path with us. He is there in our abandonment, our sufferings, our fear of death. He is there when we can go no farther, so as to open up for us the door leading into life. 314 In Jesus Christ, God took on a human face and became our friend and brother. POPE BENEDICT XVI, September 6, 2006 INCARNATION (from the Latin caro, carnis = flesh, “becoming flesh”): God’s act of becoming man in Jesus Christ. This is the foundation of Christian faith and of hope for the redemption of mankind. 10 With
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