Prelims Part 1 Flashcards
What is the problem? And what do we need to do?
Problem: many Catholics do not understand that the social mission of the Church is an essential part of Catholic Faith
Solution: to do more to share the social mission and message of our Church
The central message is simple:
Our faith is profoundly social
We cannot be called truly ______ unless we hear and heed the church’s call to serve those in need and work for justice and peace.
Catholic
Is a sign and a safeguard of the dignity of the human person
The church
A religious organization whose purpose it is to help bring about the reign of God in history
Vatican II’s Ecclesiology
The social mission of Vatican II’s Ecclesiology is
“Constitutive”
-not extra-curricular or optional
Action on behalf of justice and participation in the __________ of the world fully appear to us as a __________ dimension of the preaching of the gospel, or, in other words, of the church’s mission for their redemption of the human race and its liberation from every oppressive situation.
Action on behalf of justice and participation in the transformation of the world fully appear to us as a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the gospel, or, in other words, of the church’s mission for their redemption of the human race and its liberation from every oppressive situation.
Hearing the good news
Scripture
Worship, prayer life, etc.
Sacraments
Action for social justice
Social mission
Integral, essential or fundamental
Constitutive
The Catholic Social Teaching is rooted where
In the Bible
“______ shall be the ______ around His _______”
Justice shall be the band around His waist
What are the Biblical Themes of Justice?
- God is active in Human History
- Creation
- Covenant Relationship
- Community
- Anawim
- The example of Jesus
“The widows, orphans and aliens”
Anawim
Give examples of Jesus
Reign of God, healing
In biblical faith, the ___________ is the primary expectation if Yahweh. By whom?
Doing of justice (Walter Brueggeman)
Cycle of Baal
CBFFC SPKCR
- Community, State of Blessing
- Become Owners
- Forget the Poor
- Forget Yahweh
- Create other Gods
- Self Destruction
- Prophets: The Poor
- Kill the Prophets
- Cry out for Deliverance
- Restoration
This split between the _____ which many profess and their daily lives deserves to be counted among the more serious errors of our age.
This split between the faith which many profess and their daily lives deserves to be counted among the more serious errors of our age.
Long since, the ________ fought ______ against this scandal and even more so did _________ threaten it with grave punishment.
Long since, the Prophets of the Old Testament
fought vehemently
against this scandal and even more so did Jesus Christ himself in the New Testament threaten it with grave punishment.
Major themes from Catholic social teaching
- Human Dignity
- Community
- Right and Duties
- Option for the poor
- Participation
- Economic Justice
- Stewardship of Creation
- Solidarity
- Role of Government
- Promotion of Peace