II. Respect for Persons and Their Goods
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The seventh commandment enjoins respect for the integrity of creation. Animals,
like plants and inanimate beings, are by nature destined for the common good of
past, present, and future humanity.194 Use of the mineral, vegetable,
and animal resources of the universe cannot be divorced from respect for moral
imperatives. Man’s dominion over inanimate and other living beings granted by
the Creator is not absolute; it is limited by concern for the quality of life
of his neighbor, including generations to come; it requires a religious respect
for the integrity of creation.195
- SECTION TWO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
- CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
- Article 7 THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
- II. Respect for Persons and Their Goods
- Article 7 THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
- CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
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