Catechism of the Catholic Church teaching on indulgences

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Catholic doctrinal teaching magisterial teaching teaching on penance

The Catechism of the Catholic Church’s teaching on indulgences is the official doctrinal explanation of how the Church understands the remission of temporal punishment for sin, grounded in its theology of grace, penance, and the communion of saints.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic doctrinal teaching ⓘ magisterial teaching ⓘ teaching on penance ⓘ
affirmsContinuityWith	Council of Trent teaching on indulgences ⓘ
aimsAt	encouraging a spirit of charity ⓘ strengthening the bond of the communion of saints ⓘ
definedIn	Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 1471 NERFINISHED ⓘ
defines	indulgence ⓘ
distinguishes	partial indulgence ⓘ plenary indulgence ⓘ
emphasizes	importance of works of mercy, prayer, and penance ⓘ necessity of ongoing conversion ⓘ
furtherExplainedIn	Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 1472–1479 NERFINISHED ⓘ
groundsAuthorityIn	power of binding and loosing given by Christ ⓘ treasury of the Church ⓘ
hasDoctrinalSource	Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Catholic theology of grace ⓘ Council of Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ theology of penance ⓘ theology of temporal punishment for sin ⓘ theology of the communion of saints ⓘ
partOf	Catechism of the Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
rejects	the idea that indulgences are a permission to sin ⓘ the idea that indulgences replace interior conversion ⓘ
relatesTo	Christian life of charity and penance ⓘ communion of saints NERFINISHED ⓘ doctrine of purgatory ⓘ sacrament of penance ⓘ
requires	Eucharistic communion for gaining a plenary indulgence ⓘ complete detachment from sin for gaining a plenary indulgence ⓘ prayer for the intentions of the Pope for gaining a plenary indulgence ⓘ prior sacramental confession for gaining a plenary indulgence ⓘ
teachesThat	a partial indulgence removes part of the temporal punishment due to sin ⓘ a plenary indulgence removes all temporal punishment due to sin ⓘ an indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven ⓘ indulgences can be applied to oneself ⓘ indulgences can be applied to the souls of the deceased ⓘ indulgences cannot be applied to other living persons ⓘ indulgences do not forgive the guilt of sin ⓘ indulgences remit temporal punishment before God ⓘ temporal punishment can be purified on earth or in purgatory ⓘ temporal punishment for sin remains even after guilt is forgiven ⓘ temporal punishment is a consequence of the unhealthy attachment to creatures caused by sin ⓘ the Church dispenses and applies indulgences authoritatively in the name of Christ ⓘ the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains an indulgence under certain prescribed conditions ⓘ the treasury of the Church includes the prayers and good works of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints ⓘ the treasury of the Church includes the prayers and good works of the faithful ⓘ the treasury of the Church is the infinite value of Christ’s merits ⓘ

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Apostolic Constitution Indulgentiarum Doctrina → relatedTo → Catechism of the Catholic Church teaching on indulgences ⓘ