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TOPIC 3Notion and Origin of Catholic

Social Teachings

Villano, Yumina B.

Balod, Elisha Grace H.Salandanan, Alyanna Marie M.

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Catholic Social Teaching is essential to our faith. Rooted in the

teaching of Hebrew prophets who announced Gods special

love for the poor, Catholic social teaching is built on the life

and words of Jesus Christ.

CST deals with how society should be organized so individuals

may more easily fulfill their earthly journey and ultimately

achieve union with our loving God in eternity.

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God the Father sends His only Son Jesus Christ and shares the

Holy as His gift of love. God reveals himself to us as one who

is not alone, but rather as one who is relational, one who is

Trinity, Therefore, we who are made in Gods image share this

communal, social nature. We are called to reach out and to

build relationships of love and justice.

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JUSTICE AND VIRTUES

Virtues are habits, which enable us to lead good morallives, lives which enable us to exists in harmony with

others in a manner pleasing to God

St. Thomas Aquinas claimed that human beings had a

natural ability to act in Gods gifts, thus leading lives

pleasing to Him, God gifts people with the theological

virtues of faith hope and charity.

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The philosopher Aristotle sees virtue as a mean (self

confidence) between two vices: a vice of excess (arrogance)

and subservience (deficiency)

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CARDINAL VIRTUES

PRUDENCE

FORTITUDE

TEMPERANCE

TO BE TRULY CHARITABLE TO BE TRULY PRUDENT

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Government

Legal Justice

Distributive Justice

Commutative Justice

Social Justice or Contributive Justice

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Charity is giving first aid to a victim of an accident while justice islike petitioning the local authorities to reduce the speed limit or

install a traffic light.

Commutative Justice- justice between two or more parties upon an

agreement

Legal Justice-regulates a citizens obligations to the larger society and

government

Distributive Justice-justice of sharing that sees to the just distribution

of the goods of creations so that human needs are met.

Social Justice-justice that applies the gospel to the structures,systems and laws of a society so that peoples rights are guaranteed.

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THE ORIGIN OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL

TEACHINGS

As a result of original sin, human beings were cast out of the

garden (paradise) according to some translations, and settledeast of Eden.

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THE UNIQUE DIGNITY OF HUMAN

PERSON

Human beings, before the fall lived in an intimate relationship

with God- they knew and did HIS WILL.

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HUMANITY

The church was the first organization to take a hard standin favor of the rights of the unborn when abortion became

legal in the United States.

While affirming basic rights the church also calls people

to action. Rights therefore are seen as opportunities

people have to use their talents to actively do good for

others.

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Different Principles

of Catholic Social

Doctrines

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What is a principle?

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Basic Principles ofChristianity

Principle of the dignity of the human person

Principle of respect for human life

Principle of the call to family, community and

participation

Principle of rights and responsibilities

Principle of the common good

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Principle of the preferential option and love for the poor

Principle of the dignity of work and the rights of worker

Principle of solidarity

Principle of Stewardship: Care for Gods creation

Principle of equality

Principle of subsidiarity