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Questions and Answers

438. How did death enter the world according to Wis 2? (CCC 413) According to Wis 2 death entered the world through the devil’s envy.
439. What are the three characteristics of the Devil and the demons? (CCC 414) The three characteristics of the Devil and the demons are the following:
1. they are fallen angels
2. they are set in their definitive choice against God
3. they are trying to associate man in their revolt.
440. In what did the original sin consist? (CCC 415) The original sin consisted in man’s lifting himself up against God and seeking his goal apart from Him.
441. What did Adam lose by committing the original sin? (CCC 416) By committing the original sin Adam lost original holiness and original justice for himself and all his offspring.
442. What kind of human nature did Adam and Eve transmit to their descendants? (CCC 417) Adam and Eve transmitted to their descendants a human nature wounded by their first sin.
443. Which wounds does original sin inflict on human nature? (CCC 418) Original sin inflicts on human nature:
1. the four wounds of the soul (concupiscence, ignorance, weakness and malice)
2. the two wounds of the body (suffering, death).
444. How is original sin transmitted? (CCC 419) Original sin is transmitted by propagation not by imitation.
445. How does St Paul say that Christ’s victory over sin was bigger than what sin took from us? (CCC 420) St Paul says that Christ’s victory over sin was bigger than what sin took from us in the following way: “where sin increased, grace abounded all the more” (Rom 5).
446. How was the world set free from sin? (CCC 421) The world was set free from sin by Christ’s death and Resurrection.