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Life4seekers response to: WHY DOES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OPPOSE IN VITRO FERTILIZATION (IVF)? |
The Catholic faith is universal and is freely offered to people from every race, creed, country and background. In some cultures in today's world this can be very challenging. For example, in places where women are still considered to be second class citizens. The Gospel of Christ teaches that no one is "second class" in the eyes of God.
From the beginning, this one Church has been marked by a great diversity which comes from both the variety of God's gifts and the diversity of those who receive them. Within this unity of the People of God, a multiplicity of peoples and cultures is gathered together...the great richness of such diversity is not opposed to the Church's unity. CCC 814
The word 'catholic' means 'universal', in the sense of 'according to the totality' or 'in keeping with the whole'. CCC 830
All men (and women) are called to this catholic unity of the People of God. CCC 836
CCC denotes the name of a book called 'Catechism of the Catholic Church'. Catechism means "teaching". This book provides an authoritative summary of what the Catholic Church teaches. It explains how Catholics can live out the Bible today.
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