Catechism of the Catholic Church

834 Index as an offense committed against the dignity of matrimony, 2387 in the Old Law, 1610 Polytheism , 2112 Pope. See Supreme Pontiff Popular. See nouns to which it refers Pornography , 2211, 2354, 2396 Poverty arms race harmful to the poor, 2329 Christ as a poor person, 517, 525, 544, 1351, 2407 concern, care, and love for the poor, 886, 1033, 1435, 1825, 1941, 2208, 2405, 2443‑49 detachment from riches as a lifestyle, 2544‑45 duty of rich nations in solidarity toward the poor, 2439‑40 Eucharist commits us to, 1397 as an evangelical counsel, 915 kingdom of heaven and, 544 in spirit, 709, 716, 1716, 2544‑47 as the way of Christ and the Church, 544, 786, 852 See also the Needy Power Christ gives, 1504, 1566, 1615, 1642 of darkness and freedom from it in Baptism, 1250 God gives, 1432, 2584, 2848 of God’s Word, 124, 131, 2057 of the Holy Spirit, 703, 735, 798, 1107, 1285, 1520, 1550, 1624, 1704, 2472 of human nature, 60, 405, 661, 822, 2090, 2520 of Jesus Christ, 635, 649, 664, 668, 1441, 1503 loving God with all your mind, 1, 201 of man, 943, 1731, 1861, 1884, 2002 military force, 2309 “Power of the keys,” 553, 981‑83 of prayer, 2610 of Providence, 302 sacraments give, 1116, 1496, 1521, 1588 of the state, 1904, 2237, 2239, 2241, 2244 of the Supreme Pontiff and of the episcopal college, 882‑83 Power of God divine omnipotence is in no way arbitrary, 271 faith in God’s omnipotence, 273‑74 God’s apparent powerlessness, 272 God’s power in the sacraments, 1128 manifestations of God’s power, 277, 296, 648, 1508, 2500 power of Christ, 449, 649 power of the Holy Spirit, 496, 1127, 1238, 2778 properties of God’s power, 268, 270 Sacred Scripture declares the, 269 the Word of God as power, 124, 131 Powers of darkness, 409, 680 fighting the kingdom of Christ, 671 occult, 2116‑17 victory of the Church over the powers of death, 552 Praise(s) beauty of creation as a hymn of, 32 blessings of, 1081, 1671 Eucharist as thanksgiving and praise to the Father, 1358‑61 of God, 1138, 2171, 2513 life consecrated to praise of God, 920, 2687 prayer of, 2098, 2639‑43 Psalms as, 2585, 2589 significance of, 2639 temporal things and praise of the Creator, 898, 1670 See also Liturgy Prayer ability to pray is always possible, 2743 the Church’s, 276, 2623‑25 definition of, 2559 efficacious, 2738‑41 to the Father, 2664, 2680, 2779‑85, 2792 God calls to, 2567 God hears our, 1127, 2737 to the Holy Spirit, 2670‑72 to Jesus, 2616, 2664‑69 Jesus hears, 2616 law of ecumenical sense of, 1126 significance of the saying “ Lex orandi, lex credendi ,” 1124 of Mary, 2617‑19, 2622 to Mary, 971