The Catechism of the Catholic Church in Question and Answer Form

Questions and Answers

2194. How are we to love God according to Deut 6? (CCC 2133) According to Deut 6 we are to love God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our strength.

2195. To what does the first commandment summon man? (CCC 2134) The first commandment summons man to believe in God, to hope in Him and to love Him above all else.

2196. What is the virtue of religion? (CCC 2135) The virtue of religion is what disposes us to render to God the worship that we owe to Him in all justice.

2197. Whom does the duty to offer God true worship concern? (CCC 2136) The duty to offer God true worship concerns man both as an individual and as a social being.

2198. In what does religious liberty consist? (CCC 2137) Religious liberty consists in the possibility to profess religion freely in private and in public.

2199. What is superstition? (CCC 2138) Superstition is a departure from the true worship and manifests itself in idolatry, divination and magic.

2200. What are the main sins of irreligion? (CCC 2139) The main sins of irreligion are tempting God, sacrilege and simony.

2201. Why is atheism a sin against the first commandment? (CCC 2140) Atheism is a sin against the first commandment, because it rejects or denies the existence of God.

2202. Why is the veneration of sacred images not contrary to the first commandment? (CCC 2141) The veneration of sacred images is not contrary to the first commandment, because it is based on the mystery of the Incarnation of the Word of God.