called "Jesus"? The Son of God made man is called "Jesus", which means Savior, because he saved us from eternal death deserved by our sins.
74. Who gave the name "Jesus" the Son of God made man? is the Eternal Father himself who gave the Son of God made man the name "Jesus" through the Archangel Gabriel, when he announced to the Virgin the mystery of the Incarnation .
75. Why the Son of God made man is also called "Christ"? The Son of God made man is also called "Christ", which means "anointed and sacred," because once they anointed kings, priests and prophets, Jesus is the King of kings, and the first High Priest of the Prophets.
76. Jesus Christ was he anointed and sacred anointing a body? The anointing of Jesus Christ was not like the body of former kings, priests and prophets, but wholly spiritual and divine, the fullness of the Godhead dwells in him substantially.
77. The men had they any knowledge of Jesus Christ before his coming? Yes, the men had knowledge of Jesus Christ before his coming, by the promise of the Messiah that God gave our first parents Adam and Eve, and he repeated the holy patriarchs, and by prophecies and the many figures who marked him.
78. How do we know that Jesus Christ is truly the Messiah and the Redeemer promised? We know that Jesus Christ is truly the Messiah and the promised Redeemer, because He has done everything heralded by the prophets and all that represented the figures of the Old Testament.
79. Heralded the prophecies concerning the Redeemer? About Redeemer prophecies announced the tribe and the family when he was out, the time and place of his birth, his miracles and smaller circumstances of his passion and death, resurrection and ascension to heaven, his spiritual kingdom, universal and perpetual, which is the Holy Catholic Church.
80. What are the main figures of the Redeemer in the Old Testament? The main figures of the Redeemer in the Old Testament are the innocent Abel, the high priest Melchizedek, the sacrifice of Isaac, Joseph sold by his brothers, the prophet Jonah, the paschal lamb and the brazen serpent high by Moses in the desert.
81. How do we know that Jesus Christ is truly God? We know that Jesus Christ is truly God: • by the testimony of the Father saying: "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased: hear him"; • the attestation of Jesus Christ himself confirmed by the most amazing miracles • by the apostles; • by the constant tradition of the Catholic Church.
82. What are the major miracles of Jesus Christ? The main miracles of Jesus Christ are, in addition to his own resurrection, health made the sick, sight to the blind, hearing the deaf, the dead to life.
83. Teaches us that the third article, "which was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary? The third article of the Creed teaches us that the Son of God took a body and a soul like ours, in the pure womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, through the operation of the Holy Spirit, and it is born of the Virgin.
84. The Father and the Son, they also concurred in forming the body and create the soul of Jesus Christ? Yes, the three divine Persons combined to form the body and create the soul of Jesus Christ.
85. Why do we only "was conceived by the Holy Spirit"? It just says "was conceived by the Holy Spirit, because the incarnation of the Son of God is a work of mercy and love, and that the works of kindness and love are attributed to the Holy Spirit .
86. The Son of God became man he ceased to be God? No, the Son of God became man without ceasing to be God.
87. Jesus Christ is God and man together? Yes, the Son of God incarnate, that is to say Jesus Christ is God and man all together, perfect God and perfect man.
88. So there is in Jesus Christ two natures? Yes, Jesus Christ, God and man, there are two natures: the divine nature and human nature.
89. Is there also in Jesus Christ two persons: one divine and the human person? No, in the Son of God made man, there is only one person, the divine person.
90. How many are there of wills in Jesus Christ? In Jesus Christ there are two wills, one divine and the other human.
91. Jesus Christ he had a free will? Yes, Jesus Christ had a free will, but he could not do wrong, because to do evil is a defect, not a perfection of freedom.
92. The Son of God and Son of Mary are they the same person? The Son of God and Son of Mary are the same person, that is to say Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
93. The Virgin Mary is the Mother of God? Yes, the Virgin Mary Mother of God, because she is the Mother of Jesus Christ who is God.
94. How she became Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ? Mary became the Mother of Jesus Christ only by the operation and the power of the Holy Spirit.
95. Is it of faith that Mary was ever virgin? Yes, it is of faith that Mary was ever virgin and is called the Holy Virgin, the Virgin par excellence.
96. Teaches us that the fourth article: "He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried? The fourth article of the Creed teaches us that Jesus Christ for redeem the world through his precious blood, suffered under Pontius Pilate, governor of Judea, and died on the wood of the Cross where he was taken down to be buried.
97. What do the words "suffered"? The words "suffered" all express the pain suffered by Jesus Christ in his passion.
98. Jesus Christ as he suffered as God or man? Jesus Christ suffered as man only, because as God he could neither suffer nor die.
99. What kind of punishment was that of the cross? The crucifixion was then the cruelest and most shameful of all punishments.
100. Who is it who condemned Jesus Christ to be crucified? He who condemned Jesus Christ to be crucified was Pontius Pilate, governor of Judea, who recognized her innocence, but shamefully yielded to the insistence of threatening people of Jerusalem.
101. Jesus Christ could not he found deliverance from the hands of the Jews and Pilate? Yes, Jesus Christ could free himself from the hands of the Jews and Pilate, but knowing that the will of His Father Lord was he suffered and died for our salvation, it submitted voluntarily, and he even went himself to meet his enemies and let himself be taken spontaneously and lead to death.
102. Where Jesus Christ was crucified? Jesus Christ was crucified on Mount Calvary.
103. What did Jesus Christ on the Cross? Jesus Christ on the cross prayed for his enemies gave to mother, the disciple John and - in person - all of us, his own mother the Blessed Virgin gave her death as a sacrifice, and satisfied the justice of God for the sins of men.
104. Would it not suffiqu'un angel came meet us? No, he would not suffiqu'un angel came to meet us, because the offense against God by sin was, to a certain point of view, infinite, and it was necessary to repair a person of infinite merit.
105. To satisfy the divine justice was it necessary that Jesus Christ was God and man together? Yes, it was necessary that Jesus Christ was a man in order to suffer and die, and he must be God that his suffering would have infinite value.
106. Why was it necessary that the merits of Jesus Christ were of infinite value? It was necessary that the merits of Jesus Christ were of infinite value, because the majesty of God, offended by sin, is infinite.
107. Was it necessary for Jesus SOUFF should laugh so much? No, it was not absolutely necessary for Jesus to suffer much, because the least of his suffering would have been sufficient for our redemption, all his actions with an infinite value.
108. Why is it so Jesus would SOUFF RIR? Jesus would suffer so much more extensively to meet the divine justice, to show us yet again his love for us and inspire greater horror of sin.
109. Arriva does wonders for Jesus' death? Yes, the death of Jesus, the sun was darkened, the earth shook, the graves were opened and thousands of dead revived.
110. Where was buried the body of Jesus? Jesus' body was buried in a tomb again, dug into the rock not far from where he was crucified.
111. In the death of Jesus Christ, the divinity separates Does his body and soul? In the death of Jesus Christ's divinity did not separate the body or the soul, there was only separation of soul and body.
112. For whom Christ died? Jesus Christ died for the salvation of all men and it has met for all.
113. If Jesus Christ died for the salvation of all, why are they all not saved? Jesus Christ died for the salvation of all and not all are saved because everyone does not want to acknowledge, fail to comply with all its laws, do not use all the means of sanctification he has left us .
114. To be saved, is it enough that Jesus Christ died for us? To be saved, it is not enough that Jesus Christ died for us, it is necessary that each of us are applied the result and merits of his passion and death, an application that is mainly by the sacraments that Jesus Christ himself instituted for this purpose. And as much or do not receive the sacraments or get hurt, they render them useless for the death of Jesus Christ.
115. Teaches us that the fifth article: "He descended into hell, the third day he rose from the dead? The fifth article of the Creed teaches us that the soul of Jesus Christ once separated from his body, went to Limbo, and the third day, the teams once again with his body to do never be separated.
116. What is meant by "hell"? here means "hell" Limbo, that is to say where were the souls of the righteous until the redemption of Jesus Christ.
117. Why do the righteous souls they were not introduced in paradise before the death of Jesus Christ? The souls of the righteous were not introduced in paradise before the death of Jesus Christ, because heaven was closed by the sin of Adam and it was fitting that Jesus Christ, whose death reopened, was the first to enter.
118. Why Jesus Christ would he delay his resurrection until the third day? Jesus Christ would delay his resurrection until the third day to show with evidence that he was really dead.
119. The resurrection of Jesus Christ was it similar to that of other men resurrected? No, the resurrection of Jesus Christ was not similar to that of other men resurrected because Jesus Christ rose from its own power, and that others were resurrected by the power of God.
120. Teaches us that the sixth article: "He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty"? The sixth article of the Creed teaches us that Jesus Christ, forty days after His resurrection, ascended to heaven by his own power, in the presence of his disciples, and that, as God is equal to its Father, he was like man exalted above all angels and all the saints and established the Lord of all things.
121. Why Jesus Christ after his resurrection, he remained forty days on earth before ascending into heaven? Jesus Christ after his resurrection, remained forty days on earth before ascending into heaven in order to prove various appearances he was alive again and to further investigate the apostles and confirm the truths of faith.
122. Why Jesus Christ is ascended into heaven? Jesus Christ ascended to heaven: • to take possession of the kingdom he had earned by his death; • to prepare our place in glory and be our Mediator and our Advocate with the Father; • to send the Holy Spirit to his apostles.
123. Why do we say that Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and his Blessed Mother that she was raised? It is said that Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and his Blessed Mother that she was high, because Jesus Christ is God-man, ascended to heaven by his own power, while his mother which was a creature although most worthy of all, ascended to heaven by God's power.
124. Explain the words "sitteth at the right of God the Father Almighty." The words "sitting" means the possession peaceful Jesus Christ of glory, and the words "at the right hand of God the Father Almighty" expressing his pride of place above all creatures.
125. We taught seventh article: 'where he will judge the living and the dead "? The seventh article of the Creed teaches us that the end of the world Jesus Christ, full of glory and majesty, the sky will come to judge all men, good and bad, and to give everyone the reward or the punishment he has deserved.
126. If everyone, as soon after death, must be judged by Jesus Christ in Judgement particular, why should we all be judged in the General Judgement? We must all be considered in the general opinion for several reasons: • for the glory of God; • for the glory of Jesus Christ • for the glory of the saints • for the confusion of the wicked; • finally the body has with the core sentence of reward or punishment.
127. In general opinion, how will manifest the glory of God? In general opinion, the glory of God will be manifested because everyone will know with what justice God governs the world, although sometimes the right way is now in sorrow and evil in prosperity.
128. In general opinion, how will manifest the glory of Jesus Christ? In general opinion, the glory of Jesus Christ will be manifested because after having been unjustly condemned by men, it will then appear on the face of all as the Supreme Judge of all men.
129. In general opinion, how will manifest the glory of the saints? In general opinion, the glory of the saints will be manifested because many of them who died despised by the wicked will be glorified in the presence of everyone.
130. In general opinion, what is the confusion to the wicked? In general opinion, the confusion of the wicked will be very great, especially for those who oppress the righteous and those who sought during their lifetime to be estimated virtuous men and good, because they will be manifested to everyone for the sins they committed, even the most secret.
131. Teaches us that the eighth article, "I believe in the Holy Spirit"? The eighth article of the Creed teaches us that there is a Holy Spirit, Third Person of the Most Holy Trinity, that God is eternal, infinite, almighty, creator and lord of all things, as the Father and the son.
132. Who makes the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son as one principle by way of will and love.
133. If the proceeds from the Father Son and Holy Spirit if the proceeds from the Father and the Son, it seems that the Father and the Son were prior to the Holy Spirit. How do you say then that the three Persons are eternal? It is said that the Three Persons are eternal because the Father begets the Son "ab Aeterno from all eternity" and that the Holy Spirit proceeds also ab Aeterno "the Father and the Son.
134. Why the Third Person of the Most Holy Trinity is it called specifically called the Holy Spirit? The Third Person of the Most Holy Trinity is specially called by the name of the Holy Spirit because it proceeds from the Father and the Son by way of "spiration" and love.
135. What is the work assigned specifically to the Holy Spirit? The work attributed specifically to the Holy Spirit is the sanctification of souls.
136. The Father and the Son as they sanctify us the Holy Spirit? Yes, the three divine Persons also sanctify us.
137. If so, why the sanctification of Is soul ascribed specifically to the Holy Spirit? The sanctification of souls is attributed specifically to the Holy Spirit because it is a work of love and the works of love are attributed to the Holy Spirit.
138. When the Holy Spirit he descended upon the Apostles? The Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles on the day of Pentecost, that is to say, fifty days after the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and ten days after his ascension.
139. Where were the apostles during the ten days preceding Pentecost? The apostles were gathered in the Cenacle in the company of the Blessed Virgin and the other disciples, and they continued steadfastly in prayer, awaiting the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ had promised.
140. What effects produced the Holy Spirit in the apostles? The Holy Spirit confirmed the apostles in faith, filled with light, strength, charity and the abundance of his gifts.
141. The Holy Spirit he was sent to the apostles alone? The Holy Spirit was sent to the whole Church and to each faithful soul.
142. What effect produces the Holy Spirit in the Church? The Holy Spirit as the soul in the body, invigorates the church by his grace and his gifts, he established a reign of truth and love, it assists to lead it surely his son in the way of heaven.
143. That teaches us the ninth article, "the Holy Catholic Church," "the communion of saints"? The ninth article of the Creed teaches us that Jesus Christ established on earth a visible society called the Catholic Church and all who are part of the Church are in communion with each other.
144. Why after the article dealing with the Holy Spirit speak does one immediately of the Catholic Church? After the section dealing with the Holy Spirit, we speak of the Catholic Church immediately to indicate that all the holiness of the Church derives from the Holy Spirit is the source of all holiness.
145. What does the word "church"? The word "church" means calling or meeting many people.
146. Who has summoned or called to the Church of Jesus Christ? We were called to the Church of Jesus Christ by a special grace of God, with the light of faith and by observing the law of God we were going to him the worship which is due and we to achieve eternal life.
147. Where are the members of the Church? The Church members are party to the sky, and they form the church triumphant party in purgatory and they form the suffering Church, part on land, and they form the Church militant.
148. These various parts of the church they are one church? Yes, these various parts of the Church is one church and one body, because they have the same leader who is Jesus Christ, the same spirit that animates and unites them, and the same end, which is eternal happiness which some already have and that others expect.
149. Which part of the Church relates especially this ninth article? This ninth article refers primarily to the Church militant, which is the church where we are now.
§ 2. The Church in particular.
150. What the Catholic Church? The Catholic Church is the company or the union of all the baptized who, living on the earth, professing the same faith and the same law of Jesus Christ, participate in the same sacraments and obey the legitimate pastors, mostly to the Roman Pontiff .
151. Say precisely what is necessary for membership in the Church. To be a member of the Church, it is need to be baptized, believing and professing the doctrine of Jesus Christ, to participate in the same sacraments, recognize the pope and other legitimate pastors of the Church.
152. What are the legitimate pastors of the Church? legitimate pastors of the Church are the Roman Pontiff, that is to say the pope is the universal shepherd, and the bishops. In addition, other priests and especially the priests have, under the control of bishops and the pope, their share of the office of pastors.
153. Why do you say that the Roman Pontiff is the Pastor Universal Church? Because Jesus Christ said to St. Peter the first Pope: "You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church, and I'll give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will also be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed also in heaven. " And he said: "Feed my lambs, feed my sheep."
154. So many companies baptized men who do not recognize the Roman Pontiff for their leader do not belong to the Church of Jesus Christ? No, anyone who does not recognize the Pope Roman for their leader do not belong to the Church of Jesus Christ.
155. How can we distinguish the Church of Jesus Christ of so many societies or sects founded by men who call themselves Christian? can distinguish the true Church of Jesus Christ of so many societies or sects founded by men who call themselves Christian, with four brand names: it is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
156. Why do you say that the Church is One? I say that the true Church is One, because his son at any time and any place they belong, are united together in the same faith, the same religion, the same law and participation in the same sacraments, under one visible head, the Roman Pontiff.
157. Could not there be more churches? No, there can be several churches because, just as there is only one God, one faith, one baptism, there is and there can be only one true Church.
158. But calls do we not as "churches" all the faithful of a nation or a diocese? is also called "Churches" all the faithful of a nation or a diocese, but they are still portions of the universal Church and with it they form one church.
159. Why do you say that the true Church is "holy"? I say that the true Church is "holy" because Jesus Christ, his head invisible, is holy, that many of its members are holy, its faith, its law, its sacraments are holy and that outside of it there is not and can not have true holiness.
160. Why do you call the Church "Catholic"? I call the true Church "Catholic", which means universal, because it embraces the faithful of all times and all places, all ages and condition, and that all men are called the world to take part.
161. Why do we call the Church still "Apostolic"? It still calls the true church "Apostolic" because it goes without interruption to the apostles, and because she believes in and teaches all that the apostles believed and taught, and because it is directed and governed by their lawful successors.
162. And why do we call the true Church still "Roman Church"? It still calls the true church "Roman Church", because the four characters of unity, holiness, catholicity and apostolic occur only in the Church recognizes as Chief Bishop Rome, successor of St. Peter.
163. What makes up the Church of Jesus Christ? The Church of Jesus Christ is constituted as a true and perfect society. In it, as in a corporation, we can distinguish between a body and a soul.
165. And the body of the Church, what is he? The body of the Church is that it has visible and external, as the association of the faithful, its worship, its ministry of education, organization and outside his government.
166. Is it enough to be saved to any member of the Catholic Church? No, it is not enough to be saved to any member of the Catholic Church, there must be a living member.
167. What are the living members of the Church? The living members of the church are all correct and they alone, that is to say those currently in a state of grace.
168. And what are the dead members? The dead members of the Church are the faithful who are in a state of mortal sin.
169. Can we be saved outside the Catholic Church, Apostolic, Roman? No, outside the Church Catholic, Apostolic, Roman, no one can escape, as no one could escape the flood out of the Ark of Noah who was the face of this Church.
170. How, then fled the old patriarchs, prophets and other righteous of the Old Testament? All the righteous of the Old Testament were saved by virtue of the faith they had in Christ come and by this faith they belonged to the Church already spiritually.
171. But he who, through no fault of their own, find themselves outside the Church, could he be saved? Whoever, being outside the Church without its fault or good faith, would have been baptized or have the desire at least implied that also sincerely seek the truth and accomplish its God's best, although separated from the body of the church would be united to his soul and hence in the way of salvation.
172. And one who, while being a member of the Catholic Church, do not put into practice the teachings, would it be saved? One who, while being a member of the Catholic Church, do not put into practice the teachings, would be a dead member of the Church and, consequently, would not be saved, because for the salvation of an adult must not only Baptism and faith, but works according to the faith.
173. Are we obliged to believe all the truths the Church teaches us? Yes, we are compelled to believe all the truths the Church teaches us, and Jesus Christ said that he who does not believe stands condemned already.
174. Are we also obliged to do what the Church commands us? Yes, we have to do what the Church commands us, because Jesus Christ said to the pastors of the Church: "Who hears you hears me, and who despises you despise me."
175. The Church can it be wrong in that it invites us to believe? No, in that it offers us to believe, the Church can not be wrong because, according to the promise of Jesus Christ, it is always assisted by the Holy Spirit.
176. The Catholic Church is infallible? Yes, the Catholic Church is infallible. Also, those who reject its definitions are losing faith and become heretics.
177. The Catholic Church may be destroyed or perish? No, the Catholic Church may be persecuted, but it can not be destroyed or perish. It will last until the end of the world because, until the end of the world, Jesus Christ will be with her, as he promised.
178. Why the Catholic Church Is so persecuted? The Catholic Church is persecuted because both her divine Founder, and was also persecuted because she rejects the vices, passions, and condemns the fighting all injustices and all errors.
179. Catholics do they still have other duties to the Church? Every Christian church should be to love without limits, is regarded as infinitely happy and honored to belong and work at its glory and its increase by every means in his power.
§ 3. The Church teacher and the church taught.
180. Is there no distinction between members who compose the Church? Between the Members of the Church, there is a very important distinction, because there are those who command and those who obey, those who teach and those who are taught.
181. What is the name part of the Church teaches? Part of the Church teaches is called "Church teaching".
182. And the part that is taught, what name does she? Part of the Church which is taught is called "church taught."
183. Who made this distinction in the Church? This distinction in the Church was established by Jesus Christ himself.
184. The teaching Church and the Church taught are two separate churches? The teaching Church and the Church taught are two separate parts of a single Church, as in the human body the head is distinct from other members, and yet form a single body with them.
185. Which consists of the Church teacher? The teaching Church is composed of all bishops, either scattered in the universe, is gathered in council, with at their head, the Roman Pontiff.
186. And the Church taught that is it composed? The Church taught is composed of all the faithful.
187. So what are the people who have power in the Church teach? Those in the Church have the power to teach the pope and bishops, and their dependent, the other sacred ministers.
188. Are we forced to hear the church teaching? Yes, undoubtedly, we're all forced to listen to the Church teaching on pain of eternal damnation because Jesus Christ said to the pastors of the Church in the person of the apostles: "Who will listen me listening, and who despises you despise me. "
189. Outside the authority of teaching, the Church has some other power? Yes, outside of the authority to teach the Church has special authority to administer the holy things to do laws and to require compliance.
190. The power of the members of the hierarchy come from the people? The power of the members of the church hierarchy does not come from the people, and it would be heresy to say it comes only from God.
191. Who owns the exercise of these powers? The exercise of these powers vested solely in the hierarchical body, that is to say to the pope and bishops that are submitted.
§ 4. Pope and bishops.
192. What is the Pope? Pope that we also call the Sovereign Pontiff, or the Roman Pontiff is the successor of St. Peter in the See of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ on earth and the visible head of the Church.
193. Why the Roman Pontiff is it the successor of St. Peter? The Roman Pontiff is the successor of St. Peter, because Peter met in his person the dignity of Bishop of Rome and head of the Church, and a design of Providence he established his headquarters in Rome and died. Also the one who was elected bishop of Rome is also the heir of all his authority.
194. Why is the Roman Pontiff is the vicar of it Jesus Christ? The Roman Pontiff is the Vicar of Jesus Christ because he represents the earth and it takes its place in the government of the Church.
195. Why the Roman Pontiff is it the visible head of the Church? The Roman Pontiff is the visible head of the Church, because he obviously runs with the authority of Jesus Christ who is the invisible head.
196. So what is the dignity of the Pope? The dignity of the pope is the greatest of all dignities of the earth, and she gives him a supreme power and immediate impact across the pastors and the faithful.
197. The Pope can make mistakes by teaching the Church? The pope can not be wrong: he is infallible definitions watching faith and morals.
198. For which reason the Pope is it infallible? The pope is infallible because of the promise of Jesus Christ and the continuous assistance of the Holy Spirit.
199. When is it that the pope is infallible? The pope is infallible only when, in his capacity as pastor and doctor of all Christians, by virtue of his supreme apostolic authority, he defines to be held by the whole Church, a doctrine concerning faith and morals.
200. What sin would commit one who does not believe the solemn definitions of the pope? Whoever does not believe the solemn papal definitions or even just suspect, sin against faith, and that if he persisted in unbelief, he would no longer Catholic, but heretical.
201. For what purpose did God granted the Pope the gift of infallibility? God has granted to the pope the gift of infallibility that we are all safe and some of the truth that the Church teaches.
202. When it was defined that the Pope is infallible? papal infallibility was defined by the Church during the Vatican Council, and if anyone dared to contradict this definition, it would be a heretic and excommunicated.
203. The Church in defining the infallibility of the pope, she established a new in the faith? No, defining that the Pope is infallible, the Church has established a new point in the faith, but to oppose new errors, it defined the infallibility of the pope, already contained in Holy Scripture and Tradition, is a truth revealed by God and that therefore it must be believed as a dogma or an article of faith.
204. How any Catholic should he behave with respect to the Pope? Every Catholic must acknowledge the Pope as Father, Pastor and Dr. universal, and it remain united in mind and heart.
205. After the pope, which are under the divine institution, the most venerable figures in the Church? After Pope, under the divine institution, the most venerable figures in the Church are the bishops.
206. What are the bishops? Bishops are the pastors of the faithful, established by the Holy Spirit to govern the Church of God on the seats assigned to them under the control of the Roman Pontiff.
207. What the bishop in his own diocese? In his own diocese, the bishop is the lawful pastor, Father, Doctor, the superior of all the faithful, clergy and laity, that belong to this diocese.
208. Why is it called Bishop Pastor legitimate? The bishop is the pastor called legitimate because the court is to say he has the power to govern the faithful of his diocese, was conferred by the rules and laws of the church.
209. Of which the pope and bishops are the successors they? The pope is the successor of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles and bishops are the successors of the apostles, which looks at the ordinary government of the Church.
210. The faithful have to stay united with his bishop? Yes, all the faithful, ecclesiastic and secular, must remain united in heart and mind with his bishop, in grace and in communion with the Apostolic See.
211. How faithful he must behave with his bishop? All faithful, ecclesiastic and secular, must respect, love and honor his bishop and lend him obedience in all matters relating to the care of souls and the spiritual government of the diocese.
212. What are the auxiliary bishop in the care of souls? The auxiliary bishop in the care of souls are mainly priests and pastors.
213. What is the cure? The priest is a priest to be delegated to the head of a portion of the diocese called "parish" and to direct it under the control of the bishop.
214. What duties the faithful to have their pastor? The faithful should stand united with their pastor, listen quietly and show him respect and submission in all that concerns the care of the parish.
§ 5. The communion of saints.
215. Teaches us that the ninth article of the Creed with the words "the communion of saints"? With these words "communion of saints", the ninth article of the Creed teaches us that in the Church, under the intimate union between all its members, all spiritual goods both within and outside their owned in common.
216. What are the common domestic church property? In the church, domestic goods are common: the grace received in the sacraments, faith, hope, charity, the infinite merits of Jesus Christ, the superabundant merits of the Blessed Virgin and the saints and all the fruit of good works being done in the Church.
217. What property is common outside the Church? External goods are common in the Church: the sacraments, the sacrifice of the Mass, the public prayers, religious ceremonies and all other external practices which unite the faithful together.
218. Does every son of the Church fall into this communion of goods? In the communion of domestic goods entering only Christians who are in a state of grace, those who are in mortal sin do not participate in any such property.
219. Why those in mortal sin do they not participate in all these properties? Because it is the grace of God, supernatural life of the soul, which unites the faithful to God and Jesus Christ as its living members and making them capable of doing meritorious of eternal life, and because those who are in a state of mortal sin, lacking the grace of God, are excluded from the perfect communion of spiritual goods and can not make meritorious of eternal life.
220. Christians who are in a state of mortal sin so derive any benefit from the internal and spiritual goods of the Church? Christians who are in mortal sin still derive some benefit from the internal and spiritual goods of the Church because, retaining the character of the Christian, which is indelible, and the virtue of faith is the root of all justification They are helped by the prayers and good works of the faithful to obtain the grace of conversion.
221. Those in state mortal sin can they participate in external goods of the Church? Those in mortal sin may participate in the external goods of the Church, provided they are not separated from the Church by excommunication.
222. Why do members of this communion are they, together, called "saints"? members of this communion are called "saints," because all are called to holiness, all have been sanctified by baptism, and many of them have already achieved the perfect holiness.
223. The communion of saints, also extends to heaven and purgatory? Yes, the communion of saints also extends to heaven and purgatory, because charity unites three churches: triumphant, militant and suffering, God and the saints pray for us and for the souls in purgatory, and us ourselves to give glory and honor saints and we can relieve the souls in purgatory by applying for them masses, alms, indulgences and other good works.
§ 6. Those outside the Church.
224. Who are those that pertain not the communion of saints? Those who do not belong to the communion of saints in the afterlife the damned in this life and those who are neither the soul nor the body of the Church, that is, say those in mortal sin and are outside the true Church.
225. Who are those who are outside the true Church? Those who are outside the true Church are the infidels, Jews, heretics, apostates, schismatics and excommunicated.
226. What that infidels? The infidels are those who are not baptized and who do not believe in Jesus Christ or they believe in false gods and worship them, like the idolaters is that while acknowledging the one true God they believe Christ not the Messiah, came in the person of Jesus Christ, or yet to come: these are Mohammedans and the like.
227. What Jews? Jews are those who profess the Law of Moses: they have not been baptized and do not believe in Jesus Christ.
228. What the heretics? The heretics are baptized who stubbornly refuse to believe any truth revealed by God and faith as taught by the Catholic Church: for example, the Arians, the Nestorians and the various sects of Protestantism.
229. What apostates? Apostates are those who recant or deny an act outside the Catholic faith they professed before.
230. What schismatics? The schismatics are Christians who do not explicitly denying any dogma, separate voluntarily from the Church of Jesus Christ or the legitimate pastors.
231. What that excommunicated? The excommunicated are those who, for serious misconduct, are excommunicated by the pope or the bishop, and accordingly, as unworthy, separated from the body of the Church, wanting and waiting for their conversion.
232. Should we fear excommunication? should fear much of excommunication, because it's just the most serious and most terrible that the Church can inflict upon his son stubborn and rebellious.
233. What are private property the excommunicated? The excommunicated are deprived of public prayers, the sacraments, indulgences, and excluded from Christian burial.
234. Can we be of assistance to excommunicated? Yes, we can be of some help to excommunicated and all the others who are outside the true Church, by salutary advice, by prayer and good works, beseeching God, by His mercy, they make the thanks to convert to the faith and enter into the communion of saints.
