What is the Natural Moral Law and can it ever be erased from the human heart?
The Natural Moral Law is nothing other than the light of understanding placed in us by God, by which we know what must be done and what must be avoided. Expressed in the universal command to 'do good and avoid evil', it is engraved by the Creator upon every human conscience and accessible to natural reason, regardless of religious background or culture. Because it is rooted in human nature, the Natural Law is universal, objective, and immutable across all history; though sin can obscure its clarity, it can never be completely uprooted from the heart.
Sources
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 1954-1960
- Romans 2:14-15
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