Paragraph 7. THE FALL
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The account of the fall in Genesis 3 uses figurative language, but affirms a
primeval event, a deed that took place at the beginning of the history of
man.264 Revelation gives us the certainty of faith that the whole of
human history is marked by the original fault freely committed by our first
parents.265
- 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
- Article 1 “I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH”
- CHAPTER ONE I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
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