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When Catechism of the Catholic Church broke onto the N.Y. Times bestseller list, its astonishing success confirmed the overwhelming interest of Catholics and Protestants in understanding modern Catholicism. Has the recent openness among denominations affected Catholic teachings? In the new spirit of cooperation, is there any reason why Catholics and Protestants should remain divided? This...

in them,”56 making them continually holy and pleasing to God [1995, 2000, 2024]. The effects of sanctifying grace upon the soul, therefore, are not a momentary or passing experience, but a constant and abiding one [2000]. The Catholic is said to be in the state of grace. This is the customary or habitual state of his soul. For this reason, sanctifying grace is often called habitual grace [2000, 2024]. However, though sanctifying grace is a constant influence, it is not a permanent one. Just as Adam
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