191. “These three parts are distinct although connected with one another. According to a comparison often used by the Fathers, we call them articles. Indeed, just as in our bodily members there are certain articulations which distinguish and separate them, so too in this profession of faith, the name “articles” has justly and rightly been given to the truths we must believe particularly and distinctly.” In accordance with an ancient tradition, already attested to by St. Ambrose, it is also customary to reckon the articles of the Creed as twelve, thus symbolizing the fullness of the apostolic faith by the number of the apostles.
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425. What is the relationship between grace and human freedom?
424. What other kinds of grace are there?
355. What do funeral rites express?
477. What practices are contrary to respect for the bodily integrity of the human person?
504. Under what conditions does the right to private property exist?
65. What is the relationship between the work of creation and the work of redemption?
325. What are the degrees that make up the sacrament of Holy Orders?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What can we learn from Judith’s victory in Judith 16:1-3?
How did King Asa restore true worship and win the war against Ethiopia in 1 Kings 15:9-24?
How does the story of Rich and Lazarus warn us about the consequences of greed? (Luke 16:19-31)
What does Daniel’s dream about the four wild beasts in Daniel 7 mean?
What do the passages in Daniel 7 and 11 teach us about the rise of the antichrist?
