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CCC Paragraphs 2730

The Desire for God (CCC 27-30)

Pillar: PART 1 PROFESSION OF FAITH

The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for.

Magisterial Citation: Second Vatican Council (Gaudium et Spes §19)

Doctrinal Classification: Dogmatic Principle

Related Formation Lessons

Introduction to Catholic Theology & Doctrine

Lesson 1.1 — The Natural Desire for God

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Official Vatican Source: Catechism of the Catholic Church, Vatican Publishing House (Libreria Editrice Vaticana).