Read the following passage from the Roman Catholic encyclical (meaning circulated letter) of 1995 and then answer the questions at the bottom of the screen before printing. A suggested answer is available to compare your ideas.

“Precisely because of this "truth" the natural law involves universality. Inasmuch as it is inscribed in the rational nature of the person, it makes itself felt to all beings endowed with reason and living in history. In order to perfect himself in his specific order, the person must do good and avoid evil, be concerned for the transmission and preservation of life, refine and develop the riches of the material world, cultivate social life, seek truth, practice good and contemplate beauty”. (Veritatis Splendor paragraph 51)

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