Sunday, January 21, 2018
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 387.
(Youcat
answer) The Fifth Commandment forbids also the use of violence against one’s
own body. Jesus expressly demands that we accept and love ourselves: “You shall
love your neighbor as yourself” (Mt 22:39).
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 1003)
United with Christ by Baptism, believers already truly participate in the
heavenly life of the risen Christ, but this life remains "hidden with
Christ in God" (Col 3:3; cf. Phil 3:20). The Father has already
"raised us up with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in
Christ Jesus"(Eph 2:6). Nourished with his body in the Eucharist, we
already belong to the Body of Christ. When we rise on the last day we “also
appear with him in glory” (Col 3:4).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) Self-destructive acts against one’s own body
(body piercings, cutting and so on) are in most cases psychological reactions
to experiences of abandonment and a lack of love; hence they call first and
foremost for our sincere and loving response. Within the context of organ
donation, it must be made clear, however, that there is no human right to
destroy one’s own God-given body.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 1004)
In expectation of that day, the believer's body and soul already participate in
the dignity of belonging to Christ. This dignity entails the demand that he
should treat with respect his own body, but also the body of every other
person, especially the suffering: The body [is meant] for the Lord, and the
Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his
power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? … You are not
your own; … So glorify God in your body (Cor 6:13-15, 19-20).
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