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The family, an image of God according to the Cathechism
Mato Zovkić
Abstract
The 1992 universal Catechism speaks of human couple and of
christan family as an image of God within its teaching on creation of
man, on the sacrament of matrimony, on the fourth and on the sixth
commandments. This starting point of christian anthropology
supposes and develops the doctrine of the Second Vatican Council
with an emphasis on its social aspect.
a) In the documents of Vatican II the family is depicted as
ecclesia domestica (LG 11), a school of social virtues (GE 3), the
community of loving persons who complement each other as
husbands and wives, parents and children (GS 12; 22; 24; 47-52).
b) Cathecism texts on God's plan about marriage and family in
numbers 356-373; 523-534; 2331-2335; 1610-1620; 2201-2233 are
quoted and analyzed. In 2205 and 2214 family is depicted as an
image of God in the sense that its members mutually rellect and enact God's active love.
c) The author attended the Jewish/Crhistian conference on
"Religious Leadership in Secular Society" in Jerusalem, February 1-4,
1994. From the expositions of rabbi Irvin Greenberg, Mrs. Dolores
Leckey and bishop J. M. Cirarda he quotes some thoughts on
chances and challenges for believing families in modern society.
Conclusion: this year of 1994 as international year of the family
is an opportunity to remind the Croatian catholic families that they
are and should become ever more an image of God in their homes as well as in their religious and social communities. But, since we
catholics have no monoply of bounty, fidelity and love the catholic
families shoud collaborate with other families of good will in fulfilling
and improving their mission.
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52532
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Publication date:
21.6.1994.
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