. This column has been treating the teaching of the Catechism and the Second Vatican Council for the Year of Faith. One goal of the column has been to show the relevance of the Council’s teaching for contemporary Catholic life. Another goal has been to demonstrate that Vatican II did not fundamentally change the doctrine […]
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Baptism and Christian Unity
. During the Year of Faith, Catholics can receive a plenary indulgence by making a pilgrimage to the place of their baptism to renew their baptismal promises. For some of us, this means traveling to a non-Catholic Church. Does this seem odd? Renewing one’s commitment to the Catholic Faith in a non-Catholic Church? In fact, […]
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