My dear friend,
may I respectfully remind you that when I write about Adam and Eve as the two sole parents of the human species, I refer to them as true, fully complete human beings. This means that their human nature is a profound, unique, wonderful unification of spirit/matter, rational/corporeal, body/soul.
Note to readers:
The reference at the bottom contains Catholic teaching regarding the first two human beings.
Note to Cassini:
Catholic teaching is that man and woman have been created, which is to say, willed by God. Please read the below reference, Section III. “Male and Female He Created Them” paragraphs 369 -373.
One of my favorite Catholic teachings is this. Man and woman are both with one and the same dignity “in the Image of God.” In their “being-man” and “being-woman,” they reflect the Creator’s wisdom and goodness.
Blessings,
granny
Basic Catholic teaching regarding Adam and Eve is found in the
Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition, ISBN: 1-57455-109-4
Paragraphs 355-421.
The good news of Jesus Christ follows in Paragraph 422, etc.
One can put the word paragraph and the number in the
Catechism’s search bar in link
www.scborromeo.org/ccc.htm Entering topics, like Adam, is also very useful.
When you enter a paragraph number, like “paragraph 355”, and then click on the opening line,
CCC Search Result - Paragraph # 355 you will see the following under the paragraph:
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