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CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHINGS OF THE
CHURCH
C AT H O L I C S O C I A L T E A C H I N G S O F T H E C H U RC H
FUNDAMENTAL
PRINCIPLES
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES (CST 160)1.Human Dignity
2.Common Good3.Subsidiarity4.Solidarity
WHY
PRINCIPLES ARE NECESSARY?
Church presents them as the primary and fundamental parameters of reference for interpreting and evaluating social phenomena, which is the necessary source for working out the criteria for the discernment and orientation of social interactions in every area. (CST 161)
PARAMETERS/CRITERIA
All social realities: political, economics, culture, etc.
GUIDE TO YOUR DESTINATION
OR, better yet, a
GUIDEBack HOME
Finally…….
ROADMAP
TO BETTER SOCIETY
Properties
1. permanence in time
2. universality of meaning
Characteristics
162. The principles of the Church's social doctrine must be appreciated in their unity, interrelatedness and articulation.
DignityCommon Good SubsidiaritySolidarity
action
PRINCIPLES OF CST
1. HUMAN DIGNITY
HUMAN DIGNITY
Bed-rock of CSTFoundation of CSTBasis of all rights & dutiesBasis of value and social relations
Defines the real worth/value of the person/individual
SOME ISSUES ON DIGNITY
•Do hardened criminals have dignity also?•Do drug pushers/addicts have dignity also?•Is dignity based on the quality of the action of a person?
HUMAN DIGNITY
SELF-WORTH
SELF-RESPECT
COMMON NOTION OF VALUE/WORTH
ActionSocio-cultural practices/customsSocial class/ statusAchievementGender (straight/not straightRaceReligionNormal/not-normal
HUMAN DIGNITY108. The fundamental message of Sacred Scripture proclaims that the human person is a creature of God (cf. Ps 139:14-18), and sees in his being in the image of God the element that characterizes and distinguishes him…. Therefore, “being in the image of God the human individual possesses the dignity of a person, who is not just something, but someone.
HUMAN DIGNITY
Source of worth/value:
1. Imago dei2. Existence = alive, human
being, person
HUMAN DIGNITY
Based on the two sources (& not on the common notions)
-- Every individual has an inherent and
immeasurable worth or dignity
HUMAN DIGNITY
InviolableEqual to all regardless of . . . .
(Man and woman have the same dignity and are of equal value CST 111)Therefore, life is sacred
HUMAN DIGNITY
Properties of HD (implications of the meaning)1. Unity (a person cannot be
reduced to any of his/her aspect or element or part)
2. Unique (She/he exists as an “I” capable of self-understanding, self-possession and self-determination. (CST 131)
HUMAN DIGNITY
3. Unrepeatable The human person, must always be understood in his unrepeatable and inviolable uniqueness. (CST 131)
4. Transcendental nature (CST 130) open to the infinite and to all
created beings. He is open above all to the infinite — God
open to the fullness of being, to the unlimited horizon of being.
HUMAN DIGNITY
112. … the relationship with God requires that the life of man be considered sacred and inviolable[216].
What is the meaning of the statement:
to Respect human dignity?
RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY
PRINCIPLES:1. The person represents the
ultimate end of society – the good of the person (CST 132)
RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY
PRINCIPLES:2. the social order and its development must invariably work to the benefit of the human person CST 132)
RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY
Hierarchy of importance in progress & Development
1. Order of Persons2. Order of Things
3. Social Order4. Others. . .
RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY
THEREFORE
TO RESPECT HUMAN DIGNITY, MEANS
RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY
1 ) to “consider every neighbour without exception as another self, taking into account first of all his life and the means necessary for living it with dignity”[247]. (CST 132)
RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY
1 ) to “consider every neighbour without exception as another self, taking into account first of all his life and the means necessary for living it with dignity”[247]. (CST 132)
RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY
2. Every political, economic, social, scientific and cultural programme must be inspired by the awareness of the primacy of each human being over society[248]. (CST 132)
What is the meaning of the statement:
to violate human dignity?
DISCUSSIONS & IMPLICATIONS
HUMAN ACTION
Can we reduce human dignity in the actions (whether positive or negative) of the human person?
SOCIAL FUNCTION OF HD
•Should the dignity of a person be subordinated to the good of the society/majority?
•What guarantees the respect for dignity to a person who is committing an evil act?