Roman Catholic Catechism and Natural Law (paragraph numbers)

1. Natural Law shows man the way to follow so as to practise the good and attain his end….it states the first and essential precepts of the moral law. (1955)

2. Application of the natural law varies greatly ..according to times, places, and circumstances. (1957)

3. The precepts of the natural law are not perceived by everyone immediately and clearly. (1960)

4. The natural law, present in the heart of each man and established by reason, is universal in its precepts. (1956)

5. The natural law is immutable and permanent throughout all the variations of history. (1958)

6. The natural law, the Creator’s very good work, provides the solid foundation on which man can build the structure of moral rules. (1959)

7. The natural law is participation in God’s wisdom…it expresses the dignity of the human person. (1978)

8. Divorce is a grave offence against the natural law. (2384)

9. The Decalogue (10 commandments) contains a privileged expression of the natural law. (2080)

10. The authority of the Church’s teaching extends also to the specific precepts of the natural law, because their observance is necessary for salvation. (2036)

11. The natural law expresses the original moral sense which enables man to discern good and evil. (1954)

12. Noone can command or establish what is contrary to the dignity of persons and the natural law. (1901)

13. The natural law always declared that homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. (2357)
14. The natural law is written in our hearts by our Creator. (37)