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Incredulity

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The willful refusal to assent to revealed truth, or even the neglect of this truth

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Catechism Passages

Passages ranked by relevance to Incredulity, from most closely related outward.

§2089 CHAPTER ONE YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND

Incredulity is the neglect of revealed truth or the willful refusal to assent to it. "Heresy is the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate doubt concerning the same; apostasy is the total repudiation of the Christian faith; schism is the refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him." 11

Catechism of the Catholic Church © Libreria Editrice Vaticana