Justice, peace and reconciliation Flashcards
What is justice?
Justice is the basis of Catholic Social Teaching, which aims to ensure that all people can live in a world where they are treated fairly and have equal opportunities.
To create social justice, it is important to recognise that everyone has dignity and should be respected equally as they are made in the image of God.
Quotes from the bible
“God made mankind in his image”
“Blessed are the peacemakers”
What did Gaudium Et Spes say about justice?
The Catholic Church asks for Catholics to make “an enterprise of justice” to uphold human dignity (equality)”
What do Catholics believe about peace?
The Catholic Church believes that peace allows people to live without fear, pain and suffering.
It allows them to live a secure life with access to work, education and basic needs like food and clean water.
How can this change a Catholics life?
Catholics will take part in the sacrament of reconciliation, where they confess their sins and make amends for any mistakes they have made to bring peace to their personal relationships.
Catholics will campaign to uphold and protect the human rights broken in war by going on peace marches or launching social media campaign.
