What is the official Catholic document, besides Pius XII’s Humani Generis, that says we must, as Chatholics, believe in Adam and Eve’s real existence? There were a number of other things that were stated on that document regarding things that we must believe regarding the Scriptures? Does anytone know this?
Polygenism is inconsistent with the dogma of original sin. Another document aside from Humani Generes is redundant. If you don’t accept HG, why would you accept anything else?
What is the official Catholic document, besides Pius XII’s Humani Generis, that says we must, as Chatholics, believe in Adam and Eve’s real existence? There were a number of other things that were stated on that document regarding things that we must believe regarding the Scriptures? Does anytone know this?
This is the official publication which states that we need to believe in the real existence of our first parents, Adam and Eve. Please see “How to read the account of the Fall”, paragraph 390
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 its number in the Catechism’s search bar in link www.scborromeo.org/ccc.htm
Entering topics is also very useful since the Catechism does expand on the basics and implications. . Do check out the references in the margins and in the Index.
When one enters a paragraph number, like “paragraph 355”, and then clicks on the opening line, CCC Search Result - Paragraph # 355 the following is under the paragraph:
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