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    6 “wenpons out ofstone before he could record history. In recent years, man has successfully seu | a * Original Sin Retum io Main Page | aes —_ fs 4 ‘ad in sind my mother conceive me. ) Prim StS “May people today deay the reality of original sin. Modern thinkers claim that evolution disproves it, Some objet to the ica of + ie et tal esr ty ar tr ES ce Dh Une eees Sechar al However GK ‘Chesterton while sill an Anglican wrote in his book, Othrodoxy, that original sin isthe most abvious ofall Christian dostines ‘Acooiting ta the Catechisarot the Cathie Ctrireh (G00) the doctrine ST exigat sense the reverse side of the doctrine of Redemption (CCC 340) in Genesis 2.3, God created man m His Image and established ow ltst parents - Adam and Live ‘it His friendship. This fhendship mcluded Sanctifying grace the gilt of hotness ard ctcmal life, Adam, however. trely chose to Jive apart fiom Ges by trusting thstead in te knowledge of good aud evil - wanting t be like gods, Adam rejected Ged through ‘ Sisobetiense and ‘aud ts, This assis original sin (Gen 3220 CCC 396.399) ‘The concept of original sin is not exclusively Catholic. Eyem though some Evangelical Protestants may shutter al the term, they seadily acknowledge the fall of mankind and acvep{ Jesus Chul as heir Savior, Now williout original sin, there would be no nced fora Savior. the sory of Adam and Hive found in the Book of Genesis is inherited fom oar Hebrew heritage (Gen. 3}. ven the 4 ancient Greek pagans had a ly expressed it in the tale of "Pandora's Box." 4 4 ‘Now the doctrine of orginal sia cannot be proven by natural season, bik is exly witnessed by its symptoms: the need far police, the collapeg of great civilizations, suicide, sutferimg and so oa. Another sympioua is a People have always and will abvays 3k cach other in mass quantity. The mare advanced, civilized cnlnures merely execnte wor more eiicientiy, War is nol exehisivly reserved Tor natiOns, Street gangs, families or a Single terorist can rage war. But war is excl sman endeavor. Monkeys, ‘hough nimble with their fers, do not make bornbs, gems or sven Eraves. Mam an hy joned the most prmiuve sto explore distant pla sil lives under the deat of mucear holocasst Even though mar is intelligent and capable of doing great works, war quieklv ‘ers us of our fallen state a state sometimes appearing to be beueath animals, Without the doctrine of original sin, this paradox ‘of bumanity isan even deeper mystery ‘Modem thinkers may claum that evolution disproves original sin, even thou evolution is sit only « tiowy, Even ifevetution were ‘proven to be fact fossils can elf us lite ahour our first parents and their spiritual souls, Also recent research in human ‘mitochondrial DNA tends to sicate thatthe Rann rece descende fom sale woman - pechaps cent evidence for Eve (Wistocnondrial UNA ss ae doesnot disprove orignal sin, bul on 1 voniray- sin seems lo disprove evoluiion, Evolution does noi explain man’ sinful setback. Fauan evolved from animals hen man aisn shares n common digression missing among animals Sone ay bet oe dst ining owen, hse people gt sot man slid the hema ase on ig fama. Sten thaygh We ao response frau extn de drive winke Gru, ity action can deprive someoue cise of their life. If my children see me steaiuig, then eS ‘will move likely choose to seats resi of myecampie and soon. No erga sin isnot de to onraction, sit is note personal fini (CCC 3), ‘owes rest amen softdesty and Adam a the father fhe hmm mc, se sil ner the site of Adam's in - a no esr cere of aia lines ad sce” |CCC AD, This hare ces hana He il ab hme saan Ise consequent Puce ‘arogandly deny man's findamental weakness and dependence on God owr Crest. = ‘Now ihe (erm "Original Sin” may noi be found in the Dibie, however, Gee docirine is preset. King David veers to i (see top). Job declares in poetic fashion: Man that i Barn of woman is off dav, and full of rrouble..8so cam bring a clean tg 1&4: B8yy fea? There is not on. 0 Bolh of these passages imply chit our sinfulness is inherited from dur parents, even thous Ghee is mo miction of Adam's sin ‘The clearest revelation on original si ‘sn the Epistles of St. Pau, especialy Romans $:12-20. St. Paul writes: “Fiaot as axe man’s mespass ted 2 condemmation for ali rien, so one man's act of rightecas ar as by one man's disobedience many mare made shniers, so by one man's ob leads to aceite adie fo ‘many ail be made righteous, {om 18194 * Adam's original disobedience made us all simuers, While Christ's obodience ou ihe Cross saves us from our sits. Si, Panl also writes: Therefore as sue came wie: se word threwgh ane man tnd doth tri stn, 282 90 denth spread to all men becimse all nen sized {Rom 5:12] ‘Adams sin cise brought death; however, death here should not be merely thovaht of in tenns of Pods death as that which ail anlals experience Dut ia spiritual sense, as inthe loss of eternal life (CCC 403), This passage also plies that even though Adan Exougin death into the world, we are also responsible ince we all sinned. Flsewhere Se Paul wrifes For as by a man came death, by a matvhas come aiso the resurrection of the dea, For as i Adam all ci remade ative {2 Cor 1321-22) cites Acconig fo these passaues, we inkeried sin aad death as a result of Adam's sin, This i why St, Pau reminds ws that “We were By nature aldo of ph 2:3} situation should noi be considered as totally opelass, Adams sin cammed us a Redeemer fiom sin and deaii, (Gen. 3.15) From ‘he Mass on Holy Satircay: “Ol happy fants, O necessary sin of dam, wick gained for us so greata Redeem” Asa rest of ‘riginal sin, wemeed Jesus Christ. This sin gave Goa the opportunity to shure His Only Son wilh us. Chriss victory oxct sin ‘wow us ‘more Blessings than those Tost throngh Adam's sin (CCC 420), in the words of St. Paul, “where sin increas! grace abounded ail the more.” {itom 520] God worked through Adam's sn for our greater good and His Glory. ’ # Throwsh Chriss Resurection, Baim re-

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