Yes, the Holy Spirit
is truly God. He is consubstantial with the Father and Son and inseparable from
them.
As stated in the
Baltimore Catechism...
Q. From whom
does the Holy Ghost proceed?
A. The Holy Ghost
proceeds from the Father and the Son.
As stated in the
Catechism of Pope St. Pius X...
Q. What work
is especially attributed to the Holy Ghost?
A. To the Holy
Ghost is specially attributed the sanctification of souls.
As stated in the
Catechism of St. John Neumann...
Q. What effect
does the Holy Ghost produce in this world?
A. The Holy Ghost
teaches and directs the Church and sanctifies mankind by His grace.
[Note: Emphasis
added above.]
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"Now what the
soul is to the body of man, the Holy Spirit is in the body of Christ, which is
the Church. The Holy Spirit does in the whole Church what the soul does in all
the members of a single body." (St. Augustine, Doctor of the Church)
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