Catholic dogma
Official papal belief
Catholic dogma refers to the official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church that all members are bound to accept as revealed truth.
These are doctrines formally defined by the Pope or ecumenical councils as matters of faith—the Trinity, the Resurrection, the Immaculate Conception.
The priest explained that Catholic dogma on transubstantiation isn't negotiable.
Outside religious contexts, the phrase sometimes implies rigid, unquestionable belief.
- HeavenSacred afterlife realm
- HellUnderworld of torment
- TrinityGodhead as three persons
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- Real PresenceChrist bodily in Eucharist
Immaculate Conception · Holy Spirit · Mother of God · Divine Providence · Resurrection · Grace · Final Judgment · Body of Christ · Ten Commandments · Queen of Heaven · Nicene Creed
- Catholic textsmissal, missals, catechism, catechisms, breviaries
Catholic dogmaindividual conscience
One's private moral judgment
scientific consensus · empirical evidence · free inquiry · secular humanism · rationalism
Catholic dogmaintellectual humility
Awareness of cognitive fallibility
agnosticism · doubt · questioning · religious pluralism · syncretism
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