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The perpetual virginity of Mary — the teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus — is one of the oldest and most consistently held beliefs in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity.
The perpetual virginity of Mary — the teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus — is one of the oldest and most consistently held beliefs in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity.
Faith is integral to human understanding, influencing science and religion by shaping how we interpret reality, from trusting historical records and scientific principles to exploring spiritual beliefs. This article will cover the reasoning for faith in the supernatural.
The true purpose of religion is not ethics but reconciliation — healing the severed relationship between Creator and creature. Only one religion offers God's descent to man rather than man's attempt to ascend to God.
Catholicism is not just one denomination among many, nor is it merely a system of tradition and ritual. It is the original Church founded by Jesus Christ, safeguarded for two thousand years, and offered to the world as the one true path to union with God.
Biblical inspiration is the action of the Holy Spirit upon the human authors of the Bible, ensuring they wrote all and only what God willed.
Biblical inspiration means that God is the primary author of Sacred Scripture (CCC 105). He inspired the human authors to use their own faculties and powers so that, with Him acting in them and through them, they wrote as true authors everything and only those things which He wanted (CCC 106).
Because the Bible is inspired, the Church teaches that the books of Scripture firmly, faithfully, and without error teach that truth which God willed to see confided to Sacred Scripture for the sake of our salvation (CCC 107).
Does this mean God 'dictated' the words? No. The human authors were not passive instruments; they used their own language, style, and culture, while remaining under the guidance of the Holy Spirit (CCC 106).
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
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