FAITH OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

By Edward Matulanya  According to Catholic teaching, the creation of the angels is drawn from both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, and is explained in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) and writings of the Church Fathers. Here’s a clear summary of what the Roman Catholic Church teaches: 1. God Alone Is Creator Angels are pure spirits: They are created beings, not eternal or divine. The Church professes: “I believe in one God, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.” “Invisible” includes the angelic world (CCC 328–330). 2. When They Were Created Before humanity and the material universe was complete, God created the angels. Scripture is not explicit about the exact “moment,” but tradition holds that their creation occurred at the beginning of time—before the creation of the visible world (cf. Lateran Council IV, 1215). St. Augustine writes that angels were created “in the beginning” when God said, “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3), interpretin...