1478. An indulgence is obtained through the Church who, by virtue of the power of binding and loosing granted her by Christ Jesus, intervenes in favor of individual Christians and opens for them the treasury of the merits of Christ and the saints to obtain from the Father of mercies the remission of the temporal punishments due for their sins. Thus the Church does not want simply to come to the aid of these Christians, but also to spur them to works of devotion, penance, and charity.89
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579. What is the place of the Our Father in the Scriptures?
143. What is the relationship between the Spirit and Christ Jesus in his earthly mission?
121. What happened in the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane?
447. How does one respect the holiness of the Name of God?
411. How does society ensure social justice?
127. What are the signs that bear witness to the Resurrection of Jesus?
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