Catechism of the Catholic Church

Index 809 preparation for, 522‑23 significance of, 461, 464, 479, 483 Son of God does human works, 470 Son of God has human and divine knowledge, 474 unity of the Word according to the hypostasis, 466, 468, 483 Word visibly apparent in Christ’s body, 477 reasons for the Incarnation inauguration of the new creation, 504 knowledge of the love of God, 458 man must be made partaker of the divine nature, 460 model of holiness for men, 459 sins must be taken away and salvation must be obtained, 456‑57 Incense , 1154 Incest gravity of, 2356 meaning and consequences of, 2388 Incorporation into Christ, 1010 into the Church, 837, 1396 Incredulity. See Unbelief Inculturation adapting the cultural elements proper to each people in Christian initiation, 1232 the Church and, 854 spiritualities bear witness to the faith, 2684 Indifference , religious , 1634, 2094, 2128 Indissolubility of marriage, 1610‑11, 1615, 1643‑45, 1647, 2364 Individualism , 2425, 2792 Indulgences , 1471‑79 for the dead, 1032, 1479 definition and significance of, 1471 effects of, 1498 obtaining God’s indulgences through the Church, 1478‑79 Inequality of distributing economic resources and means, 1938, 2317, 2437 economic and social inequality and the reasons for reducing them, 1947 Infallibility charism of infallibility must be extended, 2035 of the Church, 889‑91 of the Magisterium of the Pastors, 2051 of the Supreme Pontiff, 891 Infancy care and duty of parents throughout the infancy of children, 2228 Jesus’, 527‑30 Infant adoption of abandoned, 2379 age for receiving Confirmation, 1307 Eucharistic communion of, 1244 right to life, 2322 ( see also Abortion) Infidelity marital, 2380‑81 offenses against truth as infidelity to God, 2464 purification from infidelity of the People of God, 64, 218 in relation to God and its consequences, 710, 821 sin as infidelity to God, 401 Information freedom of, 2498 and privacy, 2489, 2491‑92 provided by the media, 2493 respect for the truth of, 2497‑98, 2525 right to, 2494 Ingratitude to God, 2094 Inheritance creation as inheritance destined for and entrusted to man, 299