Catechism of the Catholic Church
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1929 Social justice can be obtained only in respecting the transcendent dignity of man. The person represents the ultimate end of society, which is ordered to him:
What is at stake is the dignity of the human person, whose defense and promotion have been entrusted to us by the Creator, and to whom the men and women at every moment of history are strictly and responsibly in debt. 35
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PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST |
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CHAPTER TWO: THE HUMAN COMMUNION |
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ARTICLE 3: SOCIAL JUSTICE |
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35 John Paul II, SRS 47.
English Translation of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.
