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177 "To believe" has thus a twofold reference: to the person, and to the truth: to the truth, by trust in the person who bears witness to it. |
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178 We must believe in no one but God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. |
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179 Faith is a supernatural gift from God. In order to believe, man needs the interior helps of the Holy Spirit. |
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180 "Believing" is a human act, conscious and free, corresponding to the dignity of the human person. |
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181 "Believing" is an ecclesial act. The Church's faith precedes, engenders, supports and nourishes our faith. The Church is the mother of all believers. "No one can have God as Father who does not have the Church as Mother" (St. Cyprian, De unit. 6: PL 4, 519). |