What does the Catholic Church teach about the attributes and simplicity of God?
The Catholic Church teaches that God is infinite, eternal, unchangeable, all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly good. Unlike creatures, God does not have parts or conflicting traits; theology describes this as Divine Simplicity. In God, His being, His knowing, and His loving are one identical and infinite reality. He is pure act and the fullness of Being itself, who revealed His holy name to Moses as 'I AM WHO AM' (Exodus 3:14). Because God is simple and spiritual, He is completely transcendent above all created things yet intimately present to every corner of creation.
Sources
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 200-221
- Exodus 3:14
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