Infused righteousness forms the basis for the doctrine of justification in the Roman Catholic Church and is rooted in the theology of Thomas Aquinas. The doctrine states that through keeping the commands of Christ, regular confession and penance, and receiving the sacraments, God's grace/righteousness is "infused" in believers more and more over time, and their own "righteousness in the flesh" becomes subsumed into God's righteousness. See also Imparted righteousness Imputed righteousness External links Christian Classics Ethereal Library: Righteousness - Imputed, Imparted or Infused? Theopedia: Infused Righteousness Salvation in Catholicism Catholic theology and doctrine Christian terminology Thomism