Use in The Current Catechism of The Catholic Church
Baruch 6 is quoted in CCC ยง2112 as part of an exposition against idolatry. During the Diaspora the Jews lamented their lapse into idolatry, and their repentance is captured in the Book of Baruch. Baruch 3:38(37) is referenced in the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation.
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