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Questions / God and the Trinity

Is God male?

Church teaching

Answered on video by Fr. Mike Schmitz

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In short: No. God is neither man nor woman; He’s pure spirit. We say Father because of how Jesus taught us to pray. CCC 239 CCC 370

The answer, in writing

Church teaching

God is neither man nor woman; God is pure spirit. CCC 370

Calling God “Father” says He is the origin of everything and that He cares for His children; His tenderness can also be shown by the image of motherhood. CCC 239

Our words

We say “Father” because Jesus taught us to, not because God has a gender. And Scripture isn’t shy about mother images either: a hen gathering her chicks, a mother who can’t forget her child.

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Sources on this page

How we know · 2 Catechism paragraphs
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 239, 370 (official text on vatican.va).

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