1607. According to faith the disorder we notice so painfully does not stem from the nature of man and woman, nor from the nature of their relations, but from sin. As a break with God, the first sin had for its first consequence the rupture of the original communion between man and woman. Their relations were distorted by mutual recriminations;96their mutual attraction, the Creator’s own gift, changed into a relationship of domination and lust;97and the beautiful vocation of man and woman to be fruitful, multiply, and subdue the earth was burdened by the pain of childbirth and the toil of work.98
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56. How do we collaborate with divine Providence?
455. What does the fourth commandment require?
283. What is the meaning of transubstantiation?
411. How does society ensure social justice?
277. How is the celebration of the Holy Eucharist carried out?
581. What place does the Our Father have in the prayer of the Church?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
The power of community: the unity of the Jewish people in Esther (Esther 9:1-5)
What is Jonah’s story and what lessons can we learn from it?
Understanding God’s Wrath – Habakkuk 1:2-4
What does the promise of salvation and redemption in the midst of judgment in Micah 2:12-13 mean?
The Fall of Mankind: How Did Adam and Eve’s Disobedience Affect the World? (Genesis 3:1-24)
The Story of Moses: How did God choose and prepare Moses to lead his people? (Exodus 1-4)
