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Q1: What is taught in the Third Article: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary?
A1: The Third Article of the Creed teaches that by the operation of the Holy Ghost the Son of God took a body and soul like ours, in the chaste womb of the Virgin Mary, and that He was born of that Virgin.
Q2: Did the Father and the Son also take part in forming the body and creating the soul of Jesus Christ?
A2: Yes, the whole Three divine Persons co-operated in forming the body and in creating the soul of Jesus Christ.
Q3: Why then is it simply said: He was conceived by the Holy Ghost?
A3: It is simply said: He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, because the Incarnation of the Son of God is a work of goodness and love, and the works of goodness and love are attributed to the Holy Ghost.
Q4: In becoming man did the Son of God cease to be God?
A4: No, the Son of God became man without ceasing to be God.
Q5: Jesus Christ, then, is God and man at the same time?
A5: Yes, the incarnate Son of God, that is, Jesus Christ, is both God and man, perfect God and perfect man.
Q6: Are there, then, two natures in Jesus Christ?
A6: Yes, in Jesus Christ, who is both God and man, there are two natures, the divine and the human.
Q7: In Jesus Christ are there also two Persons, the divine and the human?
A7: No, in the Son of God made man there is only one Person, namely, the divine.
Q8: How many wills are there in Jesus Christ?
A8: In Jesus Christ there are two wills, the one divine, the other human.
Q9: Did Jesus Christ possess free will?
A9: Yes, Jesus Christ possessed free will, but He could not do evil, since to be able to do evil is a defect, and not a perfection, of liberty.
Q10: Are the Son of God and the Son of Mary one and the same Person?
A10: Yes, the Son of God and the Son of Mary are one and the same Person, that is, Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Q11: Is the Blessed Virgin the Mother of God?
A11: Yes, the Blessed Virgin is the Mother of God, because she is the Mother of Jesus Christ, who is true God.
Q12: How did Mary become the Mother of Jesus Christ?
A12: Mary became the Mother of Jesus Christ solely through the operation and power of the Holy Ghost.
Q13: Is it of faith that Mary was always a Virgin?
A13: Yes, it is of faith that the most holy Mary was always a Virgin, and she is called the Virgin of virgins.
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