num_pages: 305
description: This "Catechesis on the Sermon on the Mount andWritings of St. Paul" was presented by His Holiness in hisweekly general audiences from April16, 1980, to May 6,1981. Pope John Paul II explains that the subject of thesereflections is "to develop the following statement ofChrist, which is part of the Sermon on the 'Youhave heard it was said, "You shall not commit adultery."But I say to you that everyone who looks at a womanlustfully has already committed adultery with her in hisheart' (Mt 5:27-28)."The statement. .. will certainly introduce us-notonly to the immediate context in which it appears-butalso to its wider context, the global context, throughwhich the key-meaning of the theology oft he body will berevealed to us."Included in this volume are the Pope's reflectionson the teachings of St. Paul in regard to purity, such" ... This is the will of God, your thatyou abstain from unchastity, that each one of you knowhow to control his own body in holiness and honor, notin the passion of lust like heathens who do not know God"(1 Thes 4:3-5).A preceding volume is also OriginalUnity of Man and Woman-Catechesis on the Book ofGenesis.
language: English
title: Blessed are the pure of heart: Catechesis on the Sermon on the Mount and writings of St. Paul
titlecomplete: Blessed are the pure of heart: Catechesis on the Sermon on the Mount and writings of St. Paul
genres: Theology
ratings_count: 3
publisher: St. Paul Editions