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I was just reading through parts of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and found these passages that emphasise the need for charity.
1853 …But in the heart also resides charity, the source of the good and pure works, which sin wounds.
1855 Mortal sin destroys charity in the heart of man by a grave violation of God’s law; it turns man away from God, who is his ultimate end and his beatitude, by preferring an inferior good to him.
Venial sin allows charity to subsist, even though it offends and wounds it.
1856 Mortal sin, by attacking the vital principle within us - that is, charity - necessitates a new initiative of God’s mercy and a conversion of heart which is normally accomplished within the setting of the sacrament of reconciliation…
Just wondering why do we only stress charity in these passages? Why is it the vital principle within us? Why not something more obvious like love?
1853 …But in the heart also resides charity, the source of the good and pure works, which sin wounds.
1855 Mortal sin destroys charity in the heart of man by a grave violation of God’s law; it turns man away from God, who is his ultimate end and his beatitude, by preferring an inferior good to him.
Venial sin allows charity to subsist, even though it offends and wounds it.
1856 Mortal sin, by attacking the vital principle within us - that is, charity - necessitates a new initiative of God’s mercy and a conversion of heart which is normally accomplished within the setting of the sacrament of reconciliation…
Just wondering why do we only stress charity in these passages? Why is it the vital principle within us? Why not something more obvious like love?