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The inspiration of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church: trinitarian christocentricity and the nobility of the vocation
of the human person
123. The axis of the Catechism
of the Catholic Church is Jesus Christ, "the Way, the Truth and the
Life" (Jn 14,6). Centred on him, it is orientated in two
directions: toward God and toward the human person.
– The mystery of the Triune God and of his
economy of salvation inspires and organizes the internal structure of the Catechism
of the Catholic Church in general and in particular. The profession of faith,
the liturgy, the morality of the Gospel and prayer in the Catechism of the
Catholic Church all have a trinitarian inspiration, which runs through the
entire work.(430)
– The mystery of the human person is
presented throughout the Catechism of the Catholic Church and
specifically in some particularly significant chapters: "Man is capable of
God", "The creation of Man", "The Son of God became
Man", "The vocation of Man and life in the Spirit"... and
others. (431) This doctrine, contemplated in the light of the humanity
of Jesus, the perfect man, demonstrates the highest vocation and the ideal of
perfection to which every human person is called.
Indeed, the doctrine of the Catechism of
the Catholic Church can be distilled into the following remark of the
Council: "Jesus Christ, by revealing the mystery of the Father and of his
love, fully reveals man to himself and brings to light his most high
calling". (432)
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