MODULE 4: Eight Dimensions of the Human Person according to Gaudium et Spes Flashcards
It insinuates that a [mere] human resemblance is insufficient
“Madaling magin tao subalit mahirap magpakatao.”
Gaudium et spes means:
Joy and Hopes
To be truly human necessitates ___________ - acting with dignity benefitting to a human being.
Pagpapakatao
We are not “only human!” We are “beautiful human beings!”, Therefore, there is a need to search for the beautiful in a human person to be __________.
Totoong tao (authentically human)
The striving for _____ and _______ humanity necessitates describing morality.
True and Authentic
Why is striving for true and authentic huamanity necessary in describing morality?
Because given our freedom as human beings it is quite possible for us to live out our humanity in a false or inauthentic way.
Genovesi (2003) defined this as the practice of morally good and appropriate actions; the daily activity that embodies our efforts to live as full and authentic human beings.
Refers to the practice of morally good
Morality
The reflective investigation into what is morally proper thing to do; how we ought to act in a given situation or what is the right thing to do under the present circumstances
Refers to the study of morality.
Ethics
Fr. Carlos Ronquillo, one of the Filipino experts in moral Theology, proposes “__________” to refer to morality because this term is close to the experience of the Filipino.
Pagpapakatao
Authentic morality in Filipino
Pagpapakatao
The effort to be moral in Filipino
Magpapakatao
The source of morality.
He is the object and the subject of morality.
The human person
God enters the talk of morality only when:
The person believes in God
For Christians, moral living is simply _________. (CFC no. 674)
following Christ
It is a call to become loving persons, in the fullness of life-with others-in the-community before God, in imitation of Jesus Christ.
Therefore, the human person is called to:
- be authentically human; and
- reach his final destiny