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Is a Sin and Condemned in the Bible<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Truth is Necessary<\/p>\n
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All Deserve Respect<\/p>\n
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Marriage is One Man and One Woman<\/p>\n
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Compassion is Necessary<\/p>\n
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The Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||20px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”20px||40px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”10px||20px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#EB7425″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” 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force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px|||” custom_padding_phone=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|10px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that ‘homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered<\/strong>.’ They are contrary to the natural law\u2026Under no circumstances can they be approved.”(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2357)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “The most perniciously typical aspect of the modern era consists in the absurd attempt to reconstruct a solid and fruitful temporal order divorced from God, who is, in fact, the only foundation on which it can endure.” (Mater et Magistra, 217)<\/a><\/p>\n “The Church\u2019s doctrine regarding [homosexual behavior] is thus based\u2026on the solid foundation of a constant Biblical testimony<\/strong>. The community of faith today, [is] in unbroken continuity with the Jewish and Christian communities within which the ancient Scriptures were written”. (On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, 6)<\/a><\/p>\n “When human beings set themselves against God<\/strong>, they set themselves against the truth<\/strong> of their own being and consequently do not become free, but alienated from themselves.” (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Read More” open_toggle_text_color=”#054368″ closed_toggle_text_color=”#054368″ closed_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”left” custom_margin=”10px|||40px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||0px” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”|||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cIncreasing numbers of people today, even within the Church, are bringing enormous pressure to bear on the Church to accept the homosexual condition as though it were not disordered and to condone homosexual activity. Those within the Church who argue in this\u2026are guided by a vision opposed to the truth about the human person, which is fully disclosed in the mystery of Christ.\u201d (On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, 8)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGod, in his infinite wisdom and love, brings into existence all of reality as a reflection of his goodness. He fashions mankind, male and female, in his own image and likeness. Human beings, therefore, are nothing less than the work of God himself; and in the complementarity of the sexes<\/strong>, they are called to reflect the inner unity of the Creator. They do this in a striking way in their cooperation with him in the transmission of life by a mutual donation of the self to the other.\u201d (On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, 6)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAgainst the background of this exposition of theocratic law, an eschatological perspective is developed by St. Paul when\u2026he proposes the same doctrine and lists those who behave in a homosexual fashion<\/strong> among those who shall not enter the Kingdom of God.<\/strong>\u201d (On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, 6)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cProviding a basic plan for understanding this entire discussion of homosexuality is the theology of creation we find in Genesis.\u201d (On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, 6)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ background_color=”#054368″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” disabled_on=”on|on|off” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”40px||40px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ text_font_size=”30px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”|40px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|40px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” inline_fonts=”Work Sans” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “[T]he systematic violation of the moral law\u2026produces a kind of progressive darkening of the capacity to discern God\u2019s living and saving presence”. (Evangelium Vitae, 21)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen freedom, out of a desire to emancipate itself from all forms of tradition and authority, shuts out even the most obvious evidence of an objective and universal truth\u2026a serious distortion of life in society\u201d results. (Evangelium Vitae, 19-20)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSeparated from God a man is but a monster<\/strong>, in himself and toward others; for the right ordering of human society presupposes the right ordering of man\u2019s conscience with God\u201d. (Mater et Magistra, 215)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen man does not recognize in himself and in others the value and grandeur of the human person, he effectively deprives himself of the possibility of benefiting from his humanity and of entering into that relationship of solidarity and communion with others for which God created him.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 41)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/kevin-lee-96419-unsplash.jpg” alt=”Mankind, both male and female, are created by God in His image and likeness.” title_text=”kevin-lee-96419-unsplash” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”|40px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|40px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” inline_fonts=”Work Sans” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “[T]he systematic violation of the moral law\u2026produces a kind of progressive darkening of the capacity to discern God\u2019s living and saving presence”. (Evangelium Vitae, 21)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen freedom, out of a desire to emancipate itself from all forms of tradition and authority, shuts out even the most obvious evidence of an objective and universal truth\u2026a serious distortion of life in society\u201d results. (Evangelium Vitae, 19-20)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSeparated from God a man is but a monster<\/strong>, in himself and toward others; for the right ordering of human society presupposes the right ordering of man\u2019s conscience with God\u201d. (Mater et Magistra, 215)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen man does not recognize in himself and in others the value and grandeur of the human person, he effectively deprives himself of the possibility of benefiting from his humanity and of entering into that relationship of solidarity and communion with others for which God created him.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 41)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” hover_enabled=”0″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on” module_id=”loveothers” da_popup_slug=”loveothers” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”40px||40px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”50px||50px|||” custom_padding_phone=”20px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/A-bishop-hears-a-confession.jpg” alt=”To push back against gender identity and transgenderism, we must advance the God-given human dignity of male and female.” title_text=”A bishop hears a confession” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px|||” custom_padding_phone=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|10px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2358)<\/a> And, \u201cThere is no worse form of alienation than to feel uprooted, belonging to no one.\u201d (Pope Francis, 53)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The Church\u2019s teaching is<\/strong> not meant to curtail love but to enable it<\/strong>. For those troubled with their identity, patience is called for. When a person is on a path seeking wholeness, their search must be encouraged and respected \u2013\u00a0in friendship.<\/p>\n The Church points to the peace and life-giving path of Christ\u2019s commandments. We owe it to God, our brothers and sisters and ourselves to offer what is true \u2013 and why we believe it is true.<\/p>\n “Although she constantly holds up the call to perfection and asks for a fuller response to God, ‘the Church must accompany with attention and care the weakest of her children, who show signs of a wounded and troubled love, by restoring in them hope and confidence'”. (Pope Francis, 291)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe inalienable rights of the person must be recognized and respected by civil society and the political authority.\u201d\u00a0(CCC, 2273)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt is deplorable that homosexual persons have been<\/strong> and are<\/strong> the object of violent malice<\/strong>\u2026Such treatment deserves condemnation from the Church\u2019s pastors wherever it occurs. It reveals a kind of disregard for others which endangers the most fundamental principles of a healthy society. The intrinsic dignity of each person must always be respected in word, in action and in law.\u201d (On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, 10)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.2″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#EB7425″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ 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max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”20px||20px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_text_color=”#eb7525″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ background_color=”#eb7425″ module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0||0||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”20px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ 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custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#084369″ max_width=”90%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “[T]he heart of the tragedy being experienced by modern man [is] the<\/strong> eclipse of the sense of God and of man<\/strong>“. (Evangelium Vitae, 21)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “[I]deologies do not take account of the whole man, nor even of his most important part\u2026they fail to take account of that deep-rooted sense of religion which exists in all men everywhere, and which nothing, neither violence nor cunning, can eradicate.” (Magis et Magistra, 213)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n “There is, alas, a spirit of hedonism abroad today which beguiles men into thinking that life is nothing more than the quest for pleasure and the satisfaction of human passions. This attitude is disastrous. Its evil effects on soul and body are undeniable.” (Magis et Magistra, 235)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px|0px|20px|0px|false|false” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/A-love-is-love-and-rainbow-mural-on-the-side-of-a-wall-representing-lgbt-rights.jpg” alt=”A black and a white woman clasp hands together, symbolizing how we can get beyond racism in the United States” title_text=”A love is love and rainbow mural on the side of a wall representing lgbt rights” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ header_text_color=”#054368″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”20px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px|0px|10px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201c[T]here is the profound crisis of culture, which generates skepticism in relation to the very foundations of knowledge and ethics\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n Evangelium Vitae, 11<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “There are some indeed who go so far as to<\/strong> deny the existence of a moral order<\/strong> which is transcendent, absolute, universal and equally binding upon all.” (Mater et Magistra, 205)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “There is an even more profound aspect which needs to be emphasized: freedom negates and destroys itself<\/strong> and becomes a factor leading to the destruction of others, when it no longer recognizes<\/strong> and respects its essential link with the<\/strong> truth<\/strong>.” (Evangelium Vitae, 19)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “At the root of these negative phenomena there frequently lies a corruption of the idea and the experience of freedom, conceived\u2026as an autonomous power of self-affirmation, often against others, for one\u2019s own selfish well-being.” (Familiaris Consortio, 6)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Read More” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#054368″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Such a situation makes it increasingly difficult to grasp clearly the meaning of what man is, the meaning of his rights and his duties.” (Evangelium Vitae, 11)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n “[M]ass media are often implicated<\/strong>\u2026by lending credit to that culture which presents recourse to\u2026 abortion\u2026as a mark of progress and a victory of freedom, while depicting as enemies of freedom and progress those positions which are unreservedly pro-life.” (Evangelium Vitae, 17)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n “[A]n overall assessment of a cultural and moral nature, beginning with the mentality which carries the concept of subjectivity to an extreme and even distorts it”. (Evangelium Vitae, 19)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/A-man-blindfolded-in-the-woods.jpg” alt=”A woman prays in the pews of a mostly empty Church, showing how combatting racism in the United States must be a spiritual battle” title_text=”A man blindfolded in the woods” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ custom_padding_tablet=”||30px” custom_padding_phone=”10px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ header_text_color=”#054368″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”20px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px|0px|10px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cSeparated from God a man is but a monster, in himself and toward others; for the right ordering of human society presupposes the right ordering of man\u2019s conscience with God\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Mater et Magistra, 215<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “[T]he\u00a0moral order\u00a0has\u00a0no existence\u00a0except in God<\/strong>;\u00a0cut off from God\u00a0it must necessarily disintegrate.” (Mater et Magistra, 208)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n When \u201cany reference to common values and to a truth absolutely binding on everyone is lost\u2026At that point, everything is negotiable.” (Evangelium Vitae, 20)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n It is an “absurd attempt to reconstruct a solid and fruitful temporal order<\/strong> divorced from God<\/strong>, who is, in fact, the only foundation on which it can endure.” (Mater et Magistra, 217)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “[W]hen the sense of God is lost, the sense of man is also threatened and poisoned”. (Evangelium Vitae, 22)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Read More” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#054368″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “When freedom, out of a desire to emancipate itself from all forms of tradition and authority, shuts out even the most obvious evidence of an objective and universal truth\u2026a\u00a0serious distortion of life in society” results. (Evangelium Vitae, 19-20)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “[T]he systematic violation of the moral law\u2026produces a kind of progressive darkening of the capacity to discern God\u2019s living and saving presence”. (Evangelium Vitae, 21)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.2″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#EB7425″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ max_width=”50px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”|0px||” locked=”off” 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max_width_phone=”80%” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|||” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px|0px|20px|0px|false|false” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/A-Catholic-young-man-prayers-the-rosary-with-a-group.jpg” alt=”Historical racism in the United States is shown by a black and white photograph of a black worker polishing a window with a %22Whites Only%22 sign” title_text=”A Catholic young man prayers the rosary with a group” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ header_text_color=”#054368″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cRealize then the supreme importance<\/strong> of spiritual and moral values<\/strong>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n Mater et Magistra, 210<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “A Christian\u2019s outlook cannot be limited to the horizon of life in this world. He knows that during the present life another one is being prepared, one of such importance that it is in its light that judgments must be made.” (Declaration on Procured Abortion, 25)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Man demands \u201ca moral and religious order; and it is this order\u2026which has the greatest validity in the solution of problems relating to his life as an individual and as a member of society\u201d. (Mater et Magistra, 208)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “The great task is\u2026recapturing the ultimate meaning of life<\/strong> and its fundamental values. Only an awareness of the primacy of these values enables man\u2026to bring about the true advancement of the human person in his or her whole truth, in his or her freedom and dignity.” (Familiaris Consortio, 8)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe Lord Jesus promised, \u2018You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free<\/strong>\u2019 (Jn. 8:32).<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n
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The Truth<\/span><\/h2>\n
Life Without Truth<\/span><\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” disabled_on=”off|off|on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”40px||40px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/kevin-lee-96419-unsplash.jpg” alt=”Mankind, both male and female, are created by God in His image and likeness.” title_text=”kevin-lee-96419-unsplash” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font_size=”30px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nLife Without Truth<\/span><\/h2>\n
The Love<\/span><\/h2>\n
Modernity’s Loss of the Sense of God<\/span><\/h4>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0most fundamental modern error<\/strong>\u00a0is that of imagining that man\u2019s natural sense of\u00a0religion<\/strong>
is nothing more than the outcome of feeling or fantasy<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\nMater et Magistra, 214<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n
No Freedom without Truth<\/span><\/h2>\n
No Morality without God<\/span><\/h2>\n
What Can I Do?<\/span><\/h4>\n
The \u201cvery need for religion reveals a man for what he is: a being created by God and tending always toward God.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n
Mater et Magistra, 214<\/a><\/h5>\n
Be Holy<\/span><\/h2>\n