Catechism index

2201 I. The Family in God's Plan The conjugal community is established upon the consent of the spouses. Marriage and the family are ordered to the good of the spouses and to the procreation and education of children. the …
2202 I. The Family in God's Plan A man and a woman united in marriage, together with their children, form a family. This institution is prior to any recognition by public authority, which has an obligation to recognize it. …
2203 I. The Family in God's Plan In creating man and woman, God instituted the human family and endowed it with its fundamental constitution. Its members are persons equal in dignity. For the common good of its members and …
2204 I. The Family in God's Plan "The Christian family constitutes a specific revelation and realization of ecclesial communion, and for this reason it can and should be called a domestic church." 9 It is a community of faith, …
2205 I. The Family in God's Plan The Christian family is a communion of persons, a sign and image of the communion of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit. In the procreation and education of children …
2206 I. The Family in God's Plan The relationships within the family bring an affinity of feelings, affections and interests, arising above all from the members' respect for one another. the family is a privileged community called to achieve …
2207 II. The Family and Society The family is the original cell of social life. It is the natural society in which husband and wife are called to give themselves in love and in the gift of life. …
2208 II. The Family and Society The family should live in such a way that its members learn to care and take responsibility for the young, the old, the sick, the handicapped, and the poor. There are many …
2209 II. The Family and Society The family must be helped and defended by appropriate social measures. Where families cannot fulfill their responsibilities, other social bodies have the duty of helping them and of supporting the institution of …
2210 II. The Family and Society The importance of the family for the life and well-being of society 13 entails a particular responsibility for society to support and strengthen marriage and the family. Civil authority should consider it …
2211 II. The Family and Society The political community has a duty to honor the family, to assist it, and to ensure especially: - the freedom to establish a family, have children, and bring them up in keeping …
2212 II. The Family and Society The fourth commandment illuminates other relationships in society. In our brothers and sisters we see the children of our parents; in our cousins, the descendants of our ancestors; in our fellow citizens, …
2213 II. The Family and Society Human communities are made up of persons. Governing them well is not limited to guaranteeing rights and fulfilling duties such as honoring contracts. Right relations between employers and employees, between those who …
2214 III. The Duties of Family Members The divine fatherhood is the source of human fatherhood; 16 this is the foundation of the honor owed to parents. the respect of children, whether minors or adults, for their father and …
2215 III. The Duties of Family Members Respect for parents (filial piety) derives from gratitude toward those who, by the gift of life, their love and their work, have brought their children into the world and enabled them to …
2216 III. The Duties of Family Members Filial respect is shown by true docility and obedience. "My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.... When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, …
2217 III. The Duties of Family Members As long as a child lives at home with his parents, the child should obey his parents in all that they ask of him when it is for his good or that …
2218 III. The Duties of Family Members The fourth commandment reminds grown children of their responsibilities toward their parents. As much as they can, they must give them material and moral support in old age and in times of …
2219 III. The Duties of Family Members Filial respect promotes harmony in all of family life; it also concerns relationships between brothers and sisters. Respect toward parents fills the home with light and warmth. "Grandchildren are the crown of …
2220 III. The Duties of Family Members For Christians a special gratitude is due to those from whom they have received the gift of faith, the grace of Baptism, and life in the Church. These may include parents, grandparents, …