catholic social teaching

7.Why are the principles of Roman Catholic social teaching morally binding on all people and not just Roman Catholics?


8.How does the Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World and the United States Catholic bishops’ Economic Justice for All link faith with business?

9.For what three reasons does CST maintain that human work has an inherent dignity? What specific implications does this teaching have for American corporations?

Here is some background so that you can research your own answers.

The seven major themes of Catholic Social Teaching are:
• Life and Dignity of the Human Person
• Call to Family, Community, and Participation
• Rights and Responsibilities
• Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
• The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
• Solidarity
• Care for God's Creation

For more information, see: http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/projects/socia lteaching/socialteaching.htm#intro

Here is a short list of Papal and Vatican Documents on Catholic Social Teaching:

• Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor) -- Pope Leo XIII, 1891 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/leo_xi ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_1 5051891_rerum-novarum_en.html

• Mater et Magistra (Christianity and Social Progress) -- Pope John XXIII, 1961 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_x xiii/encyclicals/documents/hf_j-xxiii_en c_15051961_mater_en.html

• Gaudium et Spes (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World) Vatican Council II, 1965 http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_counc ils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_ cons_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html

• Laborem Exercens (On Human Work) -- Pope John Paul II, 1981 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_p aul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_en c_14091981_laborem-exercens_en.html

• Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (On Social Concern) -- Pope John Paul II, 1987 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_p aul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_en c_30121987_sollicitudo-rei-socialis_en.h tml

• Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) -- Pope John Paul II, 1995 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_p aul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_en c_25031995_evangelium-vitae_en.html

• Deus Caritas Est (God Is Love) -- Pope Benedict XVI, 2005 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedi ct_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_ enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est_en.html

• Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church - Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 2004 http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontif ical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_ justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-so c_en.html

• With love in Christ.

2009-11-28 18:47:49 by savyyy

My project in religion.

10.How has Roman Catholic social teaching traditionally viewed labor unions? What are the rights and duties involved with union membership from the Roman Catholic Church’s perspective?

11.How did Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II uphold the principle of community in speaking about business activity?

10. I'm pretty sure that there's not an official teaching on unions per se but a quick glimpse at my CCC tells me "Regulating the economy solely by centralised planning perverts the basis of social bonds; regulating it solely by the law of the marketplace fails social justice, for there are many human needs which cannot be satisfied by the market. Reasonable regulation of the marketplace and economic initiatives, in keeping with a just hierarchy of values and a view to the common good, is to be commended" (2425)

I read into this that a well run union fulfills this perfectly.

11. Am going to bed. May answer in the morning : )

2009-11-28 19:36:02 by savyyy

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Catholic social teachings always do concerns human rightsf, justice, and peace. But what can be made for the Filipino society?...

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2009-08-30 17:49:13 by adidas

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The catholic church fulfills its total evangelical mission is through its teaching on the moral implications of the economic, political, and cultural issues of the people.

Catholic Social Teaching is the Church's body of teachings on social realities based on the Gospel, Church Tradition, and human experience.

It's a matter of culture or need to define the priorities that the Church has within its evangelical work. No one can criticize them as being moralists do, because really, someone has to do, be it Catholic, Evangelical, Methodist, Baptist, and even Islamist. The Philippines is a country of great poverty morale, low spirituality, I do not think that people remain pessimistic of their future as a society, must be positive and with great strength and a standing desire to be even better. Social Teaching for Filipinos must be relevant and priority.

2009-08-30 18:13:32 by adidas

Yes, I am aware that it is a random and kind of weird question, but I need to think up ways and I'm only up to 4. Thank you for your assistance.

You write very well for someone who is only four. So let me try and explain the principle and maybe you can think of ways you could support it because your answers will be different than mine based upon who you are and where you live and what you can and cannot do.

The principle of solidarity is all about remembering that everyone in the world is a human just like you. No one is better or worse than you because of what they look like or where they live or how they speak. Everyone is equally human.

Jesus told the story of the good Samaritan. Samaritans were hated by the Jews and Jews were hated by the Samaritans because their countries had fought for a long time. If he was telling the story now, he might have called it the good Palestinian. In the story, Jew is attacked by bandits and left bleeding on the side of the road. Other Jews saw him but ignored him and hurried on their way. A Samaritan then saw him and took him home and cared for him. Jesus said that this was how we should see people - not as Jews and Samaritans or friends and enemies but as fellow humans and that when one of our fellow humans is in need we should help them.

For you, this does not mean you have to walk around your town looking for people who have been beaten up, but instead look for people you can help. It may be as simple as helping someone who just moved to where you live or doing something nice for someone who doesn't have a lot of friends. I'm sure you can think of lots of things.

Good luck.

2009-12-05 06:20:07 by Sarah