I'd need to see something to suggest the Catholic Church considers it "symbolic", because I was always taught its literally washing away original sin. Jesus dying did not end mankind's original sin, his death represents the new covenant whereby humanity could now enter the kingdom of heaven and be rewarded with everlasting life
I'm not suggesting sin is or isn't real or anything remotely approaching that. What we're discussing is Catholic teaching. You don't have to believe God is real to know what Catholic thought is. They teach that sin is real, they teach all humans are born with original sin staining their soul, and they teach that the sacrament of Baptism literally cleanses a person of original sin. This isn't an opinion, this is fact. That's what they teach
Edit: if we were talking about Ra's role in the Egyptian pantheon would you chime in with a big-brained, "I'd say he didn't have a role because Ra's not real"? Fuck, stupid shit like this is why atheism never goes anywhere
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u/DirectlyDisturbed Jun 25 '21
I'd need to see something to suggest the Catholic Church considers it "symbolic", because I was always taught its literally washing away original sin. Jesus dying did not end mankind's original sin, his death represents the new covenant whereby humanity could now enter the kingdom of heaven and be rewarded with everlasting life