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Catechism of the Catholic Church §310

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754

Catechism paragraphCatechism of the Catholic ChurchQuotationV. God Carries Out His Plan: Divine Providence

Catechism of the Catholic Church §310 — excerpt

But why did God not create a world so perfect that no evil could exist in it? With infinite power God could always create something better.

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. Thomas Aquinas, STh I, 25, 6 · St. Thomas Aquinas, SCG III, 71

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