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.. THEO 1 DOMINICAN COLLEGE OF TARLAC  I. INTRODUCING THE SOCIAL LESSON OBJECTIVES DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH At the end of this lesson, learners will be able to: - To identify the Church as a...

.. THEO 1 DOMINICAN COLLEGE OF TARLAC  I. INTRODUCING THE SOCIAL LESSON OBJECTIVES DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH At the end of this lesson, learners will be able to: - To identify the Church as a “God’s dwelling place” who has been with man in every place and time. - To explain the mission of the Church tasked to proclaim the Gospel in the society; - To determine the role of a Church by recognizing her role and duty as a teacher of mankind; - To distinguish the positive and negative effects of every Church models; - To understand the historical, cultural and political context of every Church model; - To conclude which Church model is the response of the Church today; - To explain how the Church as a social institution deal with social issues; - To enumerate the Church concrete steps in their decision-making process towards social doctrine; - To communicate the process of see-judge-act in the context of decision-making  01. CHURCH’S THREE-FOLD ASPECT * THE FOUR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHURCH: Why is the Church ONE? The Church is one, as opposite to many, because Jesus wants all his disciples to be united in one community, under the guidance of the Pope. As he said: “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church” (Matthew 16:18). * THE FOUR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHURCH: Why is the Church HOLY? The Church is holy, as opposite to sinful, because it is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit initiated the Church on Pentecost day, enriches the Church with countless charisms, and will guide the Church to her final destiny in Paradise. * Why is the Church CATHOLIC? The Church is Catholic, as opposite to national, because she is universal, as Jesus said: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). The term Catholic comes from the Greek word katholikos, which literally mean “all- embracing,” hence “universal.” The Church does not identify herself with any nation, * Why is the Church APOSTOLIC? The Church is apostolic, as opposite to self-made, because it is founded on the Twelve Apostles, as Jesus declared: “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church” (Mt. 16:18). WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE OF church vs Church Church?? church - a building for public and especially [Christian] worship (Merriam – Webster Dictionary) Church - a body or organization of religious believers. (Merriam – Webster Dictionary) The Church’s Three-Fold Aspect Church as God’s dwelling place IDENTITY composed of men and women Enriching and filling the MISSION society guided by and with the Gospel ROLE Her right and duty * Identity: God’s Dwelling Place The Church, sharing in mankind’s joys and hopes, in its anxieties and sadness, stands with every man and woman of every place and time… The Church becomes the sacrament of God’s love and splendid hope which gives up hope, inspires us and sustains us in ever authentic undertaking for and commitment to human liberation and advancement. The Church has been “God’s dwelling place among men (cf. Rev. 21:3)” so that man is not alone, lost or frightened in his task on making the world more * Identity: God’s Dwelling Place The Church stands with every man and woman of every place and time. The Church becomes the sacrament of God’s love and splendid hope. The Church has been “God’s dwelling place among men” so that man is not alone, lost or frightened in his task on making the world more human. * Mission: Proclaiming the Gospel in the Society "With her social teaching the Church seeks to proclaim the Gospel and make it present in the complex network of social relations…takes on the task of proclaiming what the Lord has entrusted to her. She makes the message, present in human history. The Church’s social doctrine is a valid instrument of evangelization and is born of the always new meeting of Gospel message and social life.” (Compendium of Social Doctrines of the Church, 62 – 64; 66 – 67) The mission of the Church is to establish among all peoples the Kingdom of God. This is to be done by means of evangelization and sacramentalization.  SACRAMENTALIZATIO EVANGELIZATION N is the process of is the process of proclaiming the sanctifying our Gospel to all life by means of peoples; it begins the Sacraments, with the kerygma that are and continues instituted by with the Christ, and catechumenate. the * Mission: Proclaiming the Gospel in the Society the Church seeks to proclaim the Gospel and make it present in the complex network of social relations…takes on the task of proclaiming what the Lord has entrusted to her. She makes the message, present in human history. a valid instrument of evangelization and is born of the always new meeting of Gospel message and social life. * Role: Her Right and Duty “With her social doctrine, the Church aims “at helping man on the path of salvation” …The Church has the right to be a teacher for mankind, a teacher of the truth of faith…of the morals whose source lies in human nature itself and in the Gospel… It is her right to proclaim the Gospel in the context of society. This right of the Church is at the same time a duty, because she cannot forsake this responsibility without denying herself and her fidelity to Christ… Because of the public relevance of the Gospel and faith, because of the corrupting effects of injustice, that is, of sin, the Church cannot remain indifferent to social matters.” (Compendium of Social Doctrines of the Church, 69 – 71) * Role: Her Right and Duty the Church aims “at helping man on the path of salvation” … The Church has the right to be a teacher for mankind. It is her right to proclaim the Gospel in the context of society. This right of the Church is at the same time a duty, because she cannot forsake this responsibility without denying herself and her fidelity to Christ. SHS | MODULE 1 &2 9 The Church cannot remain indifferent to social matters. The Church’s SUMMARY: The Church’s Three-fold Aspect Aspect 1. Identity: Church as God’s dwelling place composed of men and women The Church has been with us all along, and through the Church, God dwells in us by making His presence felt us guided. 2. Mission: Enriching and filling the society guided by and with the Gospel The Church’s proclamation of the Gospel by tending to the needs of man in society is also a missionary and salvific work present in human history. 3. Role: Her right and duty  02. CHURCH’S MODELS ACCORDING TO HER RESPONSE CHURCH’S MODELS ACCORDING TO HER RESPONSE The Church identifies herself with Christ; she receives her mission; which Christ has entrusted to her; and she faithfully response to the mission within her role as a teacher of mankind. Throughout the history, there have been three identifiable responses of the Church concerning the ‘world’ and social realities.  DIFFERENT RESPONSE OF THE > CHURCH  Some church people see the world as a place of sinners. “If you want to be holy, get out of the world.” CHURCH AGAINST THE Fuga mundi (to escape from the world) WORLD Politics is dirty. Economics is complex. (Flight from the World Leave this matter to worldly people Model) because real Christians should only be focused on heavenly things. This type of thinking still exists among many people today. People who “hate the world” imprison themselves in their own world and in a special “relationship with their God”, they refuse to take care of and develop the world of which they are part. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good to do nothing.”  God did not create people to live as individuals but to come together in the formation of social unity, so he "willed to make CHURCH AGAINST THE women and men holy and to save them, not WORLD as individuals without any bond between (Flight from the World them, but rather to make them into a Model) people who might acknowledge him and serve him in holiness."  The Biblical distinction that has been drawn so far between holiness and worldliness. The church is at war with the world, and it has the duty to fight worldliness, a duty CHURCH AGAINST THE that we find throughout redemptive history. WORLD Human Activity Infected by Sin (Flight from the World Theological Foundations Model) Original Sin: This doctrine, particularly prominent in Christian theology, posits that humanity's first ancestors (Adam and Eve) disobeyed God, resulting in a fallen state that affects all their descendants. This "original sin" is seen as introducing a fundamental flaw into human nature, influencing all human actions and inclinations.  This church is worldly in all its senses. It is immersed in the values of CHURCH OF THE WORLD the world, especially involving (Medieval Syncresis the interests of the rich and Model) powerful. Pope conspires and crowns kings and queens, in return the monarch support the needs of the Church. Government join forces with clergy. They form one ruling body  The Church that is actively involved and immersed among CHURCH IN THE WORLD (Prophetic Model) the poor ready to face together with them the issues of individual lives and the wider society. Being a prophetic Church, it announces what is good and denounces what is evil.  This Church participates in CHURCH IN THE WORLD various ways to protect the (Prophetic Model) rights of the poor and struggles with them to end marginalization and exclusion. This prophetic response of the Church to social issues is integral to Catholic Social Teaching.  It is founded on the life of CHURCH IN THE WORLD Jesus whose mission was to give (Prophetic Model) hope and liberation of the poor, the oppressed and the excluded (the lost, the least, and the last). The imitation of the life of Jesus allows each one to help build the Kingdom of God in our midst.  ) CHURCH’S SPIRITUALITY AS AN INSTITUTION  CHURCH’S SPIRITUALITY AS AN INSTITUTION Guide Questions: 1. Think of a last major decision you had to make. How did you come up with the final decision? In general, what concrete steps do you take when you want to make a big decision in your life? Label these steps chronologically. 2. Think of a recent event in your everyday life which might have been the effect of bad decision making. What did you do or not do that you think led to this wrong decision?  ETHICS IT ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE SYSTEMS OF MORAL PRINCIPLES AND THE REASONS WHY THESE PRINCIPLES ARE VALID. REFERS TO THE RULES THAT A SOCIAL SYSTEM PROVIDES US. HENCE, ETHICS IS MORE CONCERNED WITH THE THEORIES THAT CAN BE USED TO EXPLAIN WHY A PARTICULAR MORAL PRINCIPLE IS VALID AND NOT, RIGHT OR WRONG. IS THE BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT ASK THE PRACTICAL QUESTION. MORALITY Is the rightness and wrongness of the action. THE PRACTICE OF ETHICS  ETHICS Killing is wrong because it violates the basic ethical principles of “respect for persons” or “non- maleficence”. MORALITY “Do not kill” because it is wrong! FREEDOM FOR EXCELLENCE that freedom, based on moral truth, which perfects the acting person, contributes to the good of others, and leads us to God, the source of our final happiness.  CHURCH’S SPIRITUALITY AS AN INSTITUTION The see-judge-act method began as a process of reflection for the members of a movement under the leadership of a Belgian priest and later Cardinal Joseph Cardijn. In the 1920s, then young priest Cardijn worked among young people in the factories to whom he later dedicated his whole life. He taught them how to examine their situation in the light of basic principles so that they can act responsibly as Christian in their own contexts. In these small-group reflection sessions, they were invited to ask themselves a series of simple questions.  CHAPTER III: CHURCH’S SPIRITUALITY AS AN INSTITUTION First, there is a need to see the details of the facts or event: What really happened? How did it happen? Who were involved and affected? What are its causes and consequences? Second, there is need to judge/discern: How do you feel about the situation? What do you think should have happened based on your values and principles? What does your faith say about it? Third, there is a need to act on the situation: What do you like to change about the situation? What action shall we take now? Who can we involve in our action? Cardijn’s metholodogy threatened the factory owners and capitalists. They did not want their young workers to become critical and responsible. The socialists also did not like Cardijn’s Young Christian Workers. Where his methods were practiced, the communists lost their dominant control over the labor force. Other priests and bishops were also against Cardijn. When he was given the chance to bring his case before Pope Pius XI in 1924, he presented the three-step process as a basic method in the spirituality of the Young Christian Workers. The pope adopted the movement and its methods  TO SEE - To analyze the concrete situation, its causes and wider consequences. TO JUDGE/DISCERN - To reflect on and discern how the values of the Gospel and the teachings of the Church help address the situation. What affirmations and challenges are being posed by the Gospel vis-à-vis the present events we are analyzing? TO ACT - To decide and pursue appropriate actions in response to the needs of the situation, guided by the principles of the Gospel.  SPIRITUALITY IN THE WORLD, A WORLDLY SPIRITUALITY As we have seen, the “see-judge-act” process is not only a methodology and strategy. It is a way of life. It is an expression of Christian spirituality. It is our way of asking what God wants us to do in particular situations and specific contexts of our lives in society. Being prophetic, it also cuts like a two-edged sword because God’s Word does. The fruit of these reflections announces the good news of God’s Kingdom and, at the same time, denounces our personal and social evils.  SPIRITUALITY IN THE WORLD, A WORLDLY SPIRITUALITY This spirituality is not a way of holiness that encourages people to escape from the challenges of the world. It is not a faith that does nothing. Neither it is a reflection and action that is merely a product of ideology. It is a spirituality that is immersed in the world and the signs of the times, rooted in the Word of God and the reflection of the Church engaged with the poor, and responsive action to the challenges of attaining spiritual union world crises.