[Salvation]

Now this is a major change from biblical thinking. “Self-righteousness” is 180 degrees opposite to the biblical notion of “righteousness”. To be called “righteous” in Scripture is a compliment, not an insult.

[Salvation]

**The fundamental insight of the Catholic tradition is that, ultimately, righteousness is not a concept. It is not a legal fiction. It is not an abstraction. It is not a moral state. It is not an ideal. It is not a rule, law, or command. Righteousness is a Person named Jesus Christ. To hunger and thirst for righteousness is, in the end of ends, to hunger and thirst for him and for transformation into the fullness of his image and likeness. **

Yes, REAL Catholics hunger and thirst for the righteousness of Christ!

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