Monday, August 21, 2017
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 333 – Part V.
(Youcat answer - repeated) If people
are to do good and avoid evil, certainty about what is good or evil must be
inscribed within them. In fact there is such a moral law that is, so to speak, “natural”
to men and can be known in principle by every person by reason.
A
deepening through CCC
(CCC 1956) The natural law, present in the
heart of each man and established by reason, is universal in its precepts and
its authority extends to all men. It expresses the dignity of the person and
determines the basis for his fundamental rights and duties: For there is a true
law: right reason. It is in conformity with nature, is diffused among all men,
and is immutable and eternal; its orders summon to duty; its prohibitions turn
away from offense.... To replace it with a contrary law is a sacrilege; failure
to apply even one of its provisions is forbidden; no one can abrogate it
entirely (Cicero, Rep. III, 22,
33).
Reflecting
and meditating
(Youcat comment) The natural
moral law is valid for everyone. It tells men what fundamental rights and
duties they have and thus forms the real foundation for life together in the
family, in society, and in the State. Because our natural knowledge is often troubled
by sin and human weakness, a person needs God’s help and his Revelation in
order to stay on the right path.
(CCC
Comment)
(CCC 1957) Application of the natural law
varies greatly; it can demand reflection that takes account of various
conditions of life according to places, times, and circumstances. Nevertheless,
in the diversity of cultures, the natural law remains as a rule that binds men
among themselves and imposes on them, beyond the inevitable differences, common
principles.
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