The 1994 Catechism of the Catholic Church, citing the Council of Trent (Sixth Session, Chapter VII), declares: “Justification is not only the remission of sins, but also the sanctification and renewal of the interior man” (paragraph 1989, emphasis supplied). Clearly, Rome declares by these statements that the Christian’s faith in Jesus Christ plus his life of meritorious works leads to his justification before God, a justification, by the way, that is never completed in this life. Over against Rome’s