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¶ 1739

Freedom and Sin. Man's freedom is limited and fallible. In fact, man failed. He Freely sinned. By refusing God's Plan of Love, he deceived himself and Became a slave to sin. This first alienation engendered a multitude of Others. From its outset, human History attests the wretchedness and oppression born of the human Heart in consequence of the abuse of freedom.

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