(the following is from the Catechism)
means a successful integration of sexuality within the person and thus the inner unity of man in his bodily and spiritual being...
The chaste person maintains the integrity of the powers of life and love place in him. This integrity ensures the unity of the person; it is opposed to any behavior that would impair it. It tolerates neither a double life nor duplicity in speech. (Mt. 5:37)
Chastity includes an apprenticeship in self-mastery which is a training in human freedom. The alternative is clear: either man governs his passions and finds peace, or he lets himself be dominated by them and becomes unhappy (Sirach 1:22) Man's dignity therefore requires him to act out of conscious and free choice, as moved and drawn in a personal way from within, and not by blind impulses in himself or by mere external constraint. Man gains such dignity when, ridding himself of all slavery to the passions, he presses forward to his goal by freely choosing what is good and, by his diligence and skill, effectively secures for himself the means suited to this end." (St. Augustine, Conf. 10)
from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd edition
Human beings are called by God to live a moral life, following the virtues and living a life for others: first and foremost, for God; and then for his fellow men and women. He is to realize the dignity that God has granted him and to do nothing that would endanger that. To work out one's salvation is to follow Jesus, carrying one's cross. Which above all means following the Gospel, living the Gospel generously, denying oneself and carrying one's cross. Any seeking after pleasure, for the sake of that pleasure without regard to God's wishes is intrinsically disordered and damaging to the human person, in short, sin.
the catholic church accepted dominance of the new protestant religions in Italy,Germany, and France
In spite of the far left tendencies of several Catholic organisations (such as Sinn Fein, the Catholic Worker Movement, etc.), the Catholic church has long feared the dominance of Soviet style Communism, which pushed for an atheistic state.
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There is a Lutheran Church and a Catholic Church but no Lutheran Catholic Church.
There is no "Roman" Catholic Church: Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. The Chaldean Catholic Church is part of the Catholic Church.
There is an Orthodox Church and a Catholic Church. There is no Catholic Orthodox Church.
The fountain served as a public emblem of the Catholic Church's dominance and authority.
There is only one Catholic Church. There are no divisions. There are some non-Catholic denominations who call themselves Catholic but who are not Catholic, they are Protestant. If the church is not united under the pope in Rome, it is not a Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church.
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
No, a Catholic should not receive communion in anything but a Catholic Church.
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.