Saturday, June 8, 2013

Beautiful Body

     The human body shares in the dignity of "the image of God": it is a human body precisely because it is animated by a spiritual soul, and it is the whole human person that is intended to become, in the body of Christ, a temple of the Spirit:232   364 pg. 93 Imprimi Potest. Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Interdicasterial Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Liguori Publications, The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1994

     In laymen's terms;  All humans are created by God, in His image and likeness, so therefore deserve respect for that purpose alone.  Those that have received the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation, have received and are strengthened by the Holy Spirit.  Knowing this, as Christians, we have a unique outlook and respect of our bodies and of our fellow human beings. We must not take on the perspective of the world around us in treating our bodies as something, disposable and undignified.  But as something Holy and pure.  

     Follow along as we seek enlightenment in this profound truth!  


 To Be Continued....