CST: Social Teachings of the church Flashcards
What are a few of the social topics the OT talks about?
Respect for Human Life
Respect for private property
Honesty in business
Just distribution of wealth
Special concern for the vulnerable
What did God speak through the prophets about just societies?
The nations and kingdoms
What are some things Jesus talks about in the NT regarding social concerns?
The dignity of the human person, on money and material possessions, and concern for the poor and vulnerable
What does Jesus ask us to do?
To not take on anything that he himself did not do
What are the Corporal Works of Mercy?
Feed the hungry
Give drink to the thirsty
Clothe the naked
Shelter the homeless
Visit the sick
Visit those in prison
Bury the dead
What does “corporal mean?
bodily
What can be problematic about the thought process that occurred during the enlightenment period?
People began to rely more on science and their own reason for leaning for discovering truth and solving problems and rejecting faith entirely.
What was the Rerem Novarum a response to?
It was a response to labor issues in Europe
What were some of the rights Pope Leo XIII discussed in Rarem Novarum?
The right to private property
The right to moral obligation to share our wealth with our neighbors as we can and are able
What is biblical justice?
Sacrifice your own comfort for others
What is the most important thing about biblical justice? What is the difference between the OT and the NT?
We must be in right relationship with God then with others.
OT: an eye for an eye
NT: Sacrafice your own comfort for others
How do we develop justice as a virtue?
By cooperating with God’s grace
What does Justice as a virtue help us guide, temper, and help us make?
Helps us to temper our passion and help us to make moral decisions
what does justice as a virtue shape?
shape our character so we can do the right thing, even when thats difficult
what does justice as a virtue work for?
the common good
What does justice as a virtue ultimately say about others?
give to others what they are due
What is compassion?
to suffer with another
What is justice as a virtue?
to help us shape our character so we can do the right thing, even when that is difficult
What is commutative justice?
fairness in the exchange of goods
What is legal justice?
laws and legal documents
What is distributive justice?
the just distribution of resources to all people
What is social justice?
Linked to the common good and the exercise of authority
According to the CCC 1928, what is social justice connected to?
the common good and exercise of authority
What do we have an obligation to do regarding the choice of the leaders of our country?
we have an obligation to choose leaders of our country that will care for all people, and ensure that everyone is taken care of to the best of our abilities. We have the power to elect these officials who can make these changes. We have an obligation to VOTE
What are the seven themes of CST?
Life and dignity of the human person
Call to family, community, and participation
Rights and responsibilities
Option for the poor and vulnerable
Dignity of work and the rights of workers
Solidarity
Care for God’s creation
Why is, the right to life and dignity of the human person, the first and most important principal of CST?
The right to life supersedes all other rights
What gives us dignity?
Being made in the image and likeness of God
Who is worthy of love?
everyone
What tells us that we are made to call to family, community, and participation?
We are made for union with God and others
What is the first community we are a part of?
our families
What is the foundation of society?
the family
How do we protect the family?
Providing jobs that help support the couple and their children
Showing the positive aspects of family and how sexual sin can harm it
Making sure that basic needs are met
Providing opportunities for the family to participate in society themselves so they can help us become better
What are some of the things we have the right to, to live a dignified life?
The right to life
Rights pertaining to moral and cultural values
Right to worship God according to ones conscience
The right to choose ones state in life
Economic rights
The right of meeting and association
The right to emigrate and immigrate
Political rights
What is an example of a limit to our rights?
Leaving the United States to go to another country, but neglecting our family to do so, we are neglecting our duty to them
Are limits to our rights bad?
no
Why are we called to have concern for the poor and the vulnerable?
because It comes from the Universal Destination of Goods
What is the principal on the Universal Destination of Goods?
It is an understanding that everything is a gift from God and therefore it belongs to him
How can we help those in spiritual poverty?
To help those that there is hope in Christ and that through union with him and in the sacraments, true peace can be found
What must work promote?
the dignity of the human person
Who is our work to imitate?
God
What does solidarity mean?
We understand that we are all a family, no matter our background or difference from one another
When were we first assigned with care for creation?
in the beginning
Has Gods plan changed overtime?
no
