What Is The Heirarchy Of Truth

[Ziggamafu]

1.) Is there a list of every dogma - and only dogma - broken down into some sort of hierarchy of Truth? Ive been hearing about the H.O.T. for awhile now and would like to know more about it...

2.) Is my understanding of the Catechism right when I say that [b]you have to obey it[/b], but since it isn't all 100% dogma, [i]you can determine for yourself the applications of it[/i] and even quietly disagree with it in it's present form?

3.) Since Our Lady of Mt. Carmel was a private revelation, does it matter how we interpret wearing the full habit vs. the mini-cloth-necklace vs. the scapular medal? If one has faith that the apparition, gift, and message were legit, what does one do with the watering down of it's discipline to the point of a little medal worn in place of it?

[Apotheoun]

[quote name='Ziggamafu' date='Sep 14 2004, 03:56 PM']1.) Is there a list of every dogma - and only dogma - broken down into some sort of hierarchy of Truth? Ive been hearing about the H.O.T. for awhile now and would like to know more about it...[/quote]
The hierarchy of truths does not concern some type of [i]list of truths[/i]; instead, it concerns the interrelationships existing between the various truths of the faith. As the Catechism puts it, "The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. It is the mystery of God in Himself. It is therefore the source of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that enlightens them. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the 'hierarchy of the truths of faith.' The whole history of salvation is identical with the history of the way and the means by which the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, reveals Himself to men 'and reconciles and unites with Himself those who turn away from sin.'" [[u]Catechism of the Catholic Church[/u], no. 234]

[quote name='Ziggamafu' date='Sep 14 2004, 03:56 PM']2.) Is my understanding of the Catechism right when I say that [b]you have to obey it[/b], but since it isn't all 100% dogma, [i]you can determine for yourself the applications of it[/i] and even quietly disagree with it in it's present form?[/quote]
The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a [i]sure norm[/i] for teaching the Catholic faith; therefore, everything contained in it is either a teaching of the Extraordinary, the Ordinary, or the Authentic Magisterium, and the faithful are required to give either an assent of faith or a religious submission of intellect and will to what it proposes. Clearly, the Catechism was not issued by the Church's Magisterium as a speculative work of theology; instead, it was issued as a coherent and concise expression of the Catholic faith. Certainly the Catechism is not to be thought of as an exhaustive treatment of the faith, nor was it intended as such, but it is, as Pope John Paul II declared, "a sure norm for teaching the faith and thus a valid and legitimate instrument for ecclesial communion." [Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Constitution [u]Fidei Depositum[/u], no. 3]

[quote name='Ziggamafu' date='Sep 14 2004, 03:56 PM']3.) Since Our Lady of Mt. Carmel was a private revelation, does it matter how we interpret wearing the full habit vs. the mini-cloth-necklace vs. the scapular medal? If one has faith that the apparition, gift, and message were legit, what does one do with the watering down of it's discipline to the point of a little medal worn in place of it?[/quote]
The Magisterium has the power to determine how something like this is properly fulfilled; so, if it permits these different practices, it follows that they are absolutely legitimate.