The Catechism of the Catholic Church in Question and Answer Form

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Part Three: Life in Christ › Section One of Part Three: Man’s Vocation - Life in the Spirit ›› CHAPTER 1: The Dignity of the Human Person ››› Article 3: Man’s Freedom ›››› IN BRIEF

Questions and Answers

1768. Why did God will that man should be left in the hand of his own counsel? (CCC 1743) God willed that man should be left in the hand of his own counsel so that man might of his own accord seek his creator and cleave to Him.

1769. What is freedom? (CCC 1744) Freedom is the power to act or not to act.

1770. Why does freedom characterize human acts? (CCC 1745) Freedom characterizes human acts, because only man’s free acts belong truly to him.

1771. How can responsibility for an action be diminished or nullified? (CCC 1746) Responsibility for an action can be diminished or nullified by ignorance, duress, fear, inordinate attachments and other psychological or social factors.

1772. Of what is the right to the exercise of freedom an inalienable requirement? (CCC 1747) The right to the exercise of freedom is an inalienable requirement of the dignity of man.

1773. What is the famous word on Christian freedom in Gal 5? (CCC 1748) The famous word on Christian freedom in Gal 5 is: “For freedom Christ has set us free.”