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Catechism› 1.The Profession of FaithPart 1› 1."I Believe" – "We Believe"Section 1› 1.Man’s Capacity for GodChapter 1› IV.How Can We Speak about God?IV.

CCC 40

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Since our knowledge of God is limited, our language about him is equally so. We can name God only by taking creatures as our starting point, and in accordance with our limited human ways of knowing and thinking.

In the Compendium: Q5

Read the full chapter 1. Man’s Capacity for God ¶27–49

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