Prepared by:

Arnel B. Galgo

(The “Church Best Kept Secret”)

Diocese of Cubao 09 June 2008

“The social doctrine of the Church

is an organic development of the truth

of the Gospel about the dignity of the human

person and his social dimension offering

principles for reflection,

criteria for judgment, and

norms and guidelines for action.”

- Catechism of the Catholic Church, #s2419-2423

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Refer also to “The Social Concerns of the Church” (SRS#8); also

“Catechism for Filipino Catholics” #1164 and in PCP II Document #290…

Experience

New Situation

Action

Theological Reflection

Pastoral Planning

Evaluation

Social Analysis

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PASTORAL SPIRAL

SOCIAL

SIN

System

Situation

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SOCIETY

INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL

Commutative (Contractual)

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Year Situation CST Document Pope

1891 Industrial Revolution Rerum Novarum Leo XIII

1931 Great Depression Quadragesimo Anno Pius XII

1961 Less industrialized nations Mater Et Magistra John XXIII

1963 UN and Human Rights Peace on Earth John XXIII

1965 Tech Change>Social Change Gaudium Et Spes Vatican II

1967 Developing & Agri Nations The Development of Peoples Paul VI

1971 Urbanization; “New poor” A Call to Action Paul VI

1971 Structural/Social Sin Justice in the World Synod of Bishops

1975 SA Liberation Theology Evangelii Nuntiandi Paul VI

1981 Rights of Workers; Critic of Capitalism and Marxism

On Human Work Paul II

1988 N-S Gap; Debt; Ecology On Social Concern Paul II

1991 Collapse of Communism Centesimus Annus Paul II

1. Link of Religious & Social Dimensions

2. Dignity of the Human Person

3. Political & Economics Rights

4. Option for the poor

5. Link of Love & Justice

6. Promotion of the Common Good

7. Subsidiarity

8. Political Participation

9. Economic Justice

10. Stewardship

11. Global Solidarity

12. Promotion of Peace

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1. Integral Development - Human Dignity & Solidarity (#293-296)

2. Universal Purpose of Earthly Goods & Private Property (#297-303)

3. Social Justice & Love (#304-306)

4. Peace & Active Non-Violence (#307-311)

5. Love of Preference for the Poor (#312-314)

6. The Value of Human Work (#315-320)

7. Integrity of Creation (#321-324)

8. People Empowerment (#325-329)

• http://www.osjspm.org/cst

• “Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church” • “Catholic Social Teaching: Our Best Kept Secrets” by Peter J. Henriot • “Option for the Poor” by Donal Dorr • “Acts and Decrees of the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines”

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“It is up to the Christian communities to analyze with objectivity the situation which is proper to their

own country, to shed on it the light of the Gospel’s unalterable words and to draw principles of

reflection, norms of judgment and directives for action from the social teaching of the Church.” OA#4