“Simple question...did the Son of God, second person of the Trinity, exist BEFORE he was incarnated?”
Of course.
Thank you. This is why, I think, Roman Catholics should have stuck with the term "God-bearer" (Theotokos) rather than the disputed "Mother of God" title given to Mary. Jesus, the Son of God, second person of the Trinity, always existed, was not made, yet...when He became a man, took on human flesh (incarnated), the virgin Mary was the chosen vessel to give birth to that flesh. He, at that time, became the God-man, having both a human and Divine nature in one. I know many RCs understand this point but there are probably just as many, if not more, who do not and this confusion is what has led to Mary-worship. I just think a lot of that confusion could have been avoided.