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   Is the fall of humankind fortunate?

   •   However, the Fall of humankind is not, in fact, fortunate, for it does not create a better existence for humankind than that which humankind enjoyed before the Fall.   Nor does the Fall benefit the majority of humans or provide humankind with greater knowledge of God’s mercy.

   In John Milton’s poem, Paradise Lost, he presents the story of

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   What does the Exultet say about the fall?

   • The part of the Exultet that refers to the Fall reads as follows: “O happy fault, O necessary sin of Adam, which gained for us so great a Redeemer!” One of the Latin phrases of interest in the Exultet is “felix-culpa,” which literally means “blessed fault,” “happy fault,” or “fortunate fall.”

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   What did Thomas Aquinas say about the Fortunate Fall?

   • Thomas Aquinas, the noted thirteenth-century Catholic philosopher and theologian, also referred to the doctrine of the fortunate fall in his Summa Theologica as follows: “For God allows evils to happen in order to bring a greater good therefrom; hence it is written (Rom. 5:20): ‘Where sin abounded, grace did more abound.’

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   What does Boehme say about the fall?

   • Although Boehme’s description of the Fall was written hundreds of years ago, it is still representative of the current view held by much of traditional Christianity. Most religions, especially creedal Christianity, believe and express the idea that “there was nothing fortunate about the fall of man. It was a total tragedy for God and man.”

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   In a literary context, the term felix culpa can describe how a series of unfortunate events will eventually lead to a happier outcome. The theological concept is one of the underlying themes of Raphael Carter 's science fiction novel, The Fortunate Fall; the novel's title derives explicitly from the Latin phrase.

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   • Jacob Boehme, Concerning the Three Principles of Divine Essence, trans. John Sparrow (London: J. M. Watkins, 1910), 1:369.
   • William T. Bruner, Children of the Devil: A Fresh Investigation of the Fall of Man and Original Sin (New York: Philosophical Library, 1966), xv.
   • Orson F. Whitney, in Conference Report, April 1908, 90; emphasis added.
   • Franklin D. Richards and James A. Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1898), 4.

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   The Fall described in the poem is often referred to as a felix culpa, or fortunate fall, meaning that although the expulsion is the direct result of sin, the outcome of the Fall is essentially for the good of humankind.

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   Felix Culpa | Fortunate Fall. Easter Sunday in the Christian calendar is the day on which the Resurrection of Jesus from the Crucifixion (on Good Friday). The day in between is Holy Saturday, and is also the occasion for a mass specially designed for the occasion.

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   Felix-culpa Definition. (literally) A "happy fault" or "fortunate fall". (literary) A series of miserable events will eventually lead to a happier outcome. (religion) The Biblical story of the fall of Adam and Eve and the loss of the Garden of Eden, known theologically as the source of original sin - meaning that this loss of innocence was a ...

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   Feb 4, 2024 · The Biblical story of the fall of Adam and Eve and the loss of the Garden of Eden, known theologically as the source of original sin - meaning that this loss of innocence was a fortunate fall because of the good that would come from it, that is, Christian redemption and the eventual hope of Heaven.

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   The old view held that the Fall was for: tun ate because of its salutary effect upon God (redemption); the new view affirms that it was fortunate due to its arousing, awakening effect upon man (creation). Thus Creation and the Fall are no longer seen as separate events but as one event,