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Genesis 3 (RSVCE) : The First Sin and Its Punishment

Phillip Medhurst: The Great Red Dragon

The serpent said to the woman:

“Did God say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden’?”

“You will not die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

The woman took of its fruit and ate of the tree of which the LORD God had commanded them not to eat; and she also gave some to her husband, and he ate.

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

Revelation 13:11-18 (RSVCE): The Second Beast

Albrecht Dürer: The Beast with Lamb's Horns

The second beast [ i.e., the false prophets] had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon:

Pope Francis shares a laugh with Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, right [facing the pope], prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Msgr. Armando Matteo (Source: USCCB)

Even though Sacred Scripture reveals man's first sin and its punishment and the Church teaches that as a result, all human beings are born in original sin, the state of deprivation of original holiness and justice,[1] (My emphasis)

#DignitasInfinita states that:

Every human person possesses an infinite dignity, inalienably grounded in his or her very being, which prevails in and beyond every circumstance, state, or situation the person may ever encounter.[2] (My emphasis)

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[1] The Fall | Cf. Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 73-78

[2] Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity, 08.04.2024, Introduction,1.