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@it_just_says_m (Media Studies prof from @ProvManitoba) going through the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Not official. Errors are my own. On FB (see link)

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37. People can be foiled from knowing God by imagination, sensation and the consequences of sin; they persuade themselves that truth is false.
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36. Everyone is able to know that God is real because all people have been created in the image of God.
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35. The human mind is able to know God personally. God is revealed to people, giving them the ability to welcome God. Faith and reason are not opposites.
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34. All understand that everything began somewhere and everything will end, and that they didn’t (and won’t) experience those events. The cause of those events is “God.” (see Summa Theologiae 1-3)
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33. One can know of God’s existence by humanity’s aesthetics, morality, longings, and even their questions. Humanity bears a “seed of eternity.” (see Gaudium et Spes, from 1965) #CatholicTwitter

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32. One can know of God’s existence from the material world. St Augustine: “Question the beauty of the earth … Their beauty is a profession.” (Sermo 241, 2) #CatholicTwitter

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31. By observing the world and by exploring human nature, someone seeking God will discover God. They will be convinced!
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30. God wants people to receive life and happiness in finding God. But it takes work of mind and will. And help from others who already believe.
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29. Humanity can, in turn, hide from God—and even be fearful—for various reasons, some well-founded, others not.
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28. Humanity has always, and in various ways, searched for God (as if in the dark). And God is never far away.
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27. Humanity is created by God for God, the one in whom humanity will find true happiness and full living. God does not stop inviting humanity to God.
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26. The Creed (faith) is humanity’s response to the revelation of God. God shines a bright light for those searching for the meaning of life!
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25. True Christian works come from and lead to love. To make this happen, “the love of our Lord must always be made accessible.” (Roman Catechism Pref. 10)
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24. This catechism should be freely adapted for its audience. From the Roman Catechism: “Whoever teaches must become ‘all things to all men.’” (Pref. 11; 1 Cor. 9:22)
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23. This catechism is all about comprehension of doctrine, with its manifestation in life and action as a goal.
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22. “In brief” summaries in this catechism condense the teachings that precede them; derivatives of these passages could be committed to memory.
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21. Quotations from Church Fathers, liturgy, Popes, Cardinals or saints, are included in this catechism in order to enrich the teaching of doctrine.
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20. Parts of this catechism include extra doctrinal, historical, apologetic (ie. in order to defend the faith) material.
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19. There are references in this catechism to Scriptures meant to be read as tools for further understanding.