2nd Test second Semester Flashcards
How many themes of Catholic Social teaching are there
seven
what is the life and dignity of the human person
Christians are called to respect and protect human life and dignity
what are some examples of the life and dignity of the human person
• Rejecting the use of genetic engineering to manipulate human life • Combatting the use of public money to provide abortions, in our own country or in other countries • Ensuring access to healthy care, especially to those without health care in our own nation and abroad
what is the call to family, community and participation
o to honor the truth by God to live in fellowship and community
what are some examples of the call to family, community and participation
• providing jobs that pay well enough to support a married couple and their children • portraying family life in a positive way and warning about the damaging effects of sexual evidence • ensuring that basic necessitates like food, housing, education, and health care are available to all people, regardless of their social or economic status
what is solidarity
o a spirit of friendship and true community –between individuals, groups and nations –is the basis for a just world
what are examples of solidarity
• when influential people who have a greater share of the earth’s goods and common services feel responsible for weaker and more vulnerable people and share their good with them • when strong and richer nations take moral responsibility for helping economically weaker nations • when economically weaker nations are able to make their own contribution to the public good through the treasure of their culture
what is the dignity of work
o human beings have the privilege of sharing in his work of creation
what are some examples of the dignity of work
• human work should contribute to the increase of goodness in the world, not detract from it • workers must be treated with dignity by other workers and by their employers • the rights of workers must be respected by business owners and protected by society
what are the rights and responsibilities
o To honor that God created every person with equal dignity and value
what are some examples of the rights and responsibilities
• The right to human life • Rights pertaining to moral and cultural values • The right to worship God according to ones conscience
what is the option for the poor and vulnerable
o No person has the right to keep accumulating money and possessions when other people lack the money and possessions needed for survival
what are examples of the option for the poor and vulnerable
• Choosing to become friends or partners with those who are poor and taking on their problems as our problems • A commitment to take action to transform any injustices that prevent them from realizing their God-given dignity • To become a “voice for the voiceless”
what is the care for God’s creation
o respect and honor the people that God has created in his image
what are some examples of the care for God’s creation
• everyone treats with respect • love everyone • everyone is created by God so we have to respect that
what are the seven themes
life and dignity of the human person/ call to family, community, and participation/ solidarity/ dignity of work/ rights and responsibilities/ option for the poor and vulnerable/ care for God’s creation
what is the scriptural definition of justice
a just or righteous person is; in the right relationship with God/ in the right relationship with other human beings
what year was the USCCB started
1917
what groups must protect and provide for material and spiritual needs for people
governments and economic institutions
what is the church’s teaching on the free market (capitalism)
free market is okay as long as the poor are taken care of
how many of the world’s people suffered from hunger in 2009
over 1 billion (1.02)
what are the four cardinal virtues
prudence/ justice/ temperance/ fortitude
who is responsible for social justice
the social institutions that make up society; governments, businesses, other civic organizations
Does the catholic church promote any specific government or economic study
no it does not
who must respect and protect the God-given rights and duties that apply to all human beings
society
what is distributive justice
the responsibilities that society has to its members/ just distribution of the earth’s resources to all people
what is commutative justice
the fairness when exchanging goods and services/ both parties receive exactly what they agreed to
what is justice
the rights and duties within relationships and societies/ guides us in giving both God and neighbor what is their due/ guides us to work in the common good/ care for others needs as much as our own
what is legal justice
o the responsibilities that individuals have to society o these responsibilities are usually spelled out in laws or other legal documents
what is social encyclical
a teaching letter from the pope to the members of the church on topics of social justice, human rights, and peace
what is social doctrine
developed by the Catholic Church on matters of social justice, involving issues of poverty and wealth, economics, social organization and the role of the state.
what is a pastoral letter
the documents written by a bishop or the bishops of a region addressing issues of spiritual, social, and liturgical concern.
what is subsidiarity
o an organizing principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority.
what is the universal destination of goods
o a fundamental idea in Catholic theology, by which the Catholic Church professes that the goods of creation are destined for the human race as a whole, but also recognizes the individual right to private property.
what is brother and sisters to us
letter written in 1979 during the period of racial integration; says that racism is a sin
what is solidarity
union of ones heart and mind with all people
