Preliminary

Question 1

the officially proclaimed teaching of the Catholic Church on social, cultural,
political, and economic issues.

Answer 1

CST or Catholic Social Teaching

Question 2

it provides principles for reflection and criteria for judgment based on the
Gospels and the whole of Christian tradition

Answer 2

SEE

Question 3

Through it, the Church
hopes to guide Catholic Christians toward an informed response to the complex challenges
in the socio-political and economic fields

Answer 3

JUDGE/ DISCERN

Question 4

Generally, CST comes in the form of social
encyclicals which were developed in the late 19th century.

Answer 4

ACT

Question 5

who issued the first modern social encyclical, RERUM NOVARUM, in 1891.

Answer 5

Pope Leo XIII

Question 6

Encyclical comes from the Greek ______ which means “______” or “_____.”

Answer 6

enkyklios
circular
general

Question 7

is a circular or letter of the pope to a group of bishops or to all the bishops of the world on
matters of faith and morals

Answer 7

encyclical

Question 8

shares etymological origins with
“encyclopedia” which means general knowledge.

Answer 8

encyclical

Question 9

is an evolving body of prophetic thinking that
continues to apply truthful Christian practice in ever-changing contexts.

Answer 9

CST

Question 10

The document from Rome’s Pontifical Commission on Justice and Peace uses the term

Answer 10

SOCIAL DOCTRINE

Question 11

reinforces the authoritative character and pronouncements.

Answer 11

doctrine

Question 12

Doctrine gives the impression that these teachings are

Answer 12

universal, fixed, and
unchanging

Question 13

He said that “due to widely varying situations, it is
difficult for us to utter a unified message and to put forward a solution which has universal
validity” (Octogesima Adveniens, 4)

Answer 13

Pope Paul VI

Question 14

brings to mind old
rules and fossilized practices which the CST is not.

Answer 14

tradition

Question 15

strength of the term “Catholic
Social Tradition” is found in its insistence that the church’s engagement with the world is
not only inspired by the ‘doctrines’ found in the encyclicals or in the reflections of learned
people like philosophers and theologians, but in the practices of _____

Answer 15

ordinary persons in

everyday life.

Question 16

Some people think that the root cause of our present problem (which you have observed in the
family, on the streets, in factories, offices, schools, and in the government) is the ______

Answer 16

ECONOMY

Question 17

Other people however think that our problems can be traced to ______ and the way they
practice. Many of these see their positions as sources of personal
aggrandizement through project kickbacks and pork barrel allotment.

Answer 17

politicians

Question 18

Others believe that our problem is mainly ______. It is because society discriminates
and segregates people according to class, age, color, culture, physical appearance, or religion that we experience all these problems.

Answer 18

social and cultural

Question 19

Good things that globalization brought to us

Answer 19

good things: faster
communication with mobile phones and the Internet, exposure to other cultures and peoples, new
jobs opened up in numerous call centers, and many others.

Question 20

Bad things that globalization brought to us

Answer 20

many
jobs end after 5- months of the contract, the no-work-no-pay policy prevails, unemployment and
underemployment are more common than ever, and unjust salary levels remain. Bad

Question 21

Who’s the author of doing theology in garbage dump

Answer 21

DanielFranklinE.Pilario,C.M.

Question 22

Journey of Liberation Joys and Hopes for the Future editor

Answer 22

Maria Clara Bingemer and Luiz Carlos Susin