We were just talking about this in RCIA last night. The greatest sin of all, from Augustine's time right down to today, is to deny the above.
"We were just talking about this in RCIA last night. The greatest sin of all, from Augustine's time right down to today, is to deny the above."
In my opinion our faith, when distilled down to the essentials, is actually quite simple to understand. Either you accept those three words in your heart, or you don't. From "Christ is Risen", all else follows.
Point of curiosity about RCIA these days. Do they make any mention of the eastern Catholic churches? They didn't when I went through RCIA.
It's interesting to compare how the different churches handled the Christian initiation process. I've been through both. The western church seems to favor RCIA classes usually with different people, usually laity, leading the class. In my eastern church the process was more simple: catechism, Deacon (or Priest), and catechumens.