Pastors are charged with teaching revealed truth through the authority Christ gives to the Church, since reason alone cannot grasp what is necessary for salvation. The Catechism explains the Creed as twelve articles requiring certain assent: God is the omnipotent Creator; the Son becomes man to redeem humanity from original sin; Christ is truly God and truly man, suffers and dies under Pontius Pilate, descends to the abode of the dead, rises and ascends in glory, and will judge each person at death and all humanity at the end of time. It teaches the Holy Ghost, the holiness and authority of the Church, forgiveness of sins through Baptism and Penance, the resurrection of the body, and eternal life.

The Lord’s Prayer orders petitions first toward God’s name, kingdom, and will, then toward daily sustenance, forgiveness, protection from temptation, and deliverance from evil; its concluding “Amen” expresses confident trust. The sacraments are visible signs of grace: Baptism, Confirmation, Extreme Unction, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Penance, and the Eucharist, with particular attention to worthy reception and the duties of pastors. The Ten Commandments are treated as a summary of love of God and neighbour, addressing worship, reverence for God’s name, holy days, authority, life, purity, property, truthfulness, and the interior desires condemned by the ninth and tenth commandments.