Systematic Index

necessary for every naturally good work 1022, 1025, 1301, 1398; nor is purely negative infidelity a sin 1068.

The act of faith falls under a special precept 1166, and should be elicited several times in life 1101, 1167, 1215; the hiding of faith can be sinful 1168, C1325 sec. 1.

By divine and Catholic faith those things are to be believed which are revealed by God (in writing or tradition) and proposed by the Church defining or teaching ordinarily 1792. Religious assent is required in doctrines proposed but not yet defined (for example, in the decisions of the Roman Congregations) 1684, 1880, 2007 f., 2113; and in dogmatic facts 1350, 1513 f. Necessarily the articles concerning the existence and justice of God, the Trinity, and the Incarnation are to be believed explicitly 1172, 1214, 1349a b, 1966a.

He especially sins against faith, whether a heretic, i.e., one baptized, who retaining the name Christian pertinaciously doubts or denies any of the truths to be believed by divine and Catholic faith, or an apostate, i.e., one baptized and falling away from the Christian faith totally C1325 sec. 2. Heretics are to be denounced 1105, and societies harmful to the faith are to be avoided 1859 ff. Books prohibited "until expurgated" cannot be retained before they are expurgated 1145.

To burn heretics cannot be said to be against the will of the Spirit 773, and to fight the Turks is not repugnant to God 774.

Faith is not lost by any sort of sin 808, 838, 1302, but only by infidelity 808, 1302; hence it can exist without charity 1302, 1401 f., 1791, and without hope 1407; and thus indeed it is dead 800, 838, 1401 ff., but a gift of God 1791. In the next life faith will be done away with 530.

Hope

[XI c] The habit of hope is infused at justification 800 f., more probably even in the baptism of children 410, 483; it can exist without charity 1407; and in the next life it will be done away with 530.

The act of hope should be elicited at times during life 1101.

The act from a motive of hope is good 804, 841, 1300, 1303, even for the perfect 1232, 1234, 1327 f., 1331 ff., 1337.

Charity

Charity toward God.

[XI d] The habit of charity is infused at justification 800 f., more probably already in the baptism of children 410, 483; it is never present without grace 198; charity is to be distinguished from the natural love of God 1034, 1036.

Perfect charity destroys sin 1031 ff., 1070; it does not exclude fear and hope 1327 f.; it is not the only motive for a good act 508, 1349, 1394-1408; it is not necessary for obedience to the law 1016, nor for attrition 1146, nor the most pure (act) for communion 1313; when it is not present not all works are sins 1297, 1394 ff., 1523 f.

God is to be loved more than one's neighbor 525.

Imperfect charity is not dishonorable 744.

The act of charity is produced by a creature; it is not merely infused by God 1242; it should be elicited not only once in a lifetime 1155, or only in case of necessity 1157, but several times in a lifetime 1156, 1289, and that by divine right 1101.

Charity toward one's neighbor.

Man is bound to love his neighbor not only through external acts 1161, but also by an internal and formal act 1160.

Thus it is not permitted to be sad over the life of another or rejoice in his death, to seek this with an inefficacious longing and desire it because of some temporal advantage 1163, nor to desire the death of one's father because of an inheritance which will accrue 1164, nor to rejoice in parricide of a