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Is Jesus God?

Church teaching

Answered on video by Bishop Robert Barron

Video: Who is Jesus?, Bishop Robert Barron, published Jul 10, 2009. Checked 10 October 2026. Loads from YouTube (privacy-enhanced mode) only when you press play. Watch on YouTube

In short: Yes. The eternal Son of God made man, truly God and truly man. CCC 464 CCC 469

The answer, in writing

Church teaching

Jesus is not part God and part man; He became truly man while remaining truly God. CCC 464

The Church confesses that Jesus is inseparably true God and true man. CCC 469

Our words

That’s the wild claim at the heart of Christianity: the God who made the stars got tired, ate fish, and wept at His friend’s grave.

Short on time? Quick answer · 3 min

Video: How Can Jesus be Both God and Human?, Bishop Robert Barron, published May 20, 2009. Checked 10 October 2026. Loads from YouTube only when you press play.

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How we know · 2 Catechism paragraphs
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 464, 469 (official text on vatican.va).

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