Catechism of the Catholic Church

Index 839 moral life and the fear of God’s, 1828, 1964, 2090 sin and its, 2061 Purgatory , 1030‑32, 1472. See also Communion of the saints Purification Baptism as purification of all sins, 2520 the Church must be purified always, 827, 1428 confessing one’s sins as a condition of, 1847 Eucharist and its power of, 1393 final purification or purgatory, 1030‑32, 1054 Gospel and its power of, 856, 2527 of the heart, 1723, 2517‑19, 2532 perpetual, 2813 of the social climate, 2525 Purity bond between purity of heart, of body, and of faith, 2518 as a gift of the Holy Spirit, 2345 of heart as a condition for seeing God, 2519, 2531 of intention and simplicity of vision, 2520 requirements and conditions for obtaining, 2521, 2525, 2532‑33 struggle for, 2520‑27 Purpose of amendment, among other things, as an act of the penitent, 1451, 1490 intention to make reparation and do works of reparation, 1491 Questions response to man’s principal questions, 68, 282, 1676 Race discrimination because of, 1935 idolatry of, 2113 Realities Christian lay people and their action in temporal things, 898‑99, 2442 consecrated members of secular institutes and their action in temporal affairs, 929 simony as the buying or selling of spiritual things, 2121 spiritual affairs and the method of perceiving them, 1146 as a way to know God, 32, 159, 1148 Realm of the dead Christ’s descent into hell, 624, 631, 632‑35 gates of hell and the Church, 552, 834 man’s descent into hell, 1035 Reason human reason and faith, 50, 156‑59, 274, 1706 and the knowledge of God, 35‑39, 47, 237, 286 and laws must be promulgated, 1902, 1976 makes man like God, 1730 moral conscience and judgment, 1778, 1783, 1796, 1798 and the natural moral law, 1954 and passions, 1767 sin contrary to, 1872 and the virtues, 1804, 1806, 2341 Recapitulation , 518, 668, 2854 Reconciliation. See Penance and Reconciliation Redeemer. See Christ Redemption Christ’s death as the sacrifice of, 613, 616 the Church as the instrument for the redemption of all, 776 at the center of the Good News, 571, 601 extension of redemptive work, 634 life of Christ as a mystery of, 517, 635, 1067 for many, 605 Mary serving in the mystery of, 494, 508 meaning of the redemption can be understood by faith alone, 573 proclaiming and promising of, 55, 64, 601