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Dogma in the Catholic Church

Dogma in the Catholic Church is like a set of rules that the Church believes are really important to follow. These rules are based on what the Church believes is true, and they help Catholics know what they should believe and do.

Imagine if you have a set of rules in your classroom, like always raise your hand if you have a question, or always be kind to your classmates. These rules help everyone in the classroom understand what is expected of them, and they help make the classroom a good place to be.

Dogma in the Catholic Church works in a similar way. These rules help Catholics understand what they should believe in order to be a part of the Church. For example, one dogma that Catholics believe is that there is one God who created everything. Another dogma is that Jesus is the son of God and died for our sins to save us.

These dogmas are really important to the Catholic Church, and they cannot be changed. It's like if you decided you didn't want to follow the rule of being kind to your classmates anymore. That would not be okay, because that rule is important for making the classroom a good place to be.

Even though dogmas are really important to the Catholic Church, not everyone agrees with them. Some people might have different beliefs, and that's okay. But if you want to be a part of the Catholic Church, you need to follow these important rules.