| 1710 "Christ . . . makes man fully manifest to man himself and brings to light his exalted vocation" (GS 22 § 1). |
| 1711 Endowed with a spiritual soul, with intellect and with free will, the human person is from his very conception ordered to God and destined for eternal beatitude. He pursues his perfection in "seeking and loving what is true and good" (GS 15 § 2). |
| 1712 In man, true freedom is an "outstanding manifestation of the divine image" (GS 17). |
| 1713 Man is obliged to follow the moral law, which urges him "to do what is good and avoid what is evil" (cf. GS 16). This law makes itself heard in his conscience. |