Abortion - At the time of conception, a human person with a soul is created. Ending the life of that human person is murder, at all stages of development from conception to birth.
Apostolic succession - Believe in the Apostolic succession: ordinations dan all be traced back to St. Peter.
Attitude towards each other - The church considers Protestants to be Christians, but possessing only part of the truth.
Authority within the church - Vested in the hierarchy of the church.
Baptism - Sacrament which regenerates and justifies. Usually done in infancy.
Bible, status of - Historically teaches that the original writings by Bible authors are inerrant.
Bible, content - The church includes the same 66 books in the Bible as do Protestants plus the books of the Apocrypha.
Birth Control - All forms of birth control are morally wrong with the exception of Natural Family Planning.
Church, structure - Hierarchial.
Clergy, selection of - Appointed; all male; unmarried.
Euthanasia - Morally wrong.
Hell - More than a physical place, hell is a state of being involving "the pain, frustration, and emptiness of life without God."
Homosexuality, nature of - In most cases a homosexual orientation is not chose and thus is not, in itself, sinful.
Homosexuality, behavior - Morally wrong.
Immaculate Conception of Mary - Required belief.
Infallibility of the Pope - Required belief in matters of religious doctrine and faith.
Lord's supper/Eucharist - A sacrifice. Christ's body and blood are physically present and are consumed by believers.
Mary's status - The Mother of God. Mary's status is below Jesus', but above that of the saints.
Non-Christian religions - Have some value for the truth that they contain.
Prayer - To God. Also may ask Mary or a saint to intercede on their behalf.
Purgatory - A state of being in which souls are cleansed by purifying punishments before they can enter heaven.
Sacraments - The means of grace.
Salvation, achieving - Dependant on faith, works and sacraments. Is lost when a responsible person commits a mortal sin. It can be regained through repentance and the sacrament of confession.
Salvation among non-Christians - It is possible that those outside the Roman Catholic Church can be saved in spite of the errors in their religious beliefs.
Same-sex "marriage" - Against the natural law. Morally impossible.
Truth - Found in the scripture, as interpreted by the church. Also found in church tradition.
Virgin birth (actually virgin conception) - Required belief.
