339. Each creature possesses its own particular goodness and perfection. For each one of the works of the “six days” it is said: “and God saw that it was good.” “By the very nature of creation, material being is endowed with its own stability, truth and excellence, its own order and laws.” Each of the various creatures, willed in its own being, reflects in its own way a ray of God’s infinite wisdom and goodness. Man must therefore respect the particular goodness of every creature, to avoid any disordered use of things which would be in contempt of the Creator and would bring disastrous consequences for human beings and their environment.
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317. Who administers this sacrament?
478. What care must be given to the dying?
230. For what reason are the sacraments necessary for salvation?
269. Who can receive this sacrament?
152. What does it mean to say that the Church is the universal sacrament of salvation?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the true nature of evil, according to the story of Job described in Job 2:1-13?
What does Jesus’ statement “I am the resurrection and the life” in John 11:25-26 mean?
What is Jonah’s story and what lessons can we learn from it?
What are Deuteronomy’s teachings on gratitude to God?
How does the story of Rich and Lazarus warn us about the consequences of greed? (Luke 16:19-31)
What is Ezekiel’s message about individual responsibility before God?
