Monday, December 31, 2012
401. In what does the social dimension of man consist?
(Comp 401) Together with the personal
call to beatitude, the human person has a communal dimension as an essential
component of his nature and vocation. Indeed, all are called to the same end,
God himself. There is a certain resemblance between the communion of the divine
Persons and the fraternity that people are to establish among themselves in
truth and love. Love of neighbor is inseparable from love for God.
“In brief”
(CCC 1890) There is a certain resemblance between the union
of the divine persons and the fraternity that men ought to establish among
themselves. (CCC 1891) The human person needs life in society in order to
develop in accordance with his nature. Certain societies, such as the family
and the state, correspond more directly to the nature of man.
To deepen and
explain
(CCC 1877) The vocation of humanity is to show forth the
image of God and to be transformed into the image of the Father's only Son.
This vocation takes a personal form since each of us is called to enter into
the divine beatitude; it also concerns the human community as a whole. (CCC 1878)
All men are called to the same end: God himself. There is a certain resemblance
between the union of the divine persons and the fraternity that men are to
establish among themselves in truth and love (Cf. GS 24 § 3). Love of neighbor
is inseparable from love for God.
Reflection
(CCC 1879) The human person needs to live in society.
Society is not for him an extraneous addition but a requirement of his nature.
Through the exchange with others, mutual service and dialogue with his
brethren, man develops his potential; he thus responds to his vocation (Cf. GS
25 § 1). (CCC 1880) A society is a
group of persons bound together organically by a principle of unity that goes
beyond each one of them. As an assembly that is at once visible and spiritual,
a society endures through time: it gathers up the past and prepares for the
future. By means of society, each man is established as an "heir" and
receives certain "talents" that enrich his identity and whose fruits
he must develop (Cf. Lk 19:13, 15). He rightly owes loyalty to the communities
of which he is part and respect to those in authority who have charge of the
common good.
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