Paragraph 2210

2210. The importance of the family for the life and well-being of society¹³ entails a particular responsibility for society to support and strengthen marriage and the family. Civil authority should consider it a grave duty “to acknowledge the true nature of marriage and the family, to protect and foster them, to safeguard public morality, and promote domestic prosperity.”¹⁴

Aprofunde seus conhecimentos

135. How will Christ judge the living and the dead?

279. What are the essential and necessary elements for celebrating the Eucharist?

123. Why does Jesus call upon his disciples to take up their cross?

224. What are the sacraments and which are they?

194. What is the meaning of the “communion of saints”?

392. What is sin?

160. What are charisms?

Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

What does the “gospel of peace” mentioned in Nahum 1:15 mean, and how does it relate to the fear of God?

What was King Belshazzar’s judgment and how did his fall contribute to the fulfillment of biblical prophecies in Daniel 5?

God’s chosen people: What does the book of Leviticus teach us about the choice and holiness of God’s people? (Leviticus 20:26)

How to deal with conflicts and disagreements between brothers: the example of Joseph’s children (Joshua 17-19)?

What is the example of perseverance in the faith that Paul set in 2 Timothy 4:7?

How does Job 38:1-11 reveal God’s sovereignty in the midst of suffering?

What is the image of God as shepherd in Ezekiel 34?