2240. Submission to authority and co-responsibility for the common good make it morally obligatory to pay taxes, to exercise the right to vote, and to defend one’s country:
Pay to all of them their dues, taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.45
[Christians] reside in their own nations, but as resident aliens. They participate in all things as citizens and endure all things as foreigners…. They obey the established laws and their way of life surpasses the laws…. So noble is the position to which God has assigned them that they are not allowed to desert it.46
The Apostle exhorts us to offer prayers and thanksgiving for kings and all who exercise authority, “that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way.”47
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
406. When is authority exercised in a legitimate way?
372. What is the moral conscience?
324. What place does the sacrament of Holy Orders have in the divine plan of salvation?
32. In what way is the faith of the Church one faith alone?
484. In danger of war, who has the responsibility for the rigorous evaluation of these conditions?
301. What forms does penance take in the Christian life?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is Abraham’s example of faith, and what can we learn from him? (Hebrews 11:8-12)
What does the mutual admiration between loved ones mean in the book of Songs?
What can we learn about divine wrath and protection of the righteous from the book of Nahum?
The Tower of Babel: What Does This Story Teach Us About God’s Sovereignty? (Genesis 11:1-9)
What does the Bible say about the true source of comfort in times of trouble?
