Themes of Catholic Social Teachings Flashcards
Rich treasure of wisdom from the Church about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society.
Catholic Social Teachings
Human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society.
Serves as the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching.
Sanctity of Human Life and Dignity of the Person
People have a right and duty to participate in society, seeking together the common good and well-being of all, especially the poor and vulnerable.
Call to Families, Community, and Participation
Human rights should be protected and responsibilities should be met. Every person has a fundamental right to life and a right to those things required for human decency.
Rights and Responsibilities of Social Justice
Putting the needs of the poor and the vulnerable first.
Option for the Poor
The economy must serve the people, not the other way around. Basic rights of workers must be respected.
Dignity of Work
Under the CST Dignity of Work, basic rights of workers include:
- the right to productive work,
- decent and fair wages,
- organization and joining unions,
- private property; and
- economic initiative.
We are one human family, whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences are.
Solidarity
We show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship of creation. We are called to protect people and the planet.
Care for God’s creation
Widely believed to be the birth of the development of a body of social teaching in the Catholic Church.
Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII
An encyclical letter written to enunciate the late 19th-century Roman Catholic position on social justice, particularly in relation to the problems of the Industrial Revolution.
Rerum Novarum
With regards to the separation of the Church and the State, the Church has a right to make pronouncements on…
Social issues, as deal in questions related to morality.
Rerum Novarum (Latin) is Literally Translated as “_______”
However, it can also be Literally Translated as “_______”.
“of New Things,”
“of Revolutionary Change”
Rerum Novarum (Latin) is Translated to English as “_______”.
Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor
Who wrote Rerum Novarum?
Pope Leo XIII (13th)
