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LESSON 1: God Calls Us to Respect for Human Life

Respect and Preserve - Scripture specifies the
Human Life prohibition contained in the fifth
commandment: "Do not slay the
innocent and the righteous."
Works of Mercy The deliberate murder of an
7 Corporal Works innocent person is gravely
1. Feed the hungry contrary to the dignity of the
2. Give drink to the human being, to the golden
thirsty rule, and to the holiness of the
3. Clothe the naked Creator. The law forbidding it is
4. Shelter the homeless universally valid: it obliges each
5. Visit the sick and every one, always and
6. Visit the imprisoned everywhere (CCC 2261).
7. Bury the dead
Intentional Homicide
7 Spiritual Works - Infanticide, fratricide,
1. Counsel the doubtful parricide, and the murder of a
2. Instruct the ignorant spouse are especially grave
3. Admonish sinners crimes by reason of the natural
4. Comfort the afflicted bonds which they break.
5. Forgive offences Concern for eugenics or public
6. Bear wrongs patiently health cannot justify any
7. Pray for the living and murder, even if commanded by
the dead public authority.

Human life must be respected

Human life is sacred from the - respected and protected
moment of conception until absolutely from the moment of
death, because the human conception. From the first
person has been willed for its moment of his/her existence
own sake in the image and human being must be
likeness of the living and holy recognized as having the rights
God. of a person among which is the
inviolable right of every
Infanticide innocent being to life (CCC
- is a general term for the 2270).
murder of a child aged less than
1 year. Euthanasia
- Those whose lives are
Fratricide diminished or weakened
- one that murders or kills his or deserve special respect. Sick or
her own brother or sister. handicapped persons should be
helped to lead lives as normal
Parricide as possible (CCC 2276).
- refers to the deliberate killing - Whatever its motives and
of one's own father and/or means, direct euthanasia
mother consists in putting an end to the
lives of handicapped, sick, or - This threefold office is
dying persons. It is morally commonly called by its Latin
unacceptable (CCC 2277). name (in plural form).

Suicide Munus
- contradicts the natural - is not merely an office, but
inclination signifies a mission, what one
of the human being to preserve has been sent to do.
and perpetuate his/her life. It is
gravely contrary to the just love Hence, when we talk about a
of self. person being a priest, prophet,
- contradicts the natural and king, we do not merely
inclination of the human being imply that he holds these
to preserve offices, but that he is sent to
and perpetuate his/her life. It is publicly manifest the powers of
gravely contrary to the just love these offices. As “being”
of self. precedes “doing,” these offices
are received, so that they may
In the Sermon on the Mount, the be executed in our lives.
Lord recalls the commandment,
"You shall not kill," and adds to Priest
it the proscription of anger, - is one who offers sacrifice on
hatred, and vengeance. Going behalf of others and/or himself.
further, Christ asks His disciples
to turn the other cheek, to love - The priesthood of Jesus Christ
their enemies. He did not is expressed as the perfect
defend Himself and fold Peter to priesthood.
leave his sword in its sheath
(CCC Prophet
2262). - is the one who teaches others
the way they should live, so as
LESSON 2: Church’s Mission as to avoid evil and embrace the
Apostle (Prophet), Pastor good.
(Priest), - Jesus, the Son and Word of
and Pioneer (King) God, fulfills the Law, Torah, and
the Prophets, Neviim, as indeed
In order to understand the He is the very font of Divine
concept of priest, prophet, and Revelation Itself.
king, one must first come to
understand what we mean by King
these terms. These three terms: - is a shepherd, one who
priest, prophet, and king, have governs and uses his authority
come to symbolize the so that others may be brought
threefold mission and office of to the fullness of their potential.
Christ Jesus and his Church. - The gift of authority, in the
Church, is only properly used
Munera when it is employed to build up
the Church, and grow the
kingdom of God, which is like a Compendium of the Social
seed. Doctrine of the Church, No. 132
- "A just society can become a
- Thus, "being under Christ's reality only when it is based on
sway is being saved, + whereas the respect of the transcendent
to reject His kingdom (like those dignity of the human person.
people in the parable: 'We do The person represents the
not want this man to reign over ultimate end of society. The
us': Lk social order and its
19:14) is to perish: it means development must invariably
rejecting salvation." work to the benefit of the
human person... not the other
- Jesus is the High Priest, way around."
Fulfillment of all Prophecy,
and King of Kings. He brings Common Good
to completion the priestly, - We must all consider the good
prophetic, and kingly imagery of of others, and the good of the
the Hebrew Scriptures as He is whole human family, in
the incarnation of the Hebrew organizing our society-
covenants. economically, politically, and
legally. Human Dignity can only
LESSON 3: Ten Principles of be realized and protected
Catholic Social through our relationship with
Teaching/Doctrine society-at-large.
We must love our neighbor,
At the heart of the social locally and globally, and
doctrine is the idea that God is prioritize the good of the human
present in others and that we family over commercial
are our brothers and sisters' interests
keepers. In Catholic teachings a
special emphasis is placed on Second Vatican Council,
our responsibilities to help the Gaudium et Spes, 69
most vulnerable of our - "God intended the Earth with
neighbors. everything contained in it for
the use of all human beings and
Life and Dignity of the Human peoples. Thus, under the
Person leadership of justice and in the
- The foundation of all Catholic company of charity, created
Social Teaching is the inherent goods should be in abundance
dignity of the human person, as for all in like manner."
created in the image and
likeness of God. The Church, Solidarity
therefore, calls for Integral - Each of us is part of the human
Human Development, which family and we are all
concerns the wellbeing of each interconnected and
person in every dimension: interdependent. Loving our
economic, political, social, neighbor has global dimensions.
ecological, and spiritual. We must see ourselves in others
and collaborate towards
solutions. Solidarity is a The Earth is sacred. Creation
recognition that we are "all in has its own intrinsic value. We
this together," and is a have a responsibility to protect
commitment to and to cherish the Earth's
strengthen community and ecological diversity, beauty and
promote a just society. life-sustaining properties.
Together, we must hold it in
Pope Francis, World Meeting of trust for future generations.
Popular Movements 2014
[Solidarity] is a word that means Pope Benedict XVI, World Day of
much more than some acts of Peace 2008,
sporadic generosity. It is to - The family needs a home, a fit
think and to act in terms of environment in which to
community, of the priority of the develop its proper relationships.
life of all over the appropriation For the human family, this home
of goods by a few. It is also to is the earth, the environment
fight against the structural that God the Creator has given
causes of poverty, inequality, us to inhabit with creativity and
lack of work, land and housing, responsibility. We need to care
the denial of social and labor for the environment: it has been
rights. entrusted to men and women to
be protected and cultivated with
Preferential Option for the Poor responsible freedom, with the
The moral test of any society is good of all as a constant guiding
based on how the most criterion.
vulnerable are treated. God's
love is universal, so this Subsidiarity and the Role of
principle does not intend that Government
we should focus on the poor to - The state is an instrument to
the exclusion of others, but promote human dignity, protect
rather that we are called to human rights, and develop the
prioritize those who are in most common good. Subsidiarity
need of our Solidarity. holds that such functions of
government should be
Saint John Paul 11, Address on performed at the lowest level
Christian Unity in a possible, as long as they can be
Technological Age, Toronto, performed adequately. When
1984 they cannot, higher levels of
- The needs of the poor take government must intervene.
priority over the desires of the This principle goes hand-in-hand
rich; the rights of workers over with Participation, the principle
the maximization of profits; the that all peoples have a right to
preservation of the environment participate in the economic,
over uncontrolled industrial political and cultural life of
expansion; production to meet society, and in the decisions
social needs over production for that affect their community.
military purposes
Saint John XXIII, Pacem in Terris,
Stewardship of Creation 77
- It is clearly laid down that the rights at the expense of
paramount task assigned to another's.
government officials is that of
recognizing, respecting, Saint John XXIII, Pacem in Ferris,
reconciling, protecting and 31
promoting the rights and duties - A well-ordered human society
of citizens. requires that people recognize
and observe their mutual rights
Participation and duties. It also demands that
- Human beings are social, and each contribute generously to
how we live together affects the the establishment of a civic
dignity of the individual and the order in which rights and duties
progress of society. All persons are more sincerely and
are entitled to participate in effectively acknowledged and
community, and in decisions fulfilled.
that affect their lives, and
cannot be excluded for any Economic Justice
reason. - The economy must serve
people, and not the other way
Compendium of the Social around. All persons have a right
Doctrine of the Church, No 189 to dignified work, and to fair
- The characteristic implication wages and working conditions.
of subsidiarity is participation, Work is more than a way to
which is expressed essentially in make a living: it is a form of
a series of activities by means continuing participation in God's
of which the citizen, either as an creation.
individual or in association with
others, whether directly or Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas in
through representation, Veritate 66
contributes to the cultural, - Global interconnectedness has
economic, political and social led to the emergence of a new
life of a civil community to political power, that of
which he belongs. Participation consumers and their
is a duty to be fulfilled associations. This is a
consciously by all, with phenomenon that needs to be
responsibility and a view to the further explored, as it contains
common good. positive elements to be
encouraged as well as excesses
Rights & Responsibilities to be avoided. It is good for
- We all have a right to those people to realize that
things which are required by purchasing is always a moral-
Human Dignity. Rights arise and not simply economicact.
from what we need to live as Hence the consumer has a
God intended us to. These are specific social responsibility,
innately linked with our which goes hand-in- hand with
responsibility to ensure the the social responsibility of the
rights of others— that we do not enterprise... A more incisive role
take more than is needed to for consumers, as long as they
fulfill our themselves are not manipulated
by associations that do not truly
represent them, is a desirable
element for building economic
democracy.

Peace
- To be in right relationship with
God and with each other. Peace
is the fruit of Charity and the
consequence of Justice. It is the
sign of caritas in action.

Second Vatican Council,

Gaudium et Spes, 78
- Peace is not merely an
absence of war; nor can it be
reduced solely to the
maintenance of a balance of
power between enemies; nor is
it brought about by dictatorship.
Instead, it is rightly and
appropriately called an
enterprise of justice.

Catholic social teaching

- is a central and essential
element of our faith. Its roots
are in the Hebrew prophets who
announced God's special love
for the poor and called God's
people to a covenant of love
and justice. Catholic social
teaching is built on a
commitment to the poor. This
commitment arises from our
experiences of Christ in the
eucharist.