Paragraph 7. THE FALL

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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God is infinitely good and all his works are good. Yet no one can escape the
experience of suffering or the evils in nature which seem to be linked to the
limitations proper to creatures: and above all to the question of moral evil.
Where does evil come from? “I sought whence evil comes and there was no
solution”, said St. Augustine,²⁵⁷ and his own painful quest would
only be resolved by his conversion to the living God. For “the mystery of
lawlessness” is clarified only in the light of the “mystery of our
religion”.²⁵⁸ The revelation of divine love in Christ manifested
at the same time the extent of evil and the superabundance of grace.²⁵⁹
We must therefore approach the question of the origin of evil by fixing the
eyes of our faith on him who alone is its conqueror.²⁶⁰

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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