Catholic Dogmas & Doctrines

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Good Afternoon,
I am confused as to the difference between a dogma and a doctrine.
The explanations I usually get confuse me. Need help.
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eddietm:
Good Afternoon,
I am confused as to the difference between a dogma and a doctrine.
The explanations I usually get confuse me. Need help.
eddietm
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Doctrrine are all the things that we believe as Catholics no matter how strong of a formula we use to explain the particular doctrine. Dogma are those doctrines that the Church has specifically addressed in such a way that we know them to be absolutely authoritative. Sometimes the terms are used interchangably because they both have to do with things that we must believe as Catholics but the heierarchy of dogma gives us various levels of certitude.
 
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eddietm:
Good Afternoon, I am confused as to the difference between a dogma and a doctrine. The explanations I usually get confuse me. Need help.
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The following article, while explaining the value and role of dogmatic teaching, also includes an explanation of the difference between Catholic doctrine and Catholic dogma:

Dogma Is Not a Dirty Word
by Carl Olson

In Christ.

IC XC NIKA
 
Thank you for your help. I have saved the article by Carl Olson and will read it this evening.

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