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The Commandments and the restoration of civilization

Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky, Catholic World Report

Friday, September 9, 2022

A Christian civilization based on the Ten Commandments — the greatest being to love God and neighbor (Mt 22:36ff) — requires our awareness and free cooperation. God’s law measures all human actions and institutions and calls us to reform. The relevant precepts for our purposes parallel the Ten Commandments.

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