Editing Sanctification in Christianity (section)

===Roman Catholicism===
The [[Catholic Church]] upholds the doctrine of sanctification, teaching that:<ref name="SMOM2011"/>
{{Blockquote|Sanctifying grace is that grace which confers on our souls a new life, that is, sharing in the life of God. Our reconciliation with God, which the redemption of Christ has merited for us, finds its accomplishments in sanctifying grace. Through this most precious gift we participate in the divine life; we have the right to be called children of God. This grace is the source of all our supernatural merits and bestows upon us the right of eternal glory.<ref name="SMOM2011">{{cite book|last=Fitzgerald |first=Maurus |title=Order of Malta Catholic Book of Prayers |year=2011|publisher=Catholic Book Publishing Corp.|page=240}}</ref>}}

[[Paul of the Cross|Saint Paul of the Cross]] stated that "Prayer, good reading, the frequent reception of the sacraments, with the proper dispositions, and particularly the flight of idleness—these are, believe me, the means of sanctifying yourself."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kelly |first1=Matthew |title=The Wisdom of the Saints |date=2022 |publisher=Blue Sparrow |page=59}}</ref>

According to the ''[[Catholic Encyclopedia]]'' "sanctity"<ref>[http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Sanctity ''Catholic Encyclopedia'': Sanctity] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105232613/http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Sanctity |date=2011-01-05 }}</ref> differs for God, individual, and [[corporate body]]. For God, it is God's unique [[absolution|absolute]] [[morality|moral]] [[perfection]]. For the individual, it is a close union with God and the resulting moral perfection. It is essentially of God, by a divine [[gift]]. For a society, it is the ability to produce and secure holiness in its members, who display a real, not merely nominal, holiness. The Church's holiness is beyond human power, [[supernatural|beyond natural]] power.