Jiang says the Catholic Church's official definition of God in this period is trinitarian, and that definition is carried by the Nicene Creed.
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Catholic doctrine
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Jiang says the student's suicide objection cannot simply be resolved by later Catholic doctrine because the Jephthah story belongs to a Hebrew or Israelite cultural world rather than the Catholic one.
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"um no like like what is the official definition of god at this time in history by the catholic church no no no no..."
"Okay, okay, okay. Let's read the Nicene Creed, okay? This is like, this is what all Catholics must believe. Not one word can be..."
"I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, making all things perfect. Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I..."
"the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son..."
"sin um yeah the catholic church uh for the catholic church suicide is a sin but these are the hebrews these are these are..."
"With the Catholic doctrine as well. That's why Catholic is very well embracing, not really, but I don't know if it's the right word,..."
"...actually in the roles as well okay and this goes against catholic doctrine because you have to first be baptized in order to ascend..."
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