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| Which are the chief creatures of God? | The chief creatures of God are men and angels. |
| What are angels? | Angels are bodiless spirits created to adore and enjoy God in heaven. |
| Who were the first man and worman? | The first man and woman were Adam and Eve. |
| Were Adam and Eve innocent and holy when they came from the hand of God? | Adam and Eve were innocent and holy when they came from the hand of God. |
| Did Adam and Eve remain faithful to God? | Adam and Eve did not remain faithful to God; but broke His command by eating the forbidden fruit. |
| What happend to Adam and Eve on account of their sin? | Adam and Eve on account of their sin lost innocence and holiness, and were doomed to misery and death. |
| What evil happened to us through the disobedience of our first parents? | 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. |
| What is the sin called which we inherit from our first parents? | The sin which we inherit from our first parents is called original sin. |
| Was anyone ever preserved from orginal sin? | 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. |
