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The Catechism of the Catholic Church runs to 2,865 numbered paragraphs — most Catholics have never opened itThere are seven sacraments in Catholic teaching, not counting the Mass itself as an eighthRCIA (now often called OCIA) can take anywhere from several months to over a year, depending on the parishThe Nicene Creed used at Mass dates to the fourth-century councils of Nicaea and ConstantinopleCatholic teaching distinguishes defined dogma from theological opinion — not everything taught carries equal weightThe Catechism of the Catholic Church runs to 2,865 numbered paragraphs — most Catholics have never opened itThere are seven sacraments in Catholic teaching, not counting the Mass itself as an eighthRCIA (now often called OCIA) can take anywhere from several months to over a year, depending on the parishThe Nicene Creed used at Mass dates to the fourth-century councils of Nicaea and ConstantinopleCatholic teaching distinguishes defined dogma from theological opinion — not everything taught carries equal weight

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