According to the Catholic Church, every Catholic, through the
             sacrament of Baptism, "is freed from sin and reborn." Through the first
             sacrament of baptism and immersion, all individual members of the Catholic
             Church engage in the act of becoming members of Christ. Baptism enables an
             adherent of the faith to incorporate into the Church and made sharers in
             the mission of the Church. ("The Seven Sacraments of the Church ("The Seven
             Sacraments of the Church." 1213:5) However, without Christ's sacrifice of
             his life and suffering on behalf of humanity the sacrament of baptism would
             Baptism addresses the Original Sin of Adam and Eve in a way made
             possible only by the sacrifice of Jesus. As St. John baptized Jesus, so
             are all adherents of the Church. By Jesus' teaching, suffering, and dying
             the Church and its sacraments gain its power and original sin is obviated.
             "If water springing up from the earth symbolizes life, the water of the sea
             is a symbol of death and so can represent the mystery of the cross. By this
             symbolism Baptism signifies communion with Christ's death." ("The Seven
             Sacraments of the Church." (1220) As Jesus was baptized, so are those who
             follow Him are baptized, and reborn anew into the life his sacrifice
             Jesus Christ was the Son of God, sent to earth on behalf of God to
             die for the sins of humanity. When Jesus suffered, he engaged in atonement
             for all of the sins of humanity by taking on a fleshy existence. This is
             why for Catholics, it is so important to understand why Jesus, the Son of
             God "was set forth into the world as the son of a woman." (Creed: 3:1) To
             engage in the act of catechism or unity with the church is to become one
             with suffering, atoning body of Jesus. "The Word became flesh for us in
             order to save us by reconciling us with God, who "loved us and sent his Son
             to be the expiation for our sins." Also, "the Father has sent his So
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