UNIT 3 Flashcards
A society is a group of persons bound together organically by a principle of unity that goes beyond each one of them. As an assembly that is at once visible and spiritual, a society endures through time… He rightly owes loyalty to the communities of which he is part and respect to those in authority who have charge of the common good
CCC 1880
Each community is defined by its purpose and consequently obeys specific rules; but “the human person . . . is and ought to be the principle, the subject and the end of all social institutions.”
CCC 1881
“Socialization” also expresses the natural tendency for human beings to associate with one another for the sake of attaining objectives that exceed individual capacities. It develops the qualities of the person, especially the sense of initiative and responsibility, and helps guarantee his rights.
CCC 1882
“a community of a higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving the latter of its functions, but rather should support it in case of need and help to coordinate its activity with the activities of the rest of society, always with a view to the common good.”
CCC 1883
The State shall encourage non- governmental, community-based, or sectoral organizations that promote the welfare of the nation
1987 Philippine Constitution Article XIII. Section 23
The right to become a member of associations or societies for purposes not contrary to law;
Civil Code of the Philippines Article 32
The family is the original cell of social life. A natural society in which husband and wife are called to give themselves in love and in the gift of life… The family is the community in which, from childhood, one can learn moral values, begin to honor God, and make good use of freedom. Family life is an initiation into life in society.
CCC 2207
Section 1. The State recognizes the Filipino family as the foundation of the nation. Accordingly, it shall strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its total development.
Article XV. The Family of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
Where families cannot fulfill their responsibilities, other social bodies have the duty of helping them and of supporting the institution of the family. Following the principle of subsidiarity, larger communities should take care not to usurp the family’s prerogatives or interfere in its life.
CCC 2209
This teaching rests on one basic
the end of every social institution.
That is necessarily so, for men are by
individual human beings are the foundation, the cause and
principle:
nature social beings…
On this basic principle, which guarantees the
sacred dignity of the individual, the Church constructs her social teaching.
Mater et Magistra 218-220)
Being in the image of God the human individual possesses the dignity of a person, who is not just something, but someone.
CCC 357
We were born with it
Innate
Cannot be violated
Inviolable
Cannot be taken from us
Inalienable
Encomppasses all humanity
Universal
