406. The Church’s teaching on the transmission of original sin was articulated more precisely in the fifth century, especially under the impulse of St. Augustine’s reflections against Pelagianism, and in the sixteenth century, in opposition to the Protestant Reformation. Pelagius held that man could, by the natural power of free will and without the necessary help of God’s grace, lead a morally good life; he thus reduced the influence of Adam’s fault to bad example. the first Protestant reformers, on the contrary, taught that original sin has radically perverted man and destroyed his freedom; they identified the sin inherited by each man with the tendency to evil (concupiscentia), which would be insurmountable. the Church pronounced on the meaning of the data of Revelation on original sin especially at the second Council of Orange (529) and at the Council of Trent (1546).
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411. How does society ensure social justice?
530. What are the other requirements for purity?
265. What place does Confirmation have in the divine plan of salvation?
554. In what does the prayer of intercession consist?
550. What are the essential forms of Christian prayer?
304. Which sins must be confessed?
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How important is the reorganization of the Jerusalem temple described in 2 Maccabees 10:1-9?
What is the importance of Christian discipline according to 1 Corinthians 9:24-27?
What does the promise of salvation amid darkness in Micah 7:7 mean?
What does Nahum 1:9 say about God’s mercy to those who repent?
