2103. The Church recognizes an exemplary value in the vows to practice the evangelical counsels:23
Mother Church rejoices that she has within herself many men and women who pursue the Savior’s self-emptying more closely and show it forth more clearly, by undertaking poverty with the freedom of the children of God, and renouncing their own will: they submit themselves to man for the sake of God, thus going beyond what is of precept in the matter of perfection, so as to conform themselves more fully to the obedient Christ.24
The Church can, in certain cases and for proportionate reasons, dispense from vows and promises25
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
301. What forms does penance take in the Christian life?
478. What care must be given to the dying?
466. Why must human life be respected?
140. What does it mean that the Spirit “has spoken through the prophets”?
224. What are the sacraments and which are they?
168. Who belongs to the Catholic Church?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Lessons from the Meeting of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 33:1-20)
What does Nahum 1:9 say about God’s mercy to those who repent?
How is the humility and grace of God manifested in the Christian’s life, according to Psalm 138:6-7?
How Obedience to God Can Lead to Victory: An Analysis of the Siege of Jericho (Joshua 6)?
What is the image of God as shepherd in Ezekiel 34?
What does it mean to submit to God’s discipline, according to Hebrews 12:5-11?
