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Themes of Catholic Social Teaching: (The Compendium of The Social Doctrine of The Church) Pp. 67-281

The document outlines 10 principles of Catholic Social Teaching from the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, including the life and dignity of the human person, the common good, the call to family and community, rights and responsibilities, an option for the poor and vulnerable, the dignity of work, solidarity, care for God's creation, subsidiarity, and the universal destination of goods. Each principle is described in 1-2 paragraphs explaining the Church's stance based on sacred Scripture and tradition.

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Themes of Catholic Social Teaching: (The Compendium of The Social Doctrine of The Church) Pp. 67-281

The document outlines 10 principles of Catholic Social Teaching from the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, including the life and dignity of the human person, the common good, the call to family and community, rights and responsibilities, an option for the poor and vulnerable, the dignity of work, solidarity, care for God's creation, subsidiarity, and the universal destination of goods. Each principle is described in 1-2 paragraphs explaining the Church's stance based on sacred Scripture and tradition.

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Themes of Catholic Social Teaching

(The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church) pp. 67- 281.

Ten Principles:
1. Life and Dignity of the Human Person
2. The Common Good
3. Call to Family, Community, and Participation
4. Rights and Responsibilities
5. Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
6. Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
7. Principle of Solidarity
8. Care for God’s Creation
9. Principle of Subsidiarity
10.Universal Destination of Goods
1. Life and Dignity of the Human Person
 The first social teaching proclaims the respect for human life,
one of the most fundamental needs in a world distorted by
greed and selfishness. The Catholic Church teaches that all
human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person
is the foundation for all the social teachings. This theme
challenges the issues of abortion, assisted suicide, human
cloning and the death penalty. The Catholic Church holds the
belief that every human life is precious and is a gift from God,
and that every institution is measured by whether it threatens
or enhances the life and dignity of the human person (CSDC,
pp. 69-82).
2. The Common Good
 A community is genuinely healthy when all people, not only
one or several segments, flourish. The Russian novelist
Doestoevski put it this way: “Every social group must take
account of the needs and legitimate aspirations of other
groups, and even of the general welfare of the entire human
family.” This concept of the common good seems to be
‘missing in action’ in contemporary public life, “not the
utilitarian formula of the greatest good for the greatest
number, but the moral formula of the greatest good for all,”
simply on the basis that they are human beings and therefore
inherently worthy of respect (CSDC, pp. 101-105).
3. Call to Family, Community, and Participation

 The social teaching proclaims that the human person is not


only sacred, but also social. It stresses that how we organize
society in economics, politics, and law or policy directly
affects human dignity and community. Society often proclaims
the importance of individualism, but Catholic social teaching
argues that human beings are fulfilled in community and
family. The Catholic Church believes that we have the
responsibility to participate in society and to promote the
common good, especially for the poor and vulnerable (CSDC,
pp. 133-162).
4. Rights and Responsibilities
 Human dignity can only be protected if all human rights are
protected and responsibilities of all human beings are met.
Every person has a fundamental right to life and a right to the
basic needs of life. The Catholic Church teaches that every
person has a duty and responsibility to help fulfill these rights
for one another, for our families, and for the larger society.
Public debate in our nation is often divided between those
who focus on personal responsibilities and those who focus
on social responsibilities, but the Catholic tradition insists
that both are necessary to respond to the basic and
fundamental rights of every human being (CSDC, pp. 188-
200).
5. Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
 This world is shaped by the division between growing
prosperity for some and poverty for others. The Catholic
Church proclaims that the basic moral test of a society is
how the most vulnerable members are faring. Our society is
marred by a deepening division between rich and poor.
From the Last Judgment reading (Mt 25:31-46), all people
are instructed by God to put the needs of the poor and
vulnerable first (CSDC, pp. 111-113).
6. Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
 The Catholic Church teaches that the economy must serve the
people. Too often the marketplace takes precedence over the
rights of workers. Work is more than a way to make a living; it
is a form of continuing participation in God’s creation. The
rights to productive work, to decent and fair wages, to the
organization of unions, to private property, and to economic
initiatives are all part of protecting the dignity of work by
protecting the rights of the workers. Respecting these rights
promotes an economy that protects human life, defends
human rights, and advances the well-being of all (CSDC, pp.
170-200).
7. Principle of Solidarity
 Our society often stresses individualism, indifference and
sometimes isolationism in the face of international
responsibilities. The Catholic Church proclaims that every
human being has a responsibility to our brothers and sisters,
wherever they live. We are one human family, whatever our
national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences.
Solidarity is about loving our neighbors locally, nationally, as
well as internationally. This virtue is described by John Paul II as
“a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the
common good; that is to say to the good of all and of each
individual (CSDC, pp. 119-123).
8. Care for God’s Creation
 The Catholic tradition insists that every human being
shows respect for the Creator by our stewardship of His
creation. We are called to protect people and the planet by
living our faith with respect for God’s creation. In a society
with controversy over environmental issues, the Catholic
Church believes it is a fundamental moral and ethical
challenge that cannot be ignored (CSDC, pp. 279-292).
9. Principle of Subsidiarity
 The word subsidiarity comes from the Latin word subsidium,
which means help, aid or support. The principle of
subsidiarity means being wide-eyed clearly determining the
right amount of help or support that is needed to accomplish
a task or to meet an obligation: “not too much” (taking over
and doing it for other: thereby creating learned helplessness
or overdependence) and “not to little” (standing back and
watching people thrash about, thereby increasing frustration
and perhaps hopelessness). “Instead of ‘the less government
the better’, the principle might be better summarized as ‘no
bigger than necessary, no smaller than appropriate’.” (CSDC,
pp. 113-116).
10. Universal Destination of Goods
 God intends for the goods of creation to be at the service (or
destined for) all of humanity (universally). Everyone has the
right to access goods to meet their needs. People and nations
have no right to squander resources when others are in need.
Saint Ambrose summed it up over 1500 years ago when he
said of charitable giving, “You are not making a gift of your
possessions to the poor person. You are handing over to him
what is his. For what has been given in common for the use of
all, you have arrogated (taken up) to yourself. The world is
given to all, and not only to the rich.” (CSDC, pp. 105-111).
Midterm Output: Evangelization

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