1740. Threats to freedom. the exercise of freedom does not imply a right to say or do everything. It is false to maintain that man, “the subject of this freedom,” is “an individual who is fully self-sufficient and whose finality is the satisfaction of his own interests in the enjoyment of earthly goods.”33 Moreover, the economic, social, political, and cultural conditions that are needed for a just exercise of freedom are too often disregarded or violated. Such situations of blindness and injustice injure the moral life and involve the strong as well as the weak in the temptation to sin against charity. By deviating from the moral law man violates his own freedom, becomes imprisoned within himself, disrupts neighborly fellowship, and rebels against divine truth.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
190. How does the laity participate in the prophetic office?
231. What is sacramental grace?
321. What are the sacraments at the service of communion and mission?
96. What does the “Immaculate Conception” mean?
206. What does it mean to die in Christ Jesus?
510. When does the Church intervene in social areas?
369. Are there acts which are always illicit?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How important is courage and boldness according to Proverbs 28:1?
What can we learn about divine wrath and protection of the righteous from the book of Nahum?
What do the passages in Daniel 7 and 11 teach us about the rise of the antichrist?
Understanding God’s Wrath – Habakkuk 1:2-4
What does it mean to be a new creature in Christ, as described in 2 Corinthians 5:17?
What does God’s sovereignty over human history mean, as described in Zephaniah 1:15?
How did a woman’s faith heal her of a hemorrhage, according to Matthew 9:20-22?
