Exhibit 411 ยท Catechism
Catechism of the Catholic Church, nos. 1471-1479 (Indulgences)
An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven
States the Church's current teaching: an indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, gained under prescribed conditions through the Church. Nos. 1472-1473 distinguish eternal from temporal punishment and say forgiveness of guilt does not require an indulgence. No. 1478 says the Church wants to spur the faithful to works of devotion, penance and charity. Footnote 81 cites Paul VI, Indulgentiarum doctrina, norm 1.
- Source
- Catholic Church (Libreria Editrice Vaticana)
- Date
- 1992 (1997 typical edition)
- Quoted from
- CCC no. 1471
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P4G.HTM
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit