
Person, who is not just something, but someone. In the image of God the human individual possesses the dignity of a Yourself! You are taken with love for her for by love indeed youĬreated her, by love you have given her a being capable of tasting your Incalculable love by which you have looked on your creature in Made you establish man in so great a dignity? Certainly the It was for this end that he was created, and this is the fundamental He alone is called to share, by knowledge and love, in God's own life.

219 He is "the only creature on earth that God has willed for its own sake", 220 and (III) he is created "male and female" (IV) God established him in hisģ56 Of all visible creatures only man is "able to know and love his creator". (II) in his own nature he unites the spiritual and material worlds Occupies a unique place in creation: (I) he is "in the image of God" "I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH"ģ55 "God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them." 218 Man Catechism on Man CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
