What are ALL the Dogmas, Doctors, and Disciplines of the Roman Catholic Church

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Well, it’s been said before, but the best resource is the catechism. You will find it starts with the Creed, then the sacraments, than moral theology.

It’s all there.
 
LadySearchDog said:
I was told on here the the list is endless. How are we suppose to know what we must follow if we can’t access a list!?
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The CCC contains a summary of Church doctrine (both infallible and non-infallible). You don’t need a list as Catholic are bound by both infallible and non-infallible teachings so it is a waste of time trying to separate them.
The CCC also contains Church disciplines.

In short, read the CCC.
 
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The Catechism is a teaching tool not a full list
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What it contains is sufficient to lead a good Catholic life. Perhaps not enough for a doctorate in theology, but enough to secure our salvation and be good witness to others.

Nothing wrong with wanting to learn more of course, but it’s not a requirement to lead a Catholic life.
 
Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment.

And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
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Everything else is just window dressing.
 
LadySearchDog said:
I guess I was hoping for an index where I can look up things: Dress code for Mass. Dress code for none Mass. ( but both would probably be a Discipline.
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Dress codes are not fundamental teachings of the Church. They are set by individual parishes and/or by community standards (most people understand that you don’t show up to Mass in a swimsuit, for example, even if they don’t have a posted sign saying “No Swimsuits”).

If you believe and follow everything in both the Catechism, and the Precepts of the Church, then that’s sufficient.

Books like the Ott one are mostly for those who wish to get deep into theology, Church history, etc. Your average Catholic wouldn’t be sitting around reading Ott. But your average Catholic would be expected to know the teachings in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

As someone else said, we don’t live our faith by a checklist.
 
The27thPsalm said:
Now, concerning a dress code, other than veiling, you can follow this: http://saintsworks.net/Modesty%20and%20Purity%20-%20Quotations%20Pertaining%20to%20Modesty%20and%20Purity.html This is as close to a set of rules as it gets.
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This is not any sort of “set of rules”. It is some website reflecting the opinion of the website creator, who has taken a lot of Catholic documents (mostly old and reflecting social customs from many decades ago) and cherry-picked quotes to support his world view. Contrary to what is on that page, women don’t need to cover their arms to the elbow (unless a particular church requires it, as is the custom in some parts of Europe - it’s not the custom in US) , they don’t need to have their skirts below the knee, they don’t need to cover their heads at Mass, female children don’t need to be kept out of gymnastics, etc. The page is full of misleading stuff that the Church simply does not teach.

The website is not helpful to the OP as it does not answer her question (She wasn’t asking about modesty and purity) and in fact provides a lot of misinformation that is not Church teaching.

OP, I would suggest you ignore this website and focus on the Catechism and Precepts of the Church.
 
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LadySearchDog said:
Why does the Catholic Church have to make things sooooo complicated! I mean I just want a list to obey by.
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The church is not the one making it complicated…

Faith is not about lists you can follow and obey. Faith is about acting out of love of God and love of neighbor.

You don’t need Ott to live a virtuous life. You need Ott to study for a degree in theology or to feed an interest in the intricacies of the theology of the church.

What you need is a good understanding of the Ten Commandments and the virtues (see the Catechism), a working knowledge of the scriptures (see the Bible and a good Catholic commentary) plus a well formed conscience (see your priest/spiritual director with any questions). Armed with that, you can figure out most situations in life. For the complicated things, ask a competent authority.
 
The simple truths of faith are in the Caticism. And contained in the 4 creeds.

Not complicated,
 
LadySearchDog said:
Why does the Catholic Church have to make things sooooo complicated! I mean I just want a list to obey by. A fine cut line not to cross. Things that can’t be misunderstood parish to parish, diocese to diocese.
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Remember that the laws from the Torah amounted to over 600. Christ brought the New Covenant, a New Commandment, to love one another – those observances in the law were replaced with New Commandment. There are many more than 600 situations covered by love; charity permeates every action and thought. It does include the Ten Commandments.

There are some precepts of the Church to observe, note from the Catechism:
2036 The authority of the Magisterium extends also to the specific precepts of the natural law , because their observance, demanded by the Creator, is necessary for salvation. In recalling the prescriptions of the natural law, the Magisterium of the Church exercises an essential part of its prophetic office of proclaiming to men what they truly are and reminding them of what they should be before God.78
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  • “You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor”
  • “You shall confess your [mortal] sins at least once a year [if any]”
  • “You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season [or other time for good reason]”
  • “You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church”
  • “You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church”
  • Observe the laws concerning the Sacrament of Matrimony.
 
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