DOGMAS ABOUT THE ONE AND TRINE GOD

I. There is only one God

II. God is unique and personal

III. God is eternal

IV. God is immense

V. God is immutable

VI. God is omnipotent

VII. God is omniscient

VIII. God is omnipresent

IX. God is perfect and infinitely holy

X. God is distinct from the world

XI. God is the creator of heaven and earth

XII. The world was created from nothing

XIII. Creation is good

XIV. Divine Providence directs all things

XV. In God there are three truly distinct Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit

XVI. The three divine Persons are one God, equal in nature, power and glory

XVII. The Father is not begotten, the Son is begotten of the Father, and the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son

XVIII. The three divine Persons are coeternal and consubstantial

XIX. None of the divine Persons were created

XX. All the external works of God are common to the three Persons

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DOGMAS ABOUT JESUS CHRIST

I. Jesus Christ is true God and true man

II. Christ is the Only Begotten Son of God

III. In Jesus Christ there are two natures: divine and human

IV. The two natures are united in the one Person of the Word

V. Jesus Christ is one divine Person, not two

VI. Christ’s divine nature was not changed by the incarnation

VII. Christ was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary

VIII. Christ was born of the Virgin Mary

IX. Christ really suffered and died

X. Christ freely offered himself as a sacrifice for our salvation

XI. Christ died for all men

XII. Christ descended into hell (to the limbo of the righteous)

XIII. Christ rose from the dead on the third day

XIV. Christ ascended to heaven

XV. Christ is seated at the right hand of God the Father

XVI. Christ will return at the end of time to judge the living and the dead

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DOGMAS ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT

I. The Holy Spirit is true God

II. The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son as from one principle

III. The Holy Spirit is worshiped and glorified with the Father and the Son

IV. The Holy Spirit is the subsisting love that unites the Father and the Son

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DOGMAS ABOUT MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

I. Mary is truly Mother of God

II. Mary was conceived without original sin

III. Mary always remained a virgin: before, during and after childbirth

IV. Mary was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory

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DOGMAS ABOUT MAN AND GRACE

I. Man is composed of spiritual and immortal body and soul

II. Man was created in the image and likeness of God

III. The first man, Adam, was constituted in a state of original holiness and righteousness

IV. Through Adam’s sin, the human race fell

V. Original sin is transmitted to all men by generation, not by imitation

VI. Original sin is erased only by Baptism

VII. Sanctifying grace is a created gift that dwells in the soul

VIII. Grace is absolutely necessary for any meritorious act and for salvation

IX. Man cannot, without grace, fulfill all of God’s Commandments

X. Grace can be increased by good works

XI. Sanctifying grace can be lost through mortal sin

XII. Sanctifying grace can be recovered through the sacrament of Penance

XIII. Supernatural merit is possible only in a state of grace

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DOGMAS ABOUT THE CHURCH

I. Christ founded the Church

II. Christ gave the Church a hierarchical constitution

III. The Church is one, holy, catholic and apostolic

IV. Peter is the visible head of the Apostles and of the entire Church

V. The Pope is the successor of Saint Peter and has primacy of jurisdiction over the entire Church

VI. The Pope is infallible when he officially speaks in the cathedra of Peter on matters of faith and morals

VII. The Church is infallible when it defines truths of faith or morals

VIII. Outside the Church there is no salvation, understood as all salvation coming from Christ through the Church

IX. The Church is the Mystical Body of Christ

X. Christ is the Head of the Church

XI. Mary is Mother of the Church and mediatrix of all graces

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DOGMAS ABOUT THE SACRAMENTS

I. The sacraments were instituted by Christ

II. There are seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Orders and Marriage

III. Sacraments are sensitive signs that confer grace

IV. Each sacrament confers grace ex opere operato

V. Baptism is necessary for salvation

VI. Baptism imprints indelible spiritual character

VII. Confirmation confers increased grace and indelible character

VIII. In the Eucharist the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ is present, really and substantially.

IX. Only a validly ordained priest can consecrate the Eucharist

X. The Mass is the same sacrifice as Calvary, in a bloodless way

XI. The sacrament of Penance was instituted by Christ to forgive sins committed after Baptism

XII. For the validity of the confession, the full confession of serious sins and the absolution of the priest are necessary.

XIII. The Anointing of the Sick confers grace and spiritual comfort and can restore health if it suits salvation

XIV. The sacrament of Orders confers spiritual power and imprints indelible character

XV. Marriage is indissoluble between baptized people and is a symbol of the union of Christ and the Church

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DOGMAS ABOUT THE LAST THINGS

I. Death is the consequence of original sin

II. After death there is a private judgment

III. The souls of the righteous go to heaven, those of those who die in mortal sin go to hell, and those of the imperfect righteous go to purgatory

IV. There is a purgatory and the souls trapped there can be helped by the prayers and suffrages of the faithful

V. At the end of time, all the dead will be resurrected with the same bodies

VI. There will be a universal final judgment

VII. The current world will be transformed

VIII. The righteous will possess heaven forever; the damned will suffer eternally in hell