Paragraph 2. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Given
all these testimonies, Christ’s Resurrection cannot be interpreted as something
outside the physical order, and it is impossible not to acknowledge it as an
historical fact. It is clear from the facts that the disciples’ faith was
drastically put to the test by their master’s Passion and death on the cross,
which he had foretold.⁵⁰² The shock provoked by the Passion was so great
that at least some of the disciples did not at once believe in the news of the
Resurrection. Far from showing us a community seized by a mystical exaltation,
the Gospels present us with disciples demoralized (“looking
sad”⁵⁰³) and frightened. For they had not believed the holy women
returning from the tomb and had regarded their words as an “idle
tale”.⁵⁰⁴ When Jesus reveals himself to the Eleven on Easter
evening, “he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart,
because they had not believed those who saw him after he had
risen.”⁵⁰⁵

PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
  - Article 5 “HE DESCENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN”
    - Paragraph 2. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team