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Sacraments: §1500 — Tolle Lege

Catechism

§1500

Sacraments › … › I. Its Foundations in the Economy of Salvation

Illness in human life

Illness and suffering have always been among the gravest problems confronted in human life. In illness, man experiences his powerlessness, his limitations, and his finitude. Every illness can make us glimpse death.

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Source: Catechism of the Catholic Church (Vatican.va)