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Why did Jesus have to die?

Church teaching

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In short: He wasn’t forced. He freely gave His life out of love, and by His death He brings you back to the Father. CCC 609 CCC 613

The answer, in writing

Church teaching

Jesus “loved them to the end”: in His suffering and death His humanity became the free and perfect instrument of His divine love. CCC 609

His death is the sacrifice of the New Covenant, which restores us to communion with God. CCC 613

Our words

Nobody took His life; He laid it down. The cross isn’t God being angry; it’s God refusing to stop loving us even when we killed Him.

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Sources on this page

How we know · 2 Catechism paragraphs
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 609, 613 (official text on vatican.va).

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