stands man, who bears a particular resemblance to God and to whom he is ordered in a particular way. It is by reflecting on his own being in the world and on his own need of salvation that man directs himself toward God in the right way. The awareness of creation does not exhaust the search for meaning which is proper to man but rather simply orients it and permits the asking of the fundamental questions with clarity. “What is man?” the Council asks itself. “What is the meaning of suffering, evil,