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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367. What are the sources of the morality of human acts?
468. What is the purpose of punishment?
185. When is the infallibility of the Magisterium exercised?
467. Why is the legitimate defense of persons and of society not opposed to this norm?
544. How does Jesus teach us to pray?
466. Why must human life be respected?
270. Who is the minister of Confirmation?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the Bible say about loving and serving your brothers and sisters?
How do the Psalms teach us to be more sensitive to God’s presence (Psalm 139:1-4)?
What are Daniel’s visions of the golden image and the four beasts?
The Quest for Divine Justice: Tobias’ Example Against Israel’s Oppressors
What does the Bible say about the need to forgive, according to Colossians 3:13?
