Paragraph 7. THE FALL

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Only the light of divine Revelation clarifies the reality of sin and
particularly of the sin committed at mankind’s origins. Without the knowledge
Revelation gives of God we cannot recognize sin clearly and are tempted to
explain it as merely a developmental flaw, a psychological weakness, a mistake,
or the necessary consequence of an inadequate social structure, etc. Only in
the knowledge of God’s plan for man can we grasp that sin is an abuse of the
freedom that God gives to created persons so that they are capable of loving
him and loving one another.

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”
    - Paragraph 7. THE FALL

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