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From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

St. Paul tells us that the
human race takes its origin from two men: Adam and Christ. . . the first man, Adam,
he says, became a living soul, the last Adam a life-giving spirit. the first
Adam was made by the last Adam, from whom he also received his soul, to give
him life… the second Adam stamped his image on the first Adam when he created
him. That is why he took on himself the role and the name of the first Adam, in
order that he might not lose what he had made in his own image. the first Adam,
the last Adam: the first had a beginning, the last knows no end. the last Adam
is indeed the first; as he himself says: “I am the first and the
last.”²²⁵

PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER ONE I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER
  - Article 1 “I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH”
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From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team