2.2: nature of social teachings of the church

Question 1

the nature of social teachings

Answer 1

(1) emphasis on the human person as imago dei
(2) celebrates humanity and our interconnectedness
(3) promotion of justice according to god’s plan

Question 2

affirms that humanity is cental to god’s plan

Answer 2

mystery of incarnation and paschal mystery of christ

Question 3

Church’s understanding of human dignity - is the conviction that the human person occupies a central role in the creation of God, and that the human person is the only creature that is created in the image and likeness of God, and is the only creature that has the capacity for God

Answer 3

The Human Person as the Image of God

Question 4

Yahweh’s covenant with Abraham and the people of Israel is Yahweh’s own initiative and gift which is even beyond what humanity deserves

Answer 4

Celebrating our Shared Humanity, Our Human Interconnectedness

Question 5

an expression of Yahweh’s willingness to reach out to His people

Answer 5

covenant

Question 6

the covenant is an expression of Yahweh’s

Answer 6

willingness to reach out to His people

Question 7

God destined the earth and all it contains for all men and peoples so that all created things would be shared fairly by all mankind under the guidance of justice

Answer 7

CCC, 165

Toward a Just and Humane Society according to God’s Plan

Question 8

The principle of the Universal Destination of Goods is an invitation to develop an economic vision inspired by moral values that permit people not to lose sight of the origin or purpose of these goods, so as to bring about fairness and solidarity

Answer 8

Toward a Just and Humane Society according to God’s Plan

Question 9

“The distribution of created goods, which, as every discerning person knows, is labouring today under the gravest evils due to the huge disparity between the few exceedingly rich and the unnumbered property less, must be effectively called back to and brought into conformity with the norms of the common good, that is, social justice. This then prompts the Church to call for a more just distribution of the world’s wealth”

Answer 9

Pope Pius XI (CSDC 171)

Question 10

most identifying value of the Church’s social teaching.

Answer 10

Love

Question 11

it is what makes us uniquely Christians

Answer 11

love

Question 12

In the Church’s perspective, love as a value is “the highest and universal criterion of the whole of social ethics.” what csdc

Answer 12

CSDC, 171

Question 13

the highest and universal criterion of the whole of social ethics.

Answer 13

love

Question 14

From the inner wellspring of love the values of truth, freedom, and justice are born and grow. Love is what makes us able to see the other as a friend, as another self, so that the needs and requirements of others seem as one’s own.”

what csdc

Answer 14

(CSDC, 205)

Question 15

presupposes and transcends justice

Answer 15

love

Question 16

T/F: Without justice, there is no love. Without justice, love does not survive

Answer 16

Truee

Question 17

prerequisite of love

Answer 17

justice

Question 18

However, a world with justice but without love is equally as bad or worse. Human relationships cannot be governed solely by the measure of justice. The prophet Malachi tells us that God requires more than doing justice. He requires us to love mercy and to walk humbly with Him

Answer 18

Malachi 3:3

Question 19

extreme justice is the greatest injustice,” or an “extreme justice is an extreme wrong

Answer 19

Summum ius, summa iniuria

Question 20

to take love, which is the form of the virtues, and to socialize it or institutionalize it into social and political charity. This task is the modern challenge of our time.

who?

Answer 20

St. Thomas mentions in his Summa Theologiae

Question 21

Social charity makes us love the common good. It makes us effectively see the good of all people, considered not only as individuals or private persons but also in the social dimension that unites them.

Answer 21

(CSDC, 207)

Question 22

Social and political charity is not exhausted in relationships between individuals, but extends to the network formed by communal relationships, which is precisely the social and political community; it intervenes in this context seeking the greatest good for the community in its entirety.

CSDC?

Answer 22

(CSDC, 208)

Question 23

what is the three main ideas of separation

Answer 23

1. the state has no official religion
2. the state should not discriminate any religion
3. church should not control or dominate any religious group, police, or armed unit of the state

Question 24

In order to respect the autonomy of the Church, the State shall not

Answer 24

establish one religion as the religion of the State

shall not favor one religion over the other.

Question 25

In order to respect the autonomy of the State, the Church prohibits

Answer 25

its ministers and priests to run for public office or, if they do, they should resign from their ministry as priests

Question 26

Church “cannot and must not replace the State. Yet at the same time she cannot and must not remain on the sidelines in the fight for justice.”

Answer 26

Benedict CVI, Deus Caritas est)

Question 27

The Church has the right and the duty “to teach her social doctrine, to exercise her role freely among men, and also to pass moral judgment in those matters which regard public order when the fundamental rights of the human person or the salvation of souls require it.”

Answer 27

(Gaudium et Spes, 76)

Question 28

Both the Church and those who govern society are seeking to serve mankind (although under different titles), and they “will carry out this service with greater efficacy, for the good of all, the healthier and better is the cooperation between them.”

Answer 28

CSDC, 425

Question 29

Due to current challenges and issues that exist in our contemporary society like massive poverty, inequality, discrimination, racism, gap between the rich and the poor and environmental degradation, the Church is called to be involved in responding and eradicating those social concerns in order to become effective herald of the Gospel.

Answer 29

Rationalizing the Church’s Involvement

Question 30

Due to global concerns like war, hunger, poverty, global warming, climate change, apathy; and challenges brought about by secularism, materialism, neo- liberalism and globalization, the Church is called to be involved in responding to those issues.

Answer 30

Global Realities of the Church’s Involvement

Question 31

The Church is also called to be involved in promoting justice, solidarity and the common good through active participation and cooperation in community development, promotion of human dignity, justice, peace, and environmental education.

Answer 31

Local Realities of the Church’s Involvement