516 • Conclusion and Appendices
INDISSOLUBILITY OF
MARRIAGE:
“What God has
joined together, no human being
must separate” (Mk 10:9). God’s
plan for marriage is a permanent
covenant embraced by the spouses,
hence the bond is indissoluble—not
able to be dissolved (cf. CIC, can.
1055; CCEO, can. 776).
INDULGENCE:
The remission of
temporal punishment due to sin,
granted to the faithful who recite
specified prayers, visit a specified
place of pilgrimage, or engage in
a specified act of charity; punish-
ment is remitted through the power
of the Church and in the mutual
exchange of spiritual goods, par-
ticularly the merits of Christ and
the saints.
INERRANCY:
Because the authors
of Sacred Scripture were inspired by
God, the saving meaning or truth
found in the Scriptures cannot be
wrong. (See also “Inspiration.”)
INFALLIBILITY:
This is the gift
of the Holy Spirit to the Church
whereby the pastors of the
Church—the pope, and bishops
in communion with him—can
definitively proclaim a doctrine of
faith and morals, which is divinely
revealed for the belief of the faith-
ful. This gift flows from the grace
of the whole body of the faithful
not to err in matters of faith and
morals. The pope teaches infallibly
when he declares that his teach-
ing is
ex cathedra
(literally, “from
the throne”); that is, he teaches as
supreme pastor of the Church.
INSPIRATION:
This is the divine
assistance given to the human
authors of the books of Sacred
Scripture. Guided by the Holy
Spirit, the human authors made
full use of their talents and abilities
while, at the same time, writing the
truth that God intended.
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JEALOUSY:
An attitude related
to envy as well as greed; a jealous
person is possessive of what one has
or thinks one should have, as well
as resentful toward others for what
they have.
JESUS:
The name given to the Son
of God, the Second Person of the
Trinity. This name, which means
“God Saves,” was revealed to both
the Blessed Virgin Mary and to St.
Joseph (cf. Lk 1:31; Mt 1:21).
JUST WAR:
Just War
is the term
used for the proper use of military
force to defend against an unjust
aggressor. The strict conditions for
engaging in a just war are known
as the Just War Conditions. These