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The distinction between justification and sanctification, as it is drawn by the IRC subcommittee in its report, is a Protestant, not a Roman Catholic, distinction. In the Roman Catholic conception, justification embraces the entire process, whether in this life or in purgatory after death, whereby the faithful are made righteous and fit for communion with God. According to Roman Catholic teaching, past and present, the bloody sacrifice of Christ on the cross is an insufficient basis for the justification of the faithful. On this core element of the evangelical faith, Q& A 80 speaks clearly and faithfully.