1900. The duty of obedience requires all to give due honor to authority and to treat those who are charged to exercise it with respect, and, insofar as it is deserved, with gratitude and good-will.
Pope St. Clement of Rome provides the Church’s most ancient prayer for political authorities:18 “Grant to them, Lord, health, peace, concord, and stability, so that they may exercise without offense the sovereignty that you have given them. Master, heavenly King of the ages, you give glory, honor, and power over the things of earth to the sons of men. Direct, Lord, their counsel, following what is pleasing and acceptable in your sight, so that by exercising with devotion and in peace and gentleness the power that you have given to them, they may find favor with you.”19
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
72. What was the original condition of the human person according to the plan of God?
498. What are immoral means of birth control?
462. Are family bonds an absolute good?
574. What are the difficulties in prayer?
342. Are all obliged to get married?
566. What places are conducive to prayer?
89. How does the Church set forth the Mystery of the Incarnation?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
Love and friendship: the importance of relationships in life (Ecc 4:9-12)
What is the cyclicality of Israel’s history and how is it portrayed in Judges 3-16?
How is the humility and grace of God manifested in the Christian’s life, according to Psalm 138:6-7?
What is the significance of David’s song of thanksgiving to God in 2 Samuel 22?
The Light of the World: Jesus is the light that illuminates the darkness (John 8:12)
