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Catholic Care for Animals and Environment
- The Catholic Church prohibits cruelty to animals as immoral and insists on care for the environment as a human and ecological issue.
- Pope Francis emphasized this in his encyclical Laudato Si, linking animal care with human flourishing and environmental stewardship.
Jesus' Teaching Context and Moral Questions
- Jesus did not address every moral issue because his ministry was historically limited to his immediate context.
- Catholics see the Bible as inspired but not exhaustive; moral questions are often addressed through Church teaching and modern conscience.
St. Faustina's Revelations Not Dogma
- Catholic dogma commands belief in divinely revealed truths essential to faith, but private revelations like St. Faustina’s are not obligatory.
- Catholics must believe in her sainthood and feast but may critically assess her reported visions without disbelief being sinful.