Monday, January 26, 2015
John 8, 42-47 + CSDC and CV
John 8, 42-47 +
CSDC and CV
CV 79c Christians long for the entire human family to
call upon God as “Our Father!” In union with the only-begotten Son, may all
people learn to pray to the Father and to ask him, in the words that Jesus
himself taught us, for the grace to glorify him by living according to his
will, to receive the daily bread that we need, to be understanding and generous
towards our debtors, not to be tempted beyond our limits, and to be delivered
from evil (cf. Mt 6:9-13).
CSDC 444. The Holy See, or Apostolic See,[923] enjoys full international subjectivity
as a sovereign authority that performs acts which are juridically its own. It
exercises an external sovereignty recognized within the context of the
international community which reflects that exercised within the Church and is
marked by organizational unity and independence. The Church makes use of the
juridical means necessary or useful for carrying out her mission. The international
activity of the Holy See is manifested objectively under different aspects: the
right to active and passive delegation; the exercise of ius contrahendi in
stipulating treaties; participation in intergovernmental organizations, such as
those under the auspices of the United Nations; and mediation initiatives in
situations of conflict. This activity aims at offering non-partisan service to
the international community, since it seeks no advantage for itself but only
the good of the entire human family. In this context, the Holy See particularly
avails itself of its own diplomatic personnel.
Notes: [923] Cf. Code of Canon Law, canon 361.
[42] Jesus said
to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God
and am here; I did not come on my own, but he sent me. [43] Why do you not
understand what I am saying? Because you cannot bear to hear my word. [44] You
belong to your father the devil and you willingly carry out your father's
desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth,
because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character,
because he is a liar and the father of lies. [45] But because I speak the
truth, you do not believe me. [46] Can any of you charge me with sin? If I am
telling the truth, why do you not believe me? [47] Whoever belongs to God hears
the words of God; for this reason you do not listen, because you do not belong
to God."
CSDC 42. The inner transformation of the human
person, in his being progressively conformed to Christ, is the necessary
prerequisite for a real transformation of his relationships with others.
“It is necessary, then, to appeal to the spiritual and moral capacities of the
human person and to the permanent need for his inner conversion, so as to
obtain social changes that will really serve him. The acknowledged priority of
the conversion of heart in no way eliminates but on the contrary imposes the
obligation of bringing the appropriate remedies to institutions and living
conditions when they are an inducement to sin, so that they conform to the
norms of justice and advance the good rather than hinder it”[43].
Notes: [43]
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1888.
[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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