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5 - Original Sin and Justification

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2023

By
Michael Root
Edited by
Nelson H. Minnich
Nelson H. Minnich
Affiliation:
Catholic University of America, Washington DC
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Summary

The Council of Trent addressed the topics of original sin and justification in two decrees, developed in succession. The Decree on Original Sin reaffirms a broadly Augustinian understanding of original sin, its effects, and its remedy in baptism. What remains after baptism is not sin in the strict sense. The Decree on Justification lays out the path from sin to grace to glory. Emphasis lies on both the constant and decisive role of grace and on the way grace engages rather than nullifies the agency of the justified. The Decree on Justification in particular not only rejected errors, but expounded Catholic teaching.

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original sinconcupiscencebaptismgraceMaryjustificationfaithmeritjudgmentcertaintySeripandoLaínez.
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The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent , pp. 97 - 121
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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