CHRISTIANITY

The Roman Catholic Church

MOTHER MARY

• Believed to have been conceived without original sin (called the Immaculate Conception)
• Believed to have been a virgin throughout her life
• She is believed by Catholics to have ascended into Heaven on the day of Jesus’ ressurection
• Catholics pray to her (prayers such as the Hail Mary)

PURGATORY

• Those destined for Heaven must go thru an interim state called Purgatory, where they are cleansed of venial sin
• However, those with mortal sin, and have not repented before their death, are believed to be damned

MORTAL SINS

• Mortal sins are unpardonable unless the sinner repents for them
• For a sin to be a mortal sin, it must be relating to grave subject matter, be committed with full knowledge of its gravity, and committed with complete consent

PAPACY

• The Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church