Catholic Social Teaching (CST) Unit 1

The natural goodness of what God created, the ordering of everything towards man, the reference to Jesus Christ, and the corruption of the heart of man (the impulse towards evil).

Ontological dignity is inherent to human beings and does not depend on social consensus, whereas moral dignity is connected to actions and can vary depending on what a person does.

The common good is a set of social conditions that favor the personal integrity development of human beings, and it requires a commitment to peace, the organization of the powers of the State, and the legal system.

<p>The State has a primary responsibility to build the common good, but all members of society also have a key role to play.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The concept of the common good comes from the dignity, unity, and equality of all people, and it is a set of social conditions that favor the personal integrity development of human beings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some of the social conditions that are included in the common good are peace, security, education, basic health care, core services, and basic freedoms like movement, speech, association, and assembly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CST's primary focus is on social, economic, and political reality, offering a vision for these issues inspired by the life and message of Jesus of Nazareth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The person is seen as having inherent dignity, being free, intelligent, social, and a subject of rights and duties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Freedom defines the person, and their decisions affect not only themselves but also others, either humanizing or dehumanizing them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CST offers guidelines and judgment criteria, but does not provide specific solutions to all problems, instead encouraging individuals to find their own solutions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CST's emphasis on fraternity and the recognition of the other person as a brother or sister ensures that individual freedom is not understood in isolation, but rather in relation to others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CST belongs to the field of Theology, specifically moral theology.</p> Signup and view all the answers