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Resurrection Of The Dead

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The raising of the righteous, who will live forever with the risen Christ, on the last day. The eleventh article of the Christian creed states, "I believe in the resurrection of the body." The resurrection of the body means not only that the immortal soul will live on after death, but that even our "mortal bodies" ( Rom 8:11) will come to life again

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Catechism Passages

Passages ranked by relevance to Resurrection Of The Dead, from most closely related outward.

§988 CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Christian Creed - the profession of our faith in God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and in God's creative, saving, and sanctifying action - culminates in the proclamation of the Resurrection Of The Dead on the last day and in life everlasting.

Catechism of the Catholic Church © Libreria Editrice Vaticana