Article 10 “I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS”

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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The Apostle’s Creed associates faith in the forgiveness of sins not only with
faith in the Holy Spirit, but also with faith in the Church and in the
communion of saints. It was when he gave the Holy Spirit to his apostles that
the risen Christ conferred on them his own divine power to forgive sins:
“Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven;
if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”⁵¹⁸

PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH