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Catechism of the Catholic Church §358

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 ChurchQuotationI. "in the Image of God"

Catechism of the Catholic Church §358 — excerpt

God created everything for man, but man in turn was created to serve and love God and to offer all creation back to him: What is it that is about to be created, that enjoys such honour?

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: GS 12 # 1 · 24 # 3 · 39 # 1 · St. John Chrysostom, In Gen. sermo 2, 1: PG 54, 587D-588A

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