Matthew 27, 62-66 + CSDC and CV
(CV 44c) It is
irresponsible to view sexuality merely as a source of pleasure, and likewise to
regulate it through strategies of mandatory birth control. In either case
materialistic ideas and policies are at work, and individuals are ultimately subjected
to various forms of violence. Against such policies, there is a need to defend
the primary competence of the family in the area of sexuality [111], as opposed to the State and its restrictive
policies, and to ensure that parents are suitably prepared to undertake their
responsibilities. Morally responsible openness to life represents a rich
social and economic resource. Populous nations have been able to emerge
from poverty thanks not least to the size of their population and the talents
of their people.
Notes: [111] Cf. ibid., 37: loc. cit., 275-276.
To renew cultural and
social realities bringing out the social significance of the Gospel
CSDC 521a. Aware
of the power of Christianity to renew even cultural and social realities[1105],
the Church offers the contribution of her teaching to the building up of the
human community by bringing out the social significance of the Gospel[1106].
At the end of the nineteenth century, the Church's Magisterium systematically
addressed the pressing social questions of the time, creating “a lasting
paradigm for the Church.
Notes: [1105] Cf. Congregation for
the Clergy, General Directory for Catechesis, 18, Libreria Editrice
Vaticana, Vatican City 1997, pp. 21-22. [1106] Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical
Letter Redemptoris Missio, 11: AAS 83 (1991), 259-260.
(Mt 27, 62-66) Through his spirituality man moves beyond the realm of
mere things and plunges into the innermost structure of reality.
[62] The next day, the one following the day of
preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate [63]
and said, "Sir, we remember that this impostor while still alive said,
'After three days I will be raised up.' [64] Give orders, then, that the grave
be secured until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him and say
to the people, 'He has been raised from the dead.' This last imposture would be
worse than the first." [65] Pilate said to them, "The guard is yours;
38 go secure it as best you can." [66] So they went and secured the tomb
by fixing a seal to the stone and setting the guard.
CSDC 128. Through his corporeality man unites in
himself elements of the material world; these “reach their summit through
him, and through him raise their voice in free praise of the Creator”[240].
This dimension makes it possible for man to be part of the material world, but
not as in a prison or in exile. It is not proper to despise bodily life; rather
“man ... is obliged to regard his body as good and honourable since God has
created it and will raise it up on the last day”[241]. Because of this bodily
dimension, however, following the wound of sin, man experiences the rebellion
of his body and the perverse inclinations of his heart; he must always keep
careful watch over these lest he become enslaved to them and become a victim of
a purely earthly vision of life.Through his spirituality man moves beyond
the realm of mere things and plunges into the innermost structure of reality.
When he enters into his own heart, that is, when he reflects on his destiny, he
discovers that he is superior to the material world because of his unique
dignity as one who converses with God, under whose gaze he makes decisions
about his life. In his inner life he recognizes that the person has “a
spiritual and immortal soul” and he knows that the person is not merely “a
speck of nature or a nameless constituent of the
Notes: [240] Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Pastoral
Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 14: AAS 58 (1966), 1035; cf. Catechism
of the Catholic Church, 364. [241] Second Vatican Ecumenical Council,
Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 14: AAS 58 (1966),
1035.[242] Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium
et Spes, 14: AAS 58 (1966), 1036; cf. Catechism of the Catholic
Church, 363, 1703.
[Initials and
Abbreviations.- CSDC: Pontifical Council for Justice And Peace, Compendium of the Social
Doctrine of the Church; - SDC: Social Doctrine of the Church; - CV: Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in truth)]
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