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Centesimus annus
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1 1, 4 | to promote total economic freedom by appropriate laws, or,
2 1, 4 | essential bond between human freedom and truth, so that freedom
3 1, 4 | freedom and truth, so that freedom which refused to be bound
4 1, 4 | respond, if not a kind of freedom which, in the area of economic
5 1, 9 | worker the exercise of this freedom.29~It would not be mistaken
6 1, 9 | of the right to religious freedom, which was to become the
7 1, 9(31) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae; John
8 2, 13 | sphere of the exercise of freedom, and an opposition to private
9 2, 17 | an understanding of human freedom which detaches it from obedience
10 2, 17 | of others. The essence of freedom then becomes self-love carried
11 2, 19 | should have re-established freedom and restored the right of
12 2, 19 | professional training, the freedom to join trade unions and
13 2, 19 | grave risk of destroying the freedom and values of the person,
14 3, 24 | ownership of property and to freedom in the economic sector.
15 3, 25 | for the sake of truth and freedom to the sufferings of Christ
16 3, 25 | individual exercises his freedom is conditioned in innumerable
17 3, 25 | certainly have an influence on freedom, they do not determine it;
18 3, 25 | they make the exercise of freedom more difficult or less difficult,
19 3, 25 | nature, which is made for freedom, but in practice it is impossible
20 3, 25 | suppress the sphere in which freedom is legitimately exercised,
21 3, 25 | man, who was created for freedom, bears within himself the
22 3, 26 | opportunities for human freedom to cooperate with the merciful
23 3, 26(58) | Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation Libertatis
24 3, 29 | the exercise of his own freedom. This principle must be
25 4, 30 | of goods, while marked by freedom, is subordinated to their
26 4, 30 | as an extension of human freedom ... Of its nature private
27 4, 31 | intelligence and exercising his freedom, succeeds in dominating
28 4, 32 | aspects. Its basis is human freedom exercised in the economic
29 4, 32 | it includes the right to freedom, as well as the duty of
30 4, 32 | making responsible use of freedom. But it is important to
31 4, 39 | The result is a lack of freedom, which causes a person to
32 4, 39 | lack of respect for the freedom of choice of the parties
33 4, 39 | once more that economic freedom is only one element of human
34 4, 39 | only one element of human freedom. When it becomes autonomous,
35 4, 39 | order to live, then economic freedom loses its necessary relationship
36 4, 41 | is the first condition of freedom, making it possible for
37 4, 42 | meant a system in which freedom in the economic sector is
38 4, 42 | at the service of human freedom in its totality, and which
39 4, 42 | particular aspect of that freedom, the core of which is ethical
40 4, 43 | of their intelligence and freedom.~The integral development
41 4, 43 | using his intelligence and freedom. In so doing he utilizes
42 5, 44 | capable of protecting the freedom of all. To that end, it
43 5, 45 | themselves. In defending her own freedom, the Church is also defending
44 5, 46 | always that of respect for freedom.94~But freedom attains its
45 5, 46 | respect for freedom.94~But freedom attains its full development
46 5, 46 | In a world without truth, freedom loses its foundation and
47 5, 46 | hidden. The Christian upholds freedom and serves it, constantly
48 5, 46(94) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae.~
49 5, 47 | develop one's intelligence and freedom in seeking and knowing the
50 5, 47 | these rights is religious freedom, understood as the right
51 5, 47(97) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 1-2.~
52 5, 48 | guarantees of individual freedom and private property, as
53 5, 48 | both economic and civil freedom.~In recent years the range
54 5, 51 | role of his initiative and freedom is neglected, and in which
55 6, 59 | in cooperation with human freedom, constitutes that mysterious
Dives in misericordia
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56 1, 2 | what is base, disposed to freedom and slavery, progress and
57 2, 3 | those deprived of their freedom, the blind who cannot see
58 5, 8 | without restricting his freedom, but instead seeking to
59 5, 8 | seeking to draw from this very freedom love, which is not only
60 5, 9 | those deprived of their own freedom, the blind, the oppressed
61 6, 11 | deprive him of his interior freedom, of the possibility of expressing
62 6, 11 | or her right to truth and freedom. ~All this is happening
63 6, 11 | full of threats to human freedom, conscience and religion -
64 6, 12 | annihilate the enemy, limit his freedom, or even force him into
Dominum et vivificantem
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65 2, 34 | not only rationality and freedom as constitutive properties
66 2, 36 | consisting in rationality and freedom, expresses the greatness
67 2, 36 | impassable to the will and the freedom of man as a created being.
68 2, 37 | the closing up of human freedom in his regard. It also means
69 2, 37 | certain opening of this freedom - of the human mind and
70 2, 37 | limits of his being and freedom. This "anti-truth" is possible
71 2, 38 | not the source of his own freedom and the fullness of good.
72 2, 39 | to the Creator of human freedom. Sin has appeared as an
73 3, 51 | of the Lord is, there is freedom."208 When the Triune; God
74 3, 51 | creature the fullness of freedom. This fullness was manifested
75 3, 60 | strength of new life in the "freedom of the children of God."
76 3, 60 | full measure of man's true freedom. For, as St. Paul writes, "
77 3, 60 | of the Lord is, there is freedom."263 This revelation of
78 3, 60 | This revelation of freedom and hence of man's true
Evangelium vitae
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79 Int, 4 | the rights of individual freedom, and on this basis they
80 Int, 4 | things can be done with total freedom and indeed with the free
81 Int, 5 | justice, development, true freedom, peace and happiness!~May
82 1, 8 | him, reminding him of his freedom in the face of evil: man
83 1, 8 | values such as survival, freedom and peace are involved.~ ~
84 1, 13 | self-centered concept of freedom, which regards procreation
85 1, 17 | progress and a victory of freedom, while depicting as enemies
86 1, 17 | depicting as enemies of freedom and progress those positions
87 1 | 4:9): a perverse idea of freedom ~ ~
88 1, 18 | expressions of individual freedom, to be acknowledged and
89 1, 19 | practice lies in a notion of freedom which exalts the isolated
90 1, 19 | individualistic concept of freedom, which ends up by becoming
91 1, 19 | ends up by becoming the freedom of "the strong" against
92 1, 19 | that God gives everyone freedom, a freedom which possesses
93 1, 19 | gives everyone freedom, a freedom which possesses an inherently
94 1, 19 | openness to others; but when freedom is made absolute in an individualistic
95 1, 19 | needs to be emphasized: freedom negates and destroys itself,
96 1, 19 | link with the truth. When freedom, out of a desire to emancipate
97 1, 20 | 20. This view of freedom leads to a serious distortion
98 1, 20 | which the maximum possible freedom is guaranteed to each individual.
99 1, 20 | means to attribute to human freedom a perverse and evil significance:
100 1, 20 | This is the death of true freedom: "Truly, truly, I say to
101 1, 21 | to the perverse idea of freedom mentioned above. We have
102 1, 22 | assimilate with genuine freedom these crucial moments of
103 1, 22 | consequences of such a "freedom without law" leads some
104 1, 22 | position of a "law without freedom", as for example in ideologies
105 1, 22 | when this loss leads to a freedom without rules and when it
106 1, 22 | leaves man in "fear" of his freedom.~By living "as if God did
107 2, 31 | gentle and intense love.~Freedom from slavery meant the gift
108 2, 34 | ability to attain truth and freedom are human prerogatives inasmuch
109 2, 42 | nor can one speak of a freedom to ?use and misuse', or
110 2, 49 | 14). This is the law of freedom, joy and blessedness.~ ~
111 2, 50 | the sure hope of finding freedom and redemption.~ ~
112 3, 52 | in the person graced with freedom, and it asks to be welcomed,
113 3, 56 | the exercise of his or her freedom. In this way authority also
114 3, 68 | should be allowed complete freedom to dispose of their own
115 3, 69 | unattainable, then respect for the freedom of the citizens - who in
116 3, 69 | sphere the most complete freedom of choice and demand that
117 3, 69 | guaranteeing maximum space for the freedom of each individual, with
118 3, 69 | of not infringing on the freedom and rights of any other
119 3, 69 | respect for other people's freedom of choice requires that
120 3, 70 | crimes and radical denials of freedom have also been committed
121 3, 71(91) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 7. ~
122 3, 71 | and under the pretext of freedom. 93~In the Encyclical Pacem
123 3, 71(93) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 7. ~
124 3, 74 | invoking respect for the freedom of others or by appealing
125 3, 74 | dignity, and in this way human freedom itself, the authentic meaning
126 3, 75 | absolute value for human freedom: they are valid always and
127 3, 75 | stage of the journey towards freedom. As Saint Augustine writes, "
128 3, 75 | writes, "the beginning of freedom is to be free from crimes...
129 3, 75 | lift up one's head towards freedom. But this is only the beginning
130 3, 75 | is only the beginning of freedom, not perfect freedom".100~
131 3, 75 | of freedom, not perfect freedom".100~
132 3, 76 | departure for the start of true freedom. It leads us to promote
133 4, 81 | to realize our personal freedom.~It also involves making
134 4, 83 | beauty and its invitation to freedom and responsibility. It is
135 4, 90 | guaranteeing conditions of true freedom of choice in matters of
136 4, 91 | about procreation in full freedom and with genuine responsibility.
137 4, 92 | their children to authentic freedom, actualized in the sincere
138 4, 96 | connection between life and freedom. These are inseparable goods:
139 4, 96 | violated. There is no true freedom where life is not welcomed
140 4, 96 | fullness of life except in freedom. Both realities have something
141 4, 96 | what gives the life and freedom of the person their truest
142 4, 96 | the necessary link between freedom and truth. As I have frequently
143 4, 96 | frequently stated, when freedom is detached from objective
144 4, 96 | can man live and use his freedom to the full, and at the
145 4, 96 | time respect the life and freedom of every other person. Here
146 4, 98 | people, trained in true freedom, are to be able to preserve
147 4, 98 | they are called to combine freedom of information with respect
Fides et ratio
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148 1, 13 | transcendence and supreme freedom. By the authority of his
149 1, 13 | which realizes personal freedom to the full.15 It is not
150 1, 13 | full.15 It is not just that freedom is part of the act of faith:
151 1, 13 | expression to their own freedom. Put differently, freedom
152 1, 13 | freedom. Put differently, freedom is not realized in decisions
153 1, 13 | it be an exercise of true freedom to refuse to be open to
154 1, 13 | of faith; it is here that freedom reaches the certainty of
155 1, 15 | autonomy as creatures and their freedom. At this point the relationship
156 1, 15 | the relationship between freedom and truth is complete, and
157 3, 25 | There is no morality without freedom... Although each individual
158 4, 43 | courage of the truth, a freedom of spirit in confronting
159 4, 48 | and intersubjectivity, of freedom and values, of time and
160 5, 50 | the human being, human freedom and ethical behaviour— engage
161 5, 60 | relation to the dignity and freedom of the human person.81 There
162 6, 66 | the moral law, conscience, freedom, personal responsibility
163 6, 68 | Spirit leads believers to a freedom and responsibility which
164 6, 76 | human dignity, equality and freedom has undoubtedly influenced
165 7, 80 | regarding man's life, his freedom and the immortality of the
166 7, 80 | disordered exercise of human freedom. In the end, the word of
167 7, 90 | set them free. Truth and freedom either go together hand
168 7, 90(106) | condition for authentic freedom, and the warning to avoid
169 7, 90(106) | avoid every kind of illusory freedom, every superficial unilateral
170 7, 90(106) | every superficial unilateral freedom, every freedom that fails
171 7, 90(106) | unilateral freedom, every freedom that fails to enter into
172 7, 90(106) | as the one who brings man freedom based on truth, frees man
173 7, 90(106) | it were breaks off this freedom at its root, in man's soul,
174 7, 91 | approach to the analysis of freedom. Since the last century,
175 7, 91 | source of all happiness and freedom; and now, at the end of
176 Conc, 102(124)| Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 1-3.~
177 Conc, 107 | people understand their freedom in its fullness and their
178 Conc, 108 | of her true humanity and freedom, so too when philosophy
Laborem exercens
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179 4, 19 | without inhibiting her freedom, without psychological or
180 5, 27 | dignity, brotherhood and freedom" must increase on earth91.
Redemptor hominis
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181 1, 1 | and mercy, with the full freedom of God - and he has granted
182 2, 12 | Church's mission and human freedom~In this unity in mission,
183 2, 12 | Declaration on Religious Freedom, both the first and the
184 2, 12 | Declaration on Religious Freedom shows us convincingly that,
185 2, 12 | his conscience and his freedom81. Thus the human person'
186 2, 12 | times. Since man's true freedom is not found in everything
187 2, 12 | individuals see and propagate as freedom, the Church, because of
188 2, 12 | more the guardian of this freedom, which is the condition
189 2, 12 | condition for authentic freedom, and the warning to avoid
190 2, 12 | avoid every kind of illusory freedom, every superficial unilateral
191 2, 12 | every superficial unilateral freedom, every freedom that fails
192 2, 12 | unilateral freedom, every freedom that fails to enter into
193 2, 12 | as the one who brings man freedom based on truth, frees man
194 2, 12 | it were breaks off this freedom at its root, in man's soul,
195 2, 12 | Christ, have reached true freedom and have manifested it even
196 3, 16 | hand go a certain abuse of freedom by one group - an abuse
197 3, 16 | limitation by it of the freedom of the others, that is to
198 3, 16(103) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis humanae: AAS
199 3, 16 | solidarity. All too often freedom is confused with the instinct
200 3, 16 | will express man's true freedom and which will be capable
201 3, 16 | Respect each one's dignity and freedom!~
202 3, 17 | include the right to religious freedom together with the right
203 3, 17 | together with the right to freedom of conscience. The Second
204 3, 17 | curtailment of the religious freedom of individuals and communities
205 3, 17 | and violation of religious freedom are in contrast with man'
206 3, 17 | or violation of religious freedom is. In this case we are
207 4, 18 | for the good, hunger for freedom, nostalgia for the beautiful,
208 4, 21 | full use of the gift of freedom received from the Creator
209 4, 21 | held, though wrongly, that freedom is an end in itself, that
210 4, 21 | free when he makes use of freedom as he wishes, and that this
211 4, 21 | and societies. In reality, freedom is a great gift only when
212 4, 21 | us that the best use of freedom is charity, which takes
213 4, 21 | and in service. For this "freedom Christ has set us free"187
214 4, 21 | The full truth about human freedom is indelibly inscribed on
Redemptoris Mater
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215 2, 37 | the Christian meaning of freedom and liberation. "Mary is
216 2, 37 | the most perfect image of freedom and of the liberation of
217 2, 37(93) | Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation (22 March
218 3, 41 | obtained that "state of royal freedom" proper to Christ's disciples:
Redemptoris missio
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219 Int, 3 | way detracts from man's freedom, from the respect that is
220 1, 4 | respect for conscience and for freedom exclude all efforts at conversion?
221 1 | Christ Is Directed to Man's Freedom~
222 1, 8 | concerned with safeguarding freedom of conscience: "The human
223 1, 8 | has a right to religious freedom.... All should have such
224 1, 8 | consciences, does not violate freedom. Faith demands a free adherence
225 1, 8(12) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 2.~
226 1, 8(14) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 2.~
227 2, 17 | kingdom" as peace, justice, freedom, brotherhood, etc,, while
228 4 | and the Promotion of Human Freedom~
229 4, 39 | one is furthering human freedom by proclaiming Jesus Christ.
230 4, 39 | accomplishment of his plan. Religious freedom, which is still at times
231 4, 39 | that authentic religious freedom will be granted to all people
232 4, 39 | with full respect for their freedom.64 Her mission does not
233 4, 39 | mission does not restrict freedom but rather promotes it.
234 4, 39(64) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 3-4;
235 5, 43 | while always preserving the freedom brought by Christ. Christianity
236 5, 46 | of working for justice, freedom, peace and solidarity. What
237 7, 83 | not just for bread and freedom. Missionary activity must
238 7, 85 | inculturation, and about their freedom to grow independently of
239 7, 85 | ensure recognition of the freedom to which you have a right,
240 7, 86 | human rights; the desire for freedom, justice and brotherhood;
Sollicitudo rei socialis
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241 1, 3(6) | Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation, Libertatis
242 2, 8(20) | Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation, Libertatis
243 3, 15 | example the right to religious freedom, the right to share in the
244 3, 15 | building of society, the freedom to organize and to form
245 3, 20 | visions of man and of his freedom and social role, has proposed
246 3, 24 | circulate with almost total freedom all over the world And as
247 3, 25 | lack of respect for the freedom of choice of the parties
248 4, 27(49) | but rather an event of freedom, and even a struggle between
249 4, 28 | computer sciences, bring freedom from every form of slavery.
250 4, 33 | beginning with the right of freedom to profess and practice
251 4, 33(61) | n. 47: "...a world where freedom is not an empty word and
252 4, 33 | framework of solidarity and freedom, without ever sacrificing
253 4, 34 | nor can one speak of a freedom to "use and misuse," or
254 5, 39 | detriment of the autonomy, freedom of decision, and even the
255 6, 41(72) | Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation, Libertatis
256 6, 42(77) | Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation, Libertatis
257 6, 42(78) | Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation, Libertatis
258 6, 42 | particular the right to religious freedom and also the right to freedom
259 6, 42 | freedom and also the right to freedom of economic initiative.~
260 6, 44 | advantage its own area of freedom. Each must make itself capable
261 6, 45 | by criteria of equality, freedom and participation in the
262 7, 46 | add that the aspiration to freedom from all forms of slavery
263 7, 46 | multiplies and spreads.84 ~The freedom with which Christ has set
264 7, 46(84) | Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation, Libertatis
265 7, 46 | results in the death of a freedom which will have lost all
266 7, 46(85) | Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation, Libertatis
267 7, 48 | fraternal communion, and freedom - according to the command
Ut unum sint
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268 Int, 3 | nothing for herself but the freedom to proclaim the Gospel.
269 Int, 3(2) | Declaration On Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 1.~
270 1, 8 | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae.9~The
271 1, 8(9) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 1 and
272 1, 17 | ecumenism and religious freedom.~
273 1, 18 | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae attributes
274 1, 18(33) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 1.~
275 1, 32 | Declaration on Religious Freedom affirms: "Truth is to be
276 1, 32(57) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 3.~
277 2, 43 | concerning man's calling and on freedom, justice, peace, and the
Veritatis splendor
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278 Bles | intelligence and shapes his freedom, leading him to know and
279 Int, 1 | in search of an illusory freedom apart from truth itself. ~
280 Int, 4 | which end by detaching human freedom from its essential and constitutive
281 1, 7 | interior prompting which sets freedom in motion. This question
282 1, 12 | would be able to live in freedom and in accordance with righteousness (
283 1, 13 | step on the journey towards freedom, its starting-point. "The
284 1, 13 | starting-point. "The beginning of freedom", Saint Augustine writes, "
285 1, 13 | lift up one's head towards freedom. But this is only the beginning
286 1, 13 | is only the beginning of freedom, not perfect freedom...".23 ~
287 1, 13 | of freedom, not perfect freedom...".23 ~
288 1, 17 | so requires mature human freedom ("If you wish to be perfect")
289 1, 17 | self-giving to which human freedom is called. Jesus points
290 1, 17 | the particular dynamic of freedom's growth towards maturity,
291 1, 17 | fundamental relationship between freedom and divine law. Human freedom
292 1, 17 | freedom and divine law. Human freedom and God's law are not in
293 1, 17 | that his vocation is to freedom. "You were called to freedom,
294 1, 17 | freedom. "You were called to freedom, brethren" (Gal 5:13), proclaims
295 1, 17 | adds: "only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the
296 1, 17 | of incipient, imperfect freedom, goes on to say: "Why, someone
297 1, 17 | of my reason'... In part freedom, in part slavery: not yet
298 1, 17 | slavery: not yet complete freedom, not yet pure, not yet whole,
299 1, 17 | in part we have attained freedom. All our sins were destroyed
300 1, 18 | restriction of their own freedom. On the other hand, those
301 1, 18 | enables us to possess the full freedom of the children of God (
302 1, 24 | the Lord's grace and human freedom, between gift and task,
303 1, 27 | journey towards truth and freedom. ~
304 2, 30 | questions, such as: what is freedom and what is its relationship
305 2, 31 | to a crucial issue: human freedom. ~Certainly people today
306 2, 31 | particularly strong sense of freedom. As the Council's Declaration
307 2, 31 | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae had already
308 2, 31 | responsible judgment and freedom, and decide on their actions
309 2, 31(52) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 1, referring
310 2, 31 | the right to religious freedom and to respect for conscience
311 2, 31(53) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitaries Humane, 1.~
312 2, 31(54) | Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation Libertatis
313 2, 32 | gone so far as to exalt freedom to such an extent that it
314 2, 32 | and between nature and freedom. ~
315 2, 33 | side with its exaltation of freedom, yet oddly in contrast with
316 2, 33 | the very existence of this freedom. A number of disciplines,
317 2, 33 | influence the exercise of human freedom. Knowledge of these conditionings
318 2, 33 | the very reality of human freedom. ~Mention should also be
319 2, 34 | prescind from the issue of freedom. Indeed, it considers that
320 2, 34 | can be no morality without freedom: "It is only in freedom
321 2, 34 | freedom: "It is only in freedom that man can turn to what
322 2, 34 | good".56 But what sort of freedom? The Council, considering
323 2, 34 | contemporaries who "highly regard" freedom and "assiduously pursue"
324 2, 34 | evil", speaks of "genuine" freedom: "Genuine freedom is an
325 2, 34 | genuine" freedom: "Genuine freedom is an outstanding manifestation
326 2, 34(58) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 2; cf.
327 2, 34 | interpretations of the relationship of freedom to the moral law, human
328 2, 34 | denying the dependence of freedom on truth. ~If we wish to
329 2, 34 | fundamental dependence of freedom upon truth, a dependence
330 2 | I. Freedom and Law ~
331 2, 35 | an extremely far-reaching freedom, since he can eat "of every
332 2, 35 | of the garden". But his freedom is not unlimited: it must
333 2, 35 | given by God. In fact, human freedom finds its authentic and
334 2, 35 | less do away with human freedom; rather, it protects and
335 2, 35 | protects and promotes that freedom. In contrast, however, some
336 2, 35 | alleged conflict between freedom and law. These doctrines
337 2, 35 | what is good or evil. Human freedom would thus be able to "create
338 2, 35 | considered a creation of freedom. Freedom would thus lay
339 2, 35 | considered a creation of freedom. Freedom would thus lay claim to
340 2, 36 | never attempted to set human freedom against the divine law or
341 2, 37 | fundamental notions of human freedom and of the moral law, as
342 2, 38 | meaning of that "genuine freedom" which is "an outstanding
343 2, 38 | theological reflection on human freedom, which is described as a
344 2, 38 | one which involves his freedom in obedience to the Creator'
345 2, 40 | or were it to suggest a freedom which creates moral norms,
346 2, 40 | would be the death of true freedom: "But of the tree of the
347 2, 41 | man..." (Gen 2:16). Human freedom and God's law meet and are
348 2, 41 | man and intolerant of his freedom. If in fact a heteronomy
349 2, 41 | by submitting to the law, freedom submits to the truth of
350 2, 41 | must acknowledge in the freedom of the human person the
351 2, 42 | 42. Patterned on God's freedom, man's freedom is not negated
352 2, 42 | on God's freedom, man's freedom is not negated by his obedience
353 2, 43(78) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 3.~
354 2, 44 | which our spirit and our freedom must be subject". Indeed,
355 2, 45 | law of perfection and of freedom (cf 2 Cor 3:17); "the law
356 2, 45 | threat to man's genuine freedom; on the contrary, the acceptance
357 2, 45 | only way to affirm that freedom. ~
358 2, 46 | alleged conflict between freedom and law is forcefully brought
359 2, 46 | Debates about nature and freedom have always marked the history
360 2, 46 | absolute conflict, between freedom and nature were characteristic
361 2, 46 | sensitive to the dignity of freedom, but they frequently conceive
362 2, 46 | they frequently conceive of freedom as somehow in opposition
363 2, 46 | and indeed overcome by freedom, inasmuch as it represents
364 2, 46 | limitation and denial of freedom. For others, it is in the
365 2, 46 | of man's power, or of his freedom, that economic, cultural,
366 2, 46 | and the world apart from freedom. In such an understanding,
367 2, 46 | the product and result of freedom. Human nature, understood
368 2, 46 | ultimately means making freedom selfdefining and a phenomenon
369 2, 46 | nothing more than his own freedom! ~
370 2, 47 | exclusively respect for his freedom to make his own decisions.
371 2, 48 | relationship existing between freedom and human nature, and in
372 2, 48 | questions of natural law. ~A freedom which claims to be absolute
373 2, 48 | meaning and moral values until freedom has shaped it in accordance
374 2, 48 | materially necessary for freedom to make its choice, yet
375 2, 48 | thinking, the tension between freedom and a nature conceived of
376 2, 48 | truth about man and his freedom. It contradicts the Church'
377 2, 48 | person cannot be reduced to a freedom which is self-designing,
378 2, 49 | spiritual" and purely formal freedom. This reduction misunderstands
379 2, 50 | for any division between freedom and nature. Indeed, these
380 2, 51 | alleged conflict between freedom and nature also has repercussions
381 2, 51 | have posited between the freedom of individuals and the nature
382 2, 54 | relationship between man's freedom and God's law is most deeply
383 2, 54 | the relationship between freedom and law is thus intimately
384 2, 54 | referred to above — in which freedom and law are set in opposition
385 2, 54 | other and kept apart, and freedom is exalted almost to the
386 2, 56 | conscience in relation to human freedom and God's law. Only the
387 2, 56 | based on truth, between freedom and law makes possible a
388 2, 60(106) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 3.~
389 2, 61 | given act, the link between freedom and truth is made manifest.
390 2, 64 | in no way undermines the freedom of conscience of Christians.
391 2, 64 | This is so not only because freedom of conscience is never freedom "
392 2, 64 | freedom of conscience is never freedom "from" the truth but always
393 2, 64 | truth but always and only freedom "in" the truth, but also
394 2, 64(111) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 14.~
395 2 | Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the
396 2, 65 | The heightened concern for freedom in our own day has led many
397 2, 65 | rightly pointed out that freedom is not only the choice for
398 2, 65 | speak of a "fundamental freedom", deeper than and different
399 2, 65 | than and different from freedom of choice, which needs to
400 2, 65 | about by that fundamental freedom whereby the person makes
401 2, 65 | absolute Good (before which the freedom of the person would be expressed
402 2, 65 | partial, could determine the freedom of man as a person in his
403 2, 66 | the moral life and engages freedom on a radical level before
404 2, 66 | possible exaltation of human freedom, yet at the same time it
405 2, 66 | similar exaltation of human freedom in the words of Saint Paul: "
406 2, 66 | Paul: "You were called to freedom, brethren" (Gal 5:13). But
407 2, 66 | warning: "Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the
408 2, 66 | his earlier words: "For freedom Christ has set us free;
409 2, 66 | to be watchful, because freedom is always threatened by
410 2, 67 | option as a genuine choice of freedom and links that choice profoundly
411 2, 67 | determined in such a way that freedom is obligated, is always
412 2, 67 | revoked when man engages his freedom in conscious decisions to
413 2, 69 | carried out at a level of freedom which is neither to be identified
414 2, 69 | degree of engagement of the freedom of the person performing
415 2, 71 | relationship between man's freedom and God's law, which has
416 2, 72 | the relationship of man's freedom with the authentic good.
417 2, 72 | good when the choices of freedom are in conformity with man'
418 2, 75 | inspired by a notion of freedom which prescinds from the
419 2, 82(135) | Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae, 7.~
420 2, 83 | actions, his vocation to freedom in obedience to the divine
421 2, 83 | the Spirit of truth, of freedom and of love: in him we are
422 2, 83 | motivating force of true personal freedom: "the perfect law, the law
423 3 | For freedom Christ has set us free" (
424 3, 84 | the relationship of man's freedom to God's law; it is ultimately
425 3, 84 | the relationship between freedom and truth. ~According to
426 3, 84 | Church's teaching, "only the freedom which submits to the Truth
427 3, 84 | between Truth, the Good and Freedom has been largely lost sight
428 3, 84 | truth is contested, and freedom alone, uprooted from any
429 3, 85 | represent a threat to his freedom and dignity? The Church
430 3, 85 | the authentic meaning of freedom; he lives it fully in the
431 3, 85 | disciples to share in his freedom. ~
432 3, 86 | weakness which marks man's freedom. That freedom is real but
433 3, 86 | marks man's freedom. That freedom is real but limited: its
434 3, 86 | and a possibility. Human freedom belongs to us as creatures;
435 3, 86 | us as creatures; it is a freedom which is given as a gift,
436 3, 86 | the person. Within that freedom there is an echo of the
437 3, 86 | and love of the other.138 Freedom then is rooted in the truth
438 3, 86 | confirm the weakness of human freedom; they also confirm its tragic
439 3, 86 | comes to realize that his freedom is in some mysterious way
440 3, 86 | Gen 3:5). Consequently, freedom itself needs to be set free.
441 3, 86 | he "has set us free for freedom" (cf Gal 5:1). ~
442 3, 87 | condition for authentic freedom: "You will know the truth,
443 3, 87 | the deepest foundation of freedom. ~Furthermore, Jesus reveals
444 3, 87 | only by his words, that freedom is acquired in love, that
445 3, 87 | understand the full meaning of freedom: the gift of self in service
446 3, 87 | unceasingly in order to live in freedom, to give of herself and
447 3, 87 | personal summation of perfect freedom in total obedience to the
448 3, 87 | unbreakable bond between freedom and truth, just as his Resurrection
449 3, 87 | fruitfulness and saving power of a freedom lived out in truth. ~
450 3, 88 | 88. The attempt to set freedom in opposition to truth,
451 3, 89 | 46) and of the authentic freedom which is manifested and
452 3, 95 | good, for his authentic freedom. And this does not result,
453 3, 95 | man, to the growth of his freedom and to the attainment of
454 3, 96 | purpose is to serve man's true freedom. Because there can be no
455 3, 96 | Because there can be no freedom apart from or in opposition
456 3, 96 | for the very existence of freedom. ~This service is directed
457 3, 99 | make way for the authentic freedom of the person. "Totalitarianism
458 3, 99 | connection between truth and freedom — which expresses the essential
459 3, 101 | open in truth to authentic freedom — renders a primordial,
460 3, 102 | maintaining a harmony between freedom and truth occasionally demands
461 3, 103 | the cooperation of human freedom. ~It is in the saving Cross
462 3, 103 | to bear and a source of freedom".163 ~Only in the mystery
463 3, 103 | our being; he has set our freedom free from the domination
464 3, 107 | the more one grows in the freedom to which he or she is called
465 3, 113 | expression either of Christian freedom or of the diversity of the
466 3, 115 | essential characteristics of freedom, as well as the fundamental
467 3, 117 | of the Lord is, there is freedom. And all of us, with unveiled
468 Conc, 120 | lived and exercised her freedom precisely by giving herself
469 Conc, 120 | him in that supreme act of freedom which is the complete sacrifice
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