Catholic- Origin and Meaning

Question 1

What do Catholics believe about Creation

Answer 1

• God brought the universe into being
• Only God creates since he is omnipotent

Question 2

Where can the Catholic belief of creation be found ?

Answer 2

In the Bible and in the writings of St Augustine

Question 3

State St Augustine’s writing (Confession XII, 7)

Answer 3

You, O Lord made something in the beginning, which is of yourself, in your wisdom,which is born of your own substance, and you created this thing out of nothing.

You created Heaven and Earth but you did not make them of your own substance. If you had done so, they would have been