Terms of Use

Read freely. Share carefully.

RomanCatholic.ai is a reference resource. It is meant to help readers pray, learn, and find the Church's real sources. It is not a substitute for a priest, a parish, or the Catechism. The terms below describe how the site may be used and the limits we keep on it.

What This Site Is

A reference, not a replacement.

A reference resource

Pages are written to point readers toward primary Catholic sources: Scripture, the Catechism, Vatican documents, USCCB, and serious Catholic teachers. We are not a substitute for those sources.

Not pastoral authority

This site does not absolve sin, give spiritual direction, settle conscience, or speak with the authority of the Church. For pastoral matters, speak with a priest.

Not medical, legal, or therapeutic advice

Where pages touch difficult life questions, we point toward real human guides. We do not provide medical, mental health, legal, or financial advice.

Not a forum

There are no comments, accounts, or user-generated content on this site. The reading is private. There is nothing to moderate.

How You May Use It

Read. Quote. Share with citation.

  • You may read, print, and share these pages.
  • You may quote short excerpts with a link back to the page you quoted.
  • Please do not republish entire pages as if they were your own.
  • Please do not strip citations or attribution when sharing.
  • Do not use site content to train commercial AI products without permission.

About Outbound Links

A citation is a pointer, not an endorsement.

  • Links to USCCB, the Vatican, and the Catechism are the spine of the site. They are not endorsements of every page on those domains, just the source we cite.
  • Links to other Catholic publishers, religious orders, or saints' societies are pointers to where a Catholic reader can study further. They are not endorsements of everything those organizations have ever said.
  • External pages may change after we link them. If you notice a broken or shifted link, write to us.

Limits We Keep Honest

No fake certainty.

We try to be careful, but we are not the Church and we will make mistakes. The right response to a mistake on this page is to fix it.

  • The site is provided as-is. We work to keep it accurate and reverent, but we make no warranty against mistakes, omissions, or interruptions.
  • Catholic teaching itself is authoritative; our summaries are not. Where they differ, the Church is right.
  • We may change, add, or remove pages. We try to preserve URLs that have been shared, but we do not guarantee permanence.
  • These terms may be updated. Material changes will be noted here with a new date.

Where To Go Next

Read the editorial standard, or come to prayer.