1605. Holy Scripture affirms that man and woman were created for one another: “It is not good that the man should be alone.”92 The woman, “flesh of his flesh,” i.e., his counterpart, his equal, his nearest in all things, is given to him by God as a “helpmate”; she thus represents God from whom comes our help.93 “Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh.”94 The Lord himself shows that this signifies an unbreakable union of their two lives by recalling what the plan of the Creator had been “in the beginning”: “So they are no longer two, but one flesh.”95
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477. What practices are contrary to respect for the bodily integrity of the human person?
473. How does one avoid scandal?
221. In what way is the Father the source and the goal of the liturgy?
508. What is forbidden by the seventh commandment?
33. What are the symbols of faith?
328. What is the effect of ordination to the priesthood?
139. What symbols are used to represent the Holy Spirit?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the role of the law in the Old Testament, according to Galatians 3:10-14?
How does the story of Rich and Lazarus warn us about the consequences of greed? (Luke 16:19-31)
How important is the Word of God in the Christian life according to 2 Timothy 3:16-17?
What can we learn about the theology of suffering from the story of Job described in Job 1:1-22?
What does the Bible teach about the importance of humility and modesty?
What is God’s judgment on corruption and oppression according to Micah 3:1-4?
