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| 34. Q. Which are the chief creatures of God? | A. The chief creatures of God are men and angels. |
| 35. Q. What are angels? | A. Angels are bodiless spirits created to adore and enjoy God in heaven. |
| 39. Q. Who were the first man and woman? | A. The first man and woman were Adam and Eve. |
| 40. Q. Were Adam and Eve innocent and holy when they came from the hand of God? | A. Adam and Eve were innocent and holy when they came from the hand of God. |
| 43. Q. Did Adam and Eve remain faithful to God? | A. Adam and Eve did not remain faithful to God; but broke His command by eating the forbidden fruit. |
| 44. Q. What befell Adam and Eve on account of their sin? | A. Adam and Eve on account of their sin lost innocence and holiness; and were doomed to misery and death. |
| 45. Q. What evil befell us through the disobedience of our first parents? | A. Through the disobedience of our first parents we all inherit their sin and punishment; as we should have shared in their happiness if they had remained faithful. |
| 47. Q. What is the sin called which we inherit from our first parents? | A. The sin which we inherit from our first parents is called original sin. |
| 50. Q. Was any one ever preserved from original sin? | A. The Blessed Virgin Mary; through the merit of her Divine Son; was preserved free from the guilt of original sin; and this privilege is called her Immaculate Conception. |
