Catechism of the Catholic Church §2002

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Catechism paragraphCatechism of the Catholic ChurchQuotationII. Grace

Catechism of the Catholic Church §2002 — excerpt

God's free initiative demands man's free response, for God has created man in his image by conferring on him, along with freedom, the power to know him and love him.

This translation is under copyright, so only the cited words are quoted here. Follow the link for the full text. Translation: English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd ed. (Libreria Editrice Vaticana), as posted at vatican.va.

Also cites: St. Augustine, Conf. 13, 36, 51: PL 32, 868

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