Baltimore Catechism No. 2 (of 4) | Page 4

world with its guilt on our soul.
49. Q. Does this corruption of our nature remain in us after original sin
is forgiven? A. This corruption of our nature and other punishments
remain in us after original sin is forgiven.
50. Q. Was any one ever preserved from original sin? A. The Blessed
Virgin Mary, through the merits of her Divine Son, was preserved free
from the guilt of original sin, and this privilege is called her
Immaculate Conception.

LESSON SIXTH ON SIN AND ITS KINDS
51. Q. Is original sin the only kind of sin? A. Original sin is not the
only kind of sin; there is another kind of sin, which we commit
ourselves, called actual sin.
52. Q. What is actual sin? A. Actual sin is any wilful thought, word,
deed, or omission contrary to the law of God.
53. Q. How many kinds of actual sin are there? A. There are two kinds
of actual sin--mortal and venial.
54. Q. What is mortal sin? A. Mortal sin is a grievous offense against
the law of God.
55. Q. Why is this sin called mortal? A. This sin is called mortal
because it deprives us of spiritual life, which is sanctifying grace, and
brings everlasting death and damnation on the soul.
56. Q. How many things are necessary to make a sin mortal? A. To
make a sin mortal three things are necessary: a grievous matter,
sufficient reflection, and full consent of the will.
57. Q. What is venial sin? A. Venial sin is a slight offense against the
law of God in matters of less importance, or in matters of great
importance it is an offense committed without sufficient reflection or
full consent of the will.
58. Q. Which are the effects of venial sin? A. The effects of venial sin
are the lessening of the love of God in our heart, the making us less
worthy of His help, and the weakening of the power to resist mortal sin.
59. Q. Which are the chief sources of sin? A. The chief sources of sin
are seven: Pride, Covetousness, Lust, Anger, Gluttony, Envy, and Sloth;
and they are commonly called capital sins.

LESSON SEVENTH ON THE INCARNATION AND REDEMPTION
60. Q. Did God abandon man after he fell into sin? A. God did not
abandon man after he fell into sin, but promised him a Redeemer, who
was to satisfy for man's sin and reopen to him the gates of heaven.
61. Q. Who is the Redeemer? A. Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ is the Redeemer of mankind.
62. Q. What do you believe of Jesus Christ? A. I believe that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God, the second Person of the Blessed Trinity, true
God and true man.
63. Q. Why is Jesus Christ true God? A. Jesus Christ is true God
because He is the true and only Son of God the Father.
64. Q. Why is Jesus Christ true man? A. Jesus Christ is true man
because He is the Son of the Blessed Virgin Mary and has a body and
soul like ours.
65. Q. How many natures are there in Jesus Christ? A. In Jesus Christ
there are two natures, the nature of God and the nature of man.
66. Q. Is Jesus Christ more than one person? A. No, Jesus Christ is but
one Divine Person.
67. Q. Was Jesus Christ always God? A. Jesus Christ was always God,
as He is the second Person of the Blessed Trinity, equal to His Father
from all eternity.
68. Q. Was Jesus Christ always man? A. Jesus Christ was not always
man, but became man at the time of His Incarnation.
69. Q. What do you mean by the Incarnation? A. By the Incarnation I
mean that the Son of God was made man.
70. Q. How was the Son of God made man? A. The Son of God was
conceived and made man by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb
of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
71. Q. Is the Blessed Virgin Mary truly the Mother of God? A. The
Blessed Virgin Mary is truly the Mother of God, because the same
Divine Person who is the Son of God is also the Son of the Blessed
Virgin Mary.
72. Q. Did the Son of God become man immediately after the sin of our
first parents? A. The Son of God did not become man immediately
after the sin of our first parents, but was promised to them as a
Redeemer.
73. Q. How could they be saved who lived before the Son of God

became man? A. They who lived before the Son of God became man
could be saved by believing in a Redeemer to