📖Overview

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, The Catechism teaches that God created the universe freely, directly, and without any pre-existing help. Creation is the foundation of all God's saving plans, the beginning of salvation history that culminates in Christ. God created the world to show forth and communicate His glory, and it is out of love that He created. The world was created for the glory of God, not to increase His glory but to manifest and share it. God creates "out of nothing" (ex nihilo), meaning He does not need pre-existing matter or any assistance to create. God alone can create in the proper sense. God keeps creation in existence; without His sustaining power, all things would cease to exist. The account of creation in Genesis uses symbolic language but affirms fundamental truths: God alone is Creator, creation is good, humanity is the summit of creation, and human beings are made in the image and likeness of God. God created both the visible and invisible worlds. Angels are spiritual, non-corporeal beings who serve God and act as His messengers. The material world is good, created in a state of journeying toward ultimate perfection. Divine Providence governs all creation, guiding it toward its ultimate end.

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