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ASPECTS of CST

Catholic Social Teaching (CST) emphasizes the dignity of the human person as the foundation of a moral vision for society, advocating for principles of reflection, judgment, and action. It promotes the common good, universal destination of created goods, and the importance of participation and solidarity, particularly prioritizing the needs of the poor and vulnerable. The ultimate goal of CST is to ensure care and responsibility for every human being.

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ASPECTS of CST

Catholic Social Teaching (CST) emphasizes the dignity of the human person as the foundation of a moral vision for society, advocating for principles of reflection, judgment, and action. It promotes the common good, universal destination of created goods, and the importance of participation and solidarity, particularly prioritizing the needs of the poor and vulnerable. The ultimate goal of CST is to ensure care and responsibility for every human being.

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Catholic Social

Teaching

ASPECTS AND
CHARACTERISTIC
S
Catholic Social
Teaching Aspects of CST
1. It gives us Principles of
Reflection.
2. It gives us Criteria for
Judgement.

3. It gives us Guidelines for


Action.
Catholic Social
Teaching

PRINCIPLES
Life and
Universal Option for
Dignity of
Common Destinati Subsidiarit the Poor Participati
The Solidarity
Good on of y and on
Human
Person Goods Vulnerable
The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is
sacred
and that the dignity of the human person is the
foundation
of a moral vision for society.
 The dignity of a human person is seen as flowing
from the person’s relationship with God and not a
result of some quality that human beings possess
independently
 This means people do not lose dignity due to
factors such as poverty, age, gender, disability,
Common Good is the sum total of
those conditions of social living
whereby men are enabled more fully
and more readily to achieve their own
perfection. *
 Here, the government is considered by the
Church as the privileged agent of the common
good.
UNIVERSAL DESTINATION
OF CREATED GOODS

The Earth is sacred. The environment is


God’s gift to everyone
 Creation has its own intrinsic value. We have a
responsibility to protect and to cherish the Earth’s
ecological diversity, beauty and life-sustaining
properties. Together, we must hold it in trust for future
generations. *
 The goods of the earth are intended by God for
the benefit of everyone. In our use of resources, we
must be guided by our concern for the welfare of
Universal
Life and Dignity of Option for the Poor
Common Good Destination of Subsidiarity Particiaption Solidarity
The Human Person and Vulnerable
Goods

The state is an instrument to promote


human dignity, protect human rights, and
develop the common good.

 Subsidiarity holds that such functions of government


should be performed at the lowest level possible, as long
as they can be performed adequately. When they
cannot, higher levels of government must intervene. *
Universal
Life and Dignity of Option for the Poor
Common Good Destination of Subsidiarity Participation Solidarity
The Human Person and Vulnerable
Goods

Each one of us has a right and a duty to


participate in the full range of activities
and institutions of social life, seeking
together the common good and well-being
of all – especially the poor and vulnerable.*
 Participation is expressed essentially in a series of activities
by means of which the citizen, either as an individual or in
association with others, whether directly or through
representation, contributes to the cultural, economic,
political and social life of a civil community to which he
Universal
Life and Dignity of Rights and Option for the Poor Dignity of Work and
Common Good Destination of Solidarity
The Human Person Responsibilities and Vulnerable the Rights of Workers
Goods

We are one human family whatever our


national, racial, ethnic, economic, and
ideological differences may be. We are all
interconnected and interdependent.
 Solidarity is 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, because we
are all really responsible for all. *
(Saint John Paul II, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis 38)
Universal
Life and Dignity of Option for the Poor
Common Good Destination of Subsidiarity Participation Solidarity
The Human Person and Vulnerable
Goods

This principle does not intend that we should


focus on the poor to the exclusion of others, but
rather that we are called to prioritize those who
are in most need of our Solidarity. God’s love
is universal.

 The needs of the poor take priority over the desires of


the rich.*
Catholic Social
Teaching
What then is the sole
purpose of CST?

• The sole purpose


has been care and
responsibility for
the human person
Catholic Social Characteristic
Teaching of CST
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