Catechism of the Catholic Church §406 — excerpt
The Church's teaching on the transmission of original sin was articulated more precisely in the fifth century, especially under the impulse of St. Augustine's reflections against Pelagianism, and in the sixteenth century, in opposition to the Protestant Reformation.
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Also cites: DS 371-372 · DS 1510-1516
