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The CCC (1992), commissioned by Pope John Paul II, is the most comprehensive summary of Catholic teaching. Explore its four pillars: Creed, Sacraments, Moral Life, and Prayer.

The Profession of Faith

CCC 50–141

God reveals Himself

God, by nature invisible and beyond human grasp, has revealed Himself step by step — through creation, through the patriarchs and prophets, and fully and definitively in His Son Jesus Christ. Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition together make up the single deposit of the Word of God.

Key Points

  • ✦God's revelation is complete in Jesus Christ
  • ✦Scripture and Tradition are two modes of one Deposit of Faith
  • ✦The Church is the authoritative interpreter of Revelation