ABSTRACT
The opening paragraph of the Gospel of St John has generally been regarded as an exposition of the mystical meaning of Christianity, which is of course above all else the religion of the Incarnation of God. In the liturgy of the Catholic Church there are three separate points at which, for centuries, the faithful sank momentarily to their knees. The Word became flesh as the means of reconciling fallen humanity to God. The idea of being 'made flesh' has to do with the Fall. It is still a body, one with, yet eternally distinct from, the Holy Spirit of God, Who bore It as seed into the Virgin's womb. St Paul, who was virtually the founder of 'orthodoxy', himself declared: 'The Kingdom of God cannot be enjoyed by flesh and blood', adding in explanation that 'the principle of corruption cannot share a life which is incorruptible'..
