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spirituality of the priest: 271-72
united to the bishop in priestly
dignity and dependent on them
in the exercise of pastoral
functions: 273
see also Orders, Sacrament of Holy
Privacy
confidentiality: 434
modesty (see Modesty)
private property (see
Property, private)
Private revelations:
15,
524
Proclamation of the Gospel:
16
see also Evangelization;
Witness, Christian
Procreation
marriage as ordered towards: 283,
290, 375, 409,
524
methods for regulating births (see
Births, regulation of)
sexuality and: 409
in vitro
fertilization as contrary to
the dignity of the human
person: 392
Prodigal son, parable of:
235, 246-47
see also Parables
Profaning; profanity:
see Name of God:
reverence for
Profession of faith
Full Communion and:
513
see also Creeds;
specific Sacraments,
e.g., Baptism; Eucharist
Professions (work):
see Vocation; Work
Pro-life stand of Church:
43, 391-92
Promises
honoring: 419
see also Vows;
specific descriptions,
e.g., Beatitudes
Proof of God’s existence:
4-5, 7-8, 211
Property, private; possessions:
421, 453
detachment from vs. exaggerated
dependence on material goods:
312, 419, 449, 453
respect for: 419, 426
right to: 419, 421, 424, 426
the Seventh Commandment: 417-28
universal destination of the good of
the earth meant for the common
good: 420, 426
see also Consumerism;
Materialism; Money
Prophets; prophecies:
117-18, 346, 465
bishops, prophetic role of: 118
books of the Prophets: 24, 336, 355
fulfillment of Old Testament
prophecies in Jesus Christ: 18,
23, 203, 263
God speaking through: 47, 51
Holy Spirit and: 104
as instruments to prepare the
covenant people for the coming
of the Messiah: 18, 105, 203
Jesus thought to be: 111
reflecting on God’s actions, making
clearer the nature of God: 13
sharing Christ’s role as: 117-18,
134, 138, 187, 193, 197
Prosperity:
450
see also Envy; Greed;
Money; Property
Prostitution:
407
the Protestant Reformation:
ix, 127, 356
Providence, Divine:
21-22, 56, 62,
510
creation sustained by: 53
definition of: 56,
510
expressing God’s sovereignty over
creation: 56
God’s guiding of creation towards
its completion or perfection: 56
surrender to the Providence of God:
450, 453, 455
as working through secondary
causes: 56
Prudence:
193,
525
see also under Virtues: Cardinal
Virtues
Psalms:
xiv, 56, 235, 465-66, 546
definition/description and
significance of: 465-66
the Good Shepherd Psalm: 258-59
place in worship: 174, 225, 370,
465-66