Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 333 – Part VI.
(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 1958) The natural law is immutable and permanent throughout the
variations of history (Cf. GS 10) it subsists under the flux of ideas and
customs and supports their progress. The rules that express it remain
substantially valid. Even when it is rejected in its very principles, it cannot
be destroyed or removed from the heart of man. It always rises again in the
life of individuals and societies: Theft is surely punished by your law, O
Lord, and by the law that is written in the human heart, the law that iniquity
itself does not efface (St. Augustine, Conf.
2, 4, 9: PL 32, 678).
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 1959) The natural law, the Creator's
very good work, provides the solid foundation on which man can build the
structure of moral rules to guide his choices. It also provides the
indispensable moral foundation for building the human community. Finally, it
provides the necessary basis for the civil law with which it is connected,
whether by a reflection that draws conclusions from its principles, or by
additions of a positive and juridical nature.
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