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 vealed truths which the Apostles preached, but did not commit to writing.

35. Have not, then, the Apostles written all that Jesus Christ has taught?

No; the Apostles have not even written all that Jesus has done, far less all that He has taught; for Christ did not commission them to write, but to preach His doctrine (Mark xvi. 15; Matt, xxviii. 19).

36. Why is the unwritten doctrine of the Apostles called 'Tradition'?

It is called Tradition — that is, a handing down — because, since the times of the Apostles, it has, without interruption, been handed down in the Catholic Church from generation to generation.

37. Where are the teachings of Tradition contained?

The teachings of Tradition are contained chiefly in