4: Catholic Social Teaching Flashcards
doctrine of the church that provides concrete action plan to teach catholics to live in the teachings of Christ and induce justice
CST
Catholic Social Teachings
Mission of the Church
share the message of the gospel
Key to Catholic Identity
serve those in need and work in justice
religious organization whose purpose it is to help bring about the reign of God in history
Vatican II’s Ecclesiology
sign and safeguard of the dignity of the human person
The Church
social mission according to Vatican II’s Ecclesiology
“constitutive”
not extra-curricular or optional
Church’s mission for the redemption of
the human race and its liberation from
every oppressive situation.
Justice in the World, 1971 Synod
Action on behalf of justice and
participation in the transformation of the
world fully appear to us as a constitutive
dimension of the preaching of the Gospel
Justice in the World, 1971 Synod
3 Constitutive Elements of the Church
Scripture
Sacraments
Social Mission
integral, essential, or fundamental
Constitutive
act of hearing the good news
Scripture
worship, prayer life, etc.
Sacraments
actions for social justice
Social Mission
1st apostolic letter
Rerum Novarum
- for labor
the widows, orphans, aliens
Anawim
CYCLE OF BAAL
Community, State of Blessing Become owners Forget the poor Forget Yahweh Create other gods Self destruction Prophets: the poor Kill the prophets Cry out for deliverance Restoration
This split between the faith which many profess
and their daily lives deserves to be counted
among the more serious errors of our age.
Vatican II