10 - principles Flashcards
concerned with the responsibilities that individuals have to society
contributive justice (legal justice)
social condition that promotes the dignity of persons, allowing them to reach their full potential and receive the rights and privileges necessary for a happy life
common good
The Catechism says that social justice is linked to the exercise of …
authority or leadership
Constitutive elements of church
action for social justice
social mission (world)
According to […], a just or righteous person is first someone who is in a right relationship with God and second in right relationship with other human beings
Scripture
Constitutive elements of church
hearing the good news
scriptures (word)
All that is good in this world is a gift from God. God calls us to be good and wise stewards of these gifts.
stewardship of god’s creation
Constitutive elements of church
worship, prayer life, community celebration, etc
sacraments (worship)
teaches us that ‘freedom is the highest sign in man of his being made in the divine image and, consequently, is a sign of the sublime dignity of every human person’. FREEDOM
Conpendium
it requires that both parties receive exactly what they agreed to
commutative justice (contractual)
guides us in giving both God and neighbor what is their due and in working for the common good
justice
Old/New Law: justice is primarily about treating members of one’s own community fairly and equally
old law
he fairness that should exist when exchanging goods and services among individuals and institutions
commutative justice (contractual)
the most fundamental form of justice in societies
commutative justice (contractual)
4 cardinal virtues
prudence, justice, temperance, fortitude