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Catholic social teachings Flashcards

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Why do we study catholic social teaching?

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to recognize/name injustice, discover how catholic faith and analyze some causes of injustice, learn how to respond to injustice

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What is CST rooted in?

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Hebrew prophets who announced God’s special love for the poor

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Catholic Social Teaching is built on a commitment to the _____ that arises from our experiences of _____ in the Eucharist

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CST is built on a commitment to the poor that arises from our experiences of Christ in the Eucharist

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What does human intellect enable us to recognize/understand?

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to do good and avoid evil. Free will enables us to choose good with the guidance of conscience and to obey God’s law of love.

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What is catholic social justice

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  • Catholic Social Justice is the teaching that attempts to understand how societies work and what moral principles and values ought to guide them
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Who is considered the father of catholic social teaching with his document?

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Pope Leo XIII with Rerum Novarum

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Some catholic social teaching documents

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  • Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor)—Pope Leo XIII, 1891
  • Quadragesimo Anno. . . (After Forty Years)—Pope Pius XI, 1931
  • Mater et Magistra. . . (Christianity and Social Progress)—St. John XXIII, 1961
  • Pacem in Terris. . . (Peace on Earth)—St. John XXIII, 1963
  • Gaudium et Spes. . . (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World)—Second Vatican Council, 1965
  • Dignitatis Humanae . . . (Declaration on Religious Freedom)—Second Vatican Council, 1965
  • Populorum Progressio. . . (On the Development of Peoples)—Blessed Paul VI, 1967
  • Octogesima Adveniens. . . (A Call to Action)—Blessed Pope Paul VI, 1971
  • Evangelii Nuntiandi. . . (Evangelization in the Modern World)—Blessed Paul VI, 1975
  • Laborem Exercens. . . (On Human Work)—St. John Paul II, 1981
  • Sollicitudo Rei Socialis. . . (On Social Concern)—St. John Paul II, 1987
  • The Church and Racism: Towards a more fraternal society. . . —Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 1989
  • Veritatis splendor. . . (The Splendor of Truth)—St. John Paul II, 1993
  • Evangelium Vitae. . . (The Gospel of Life)—St. John Paul II, 1995
  • Dignitas Personae. . . (The Dignity of a Person)—Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 1998
  • Ecclesia in America. . . (The Church in America)—St. John Paul II, 1999
  • Fides et Ratio. . . (Faith and Reason)—St. John Paul II, 1998
  • Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church. . . —Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 2004
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some catholic social teaching documents by U.S bishops

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  • Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love – A Pastoral Letter Against Racism, November 2018
  • Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, November 2015, November 2011, November 2007
  • Respecting the Just Rights of Workers, June 2009
  • Catholics in Political Life, June 2004
  • A Place at the Table: A Catholic Recommitment to Overcome Poverty and to Respect the Dignity of All God’s Children December 2002
  • A Call to Solidarity with Africa, November 2001
  • Economic Justice for All, November 1986
  • Brothers and Sisters to Us, 1979
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what is an Encyclical letter?

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written by the pope to the bishops of the church as a whole or a particular audience of bishops (ex. Rerum Novarum)

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what are pastoral letters?

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written by a bishop or group of bishops for all Catholics in a specific location (ex. Economic justice for all)

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What is Rerum Novarum a papal encyclical on?

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Capital and labor

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when was Rerum Novarum written and released by Pope Leo XIII?

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May 15, 1891

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what does Rerum Novarum mean?

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“Of new things”

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What is the background of Rerum Novarum

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Industrial revolution happened, lots of political change, relationship between employees and employers was changing, people were becoming wealthy but most stayed poor even though they worked hard, lack of worker’s unions, socialists wanted to get rid of private ownership of property

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what are some key points in Rerum Novarum?

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everyone has the right to own private property (reason why people work), difference between humans and brute animals (humans have full perfection of the animal being have reason and animals are governed by self-preservation and propagation of species), Gov should not intrude control of families in households, individual possessions should be put at the disposal of the common good, those shouldn’t be ashamed of poverty, bridge gap between rich and poor, worker’s associations/trade unions to better living conditions

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Did Rerum Novarum succeed?

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Somewhat- lots of Catholics misunderstood/ignored teaching.
(Some results: catholic labor unions, encourage catholic politicians to better lives of common people, Minium wage/right to strike, improvement of condition of workers

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What did Karl Marx believe?

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  • Religion is the opium of the people
  • Man is religious as long as man is poor.”
  • Man created religion
  • Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world and the soul of soulless conditions.
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Pope Leo wasn’t against capitalism as a whole but he was against what?

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laissez-faire

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what were Pope John Paul’s thoughts on capitalism?

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wanted to fix gap between wealthy and poor nations, does not like rigid capitalism, does not favor socialism

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What is wrong with capitalism?

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  • Excessive profit maximization
  • Acute individualism
  • The pursuit of self interest
  • The prioritization of machines over labor
  • Vast inequalities in wealth – the argument is not for an absolute equality but a society that guarantees what Vatican II calls ‘a more humane and just condition of life,’ while admitting that there are rightful differences that exist among humans.
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What is natural law?

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  • This is implanted in the heart of every person
  • Known by one’s conscience and reason (intellect).
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what is revealed law?

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  • Ancient Law of the Old Testament especially the Ten Commandments
  • New Law of the Gospel especially the Sermon on the Mount.
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what are the foundations of social justice?

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  • Prescence of natural moral law within all people
  • Belief in God as the source of all civil authority – all legitimate authority comes from God. The exercise of authority must promote justice for all and the common good.
  • The personal and common good of all people.
  • Respect for the foundational rights of every person
  • Peace and security
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seven themes/principles of CST

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  • Life and Dignity of the Human Person
  • Call to Family, Community, and Participation
  • Rights and Responsibilities
  • Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
  • The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
  • Solidarity
  • Care for God’s Creation

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