Catholic Social Thought | Assignment
7 Pages1744 Words67 Views
Added on 2020-03-16
Catholic Social Thought | Assignment
Added on 2020-03-16
ShareRelated Documents
Running head: CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHTCatholic Social Thought
CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT1IntroductionCatholic social thought explain some of the principles that show just society’s vision in generaland offer some approach to attain just society. These principles help in providing direction andconclusion for policies and strategies being followed. This article will explain nine principles ofCatholic social thought such as Dignity of the human person, Common good and community,Preferential option for the poor, Subsidiarity, Universal purpose of goods, Stewardship ofcreation, Promotion of peace, Participation and Global solidarity. Besides this, article will alsoexplain the concepts of ‘self’ and ‘community’. Principles of Catholic Social Thoughts (CST)Principle of Dignity of the human personHuman dignity means a person or group of people intellect of self-worth and self-respect,physical and mental reliability and empowerment. Foundation of teaching of catholic social isbelief in dignity of person. The dignity of human is the initial stage of an ethical vision forsociety as life of human is blessed. Person is the copy of God’s image it is the main idea of thisprinciple. God is in every person and person is appearance of God. It shows that every humanshould respect the dignity of other humans (Devitt, 2017).Principle of Common Good and CommunityThe human person is equal holy and social. Through associating with other humans weunderstand our self-respect and rights in the community. In community human achieve and growa lot by living and interacting with others and they can only understand their dignity when theywill make relations in the society. Human dignity and capacity will be affected by organizationof society such as in law and policy, in economics and politics. Loving the neighbor is a singleaspect for this it needs a commitment towards society. All human should contribute towards thebenefit of the society (Catholic Charities Office for Social Justice. 2017).Principle of Preferential option for the poorHuman should treat poor people kindly as it is the test of a society. Poor claims on the moralityof the nation. Public policies decisions should be identified properly to know its effect on poor.Option for the poor is not oppositional slogan that create difference between different classes orgroups infect it explains the deficiency and helplessness of the poor injuries in the community.To attain mutual goal in the society one of the important point is option for the poor. Special
CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT2attention should be given to poor to attain a strong community (Center for social concerns.2015).Principle of SubsidiarityTo shape common goal, to defend human rights and to encourage human dignity this instrumentis used. To achieve goals by government it is important for all the people to contribute in thepolitical associations. Subsidiary principle states that government functions must be completedat the bottom level potential as extended as they can be completed sufficiently. Higher level ofgovernment should involve at that point when lower level of government cannot fulfil theneedsin the question (Stabile, S. J. 2006).Principle of Universal purpose of GoodsAll the workforces consume a right to useful work to decent and reasonable wages and toharmless functioning situations. They possess the right that they can form and join any of theunions but in the limits of the rights. No person is allowed to hold too much wealth when othersare begging for fulfilling the basic needs. Catholic teaching is against the approaches ofcommunist and statist economic. It also discards the idea that open market mechanicallyproduces justice. Open and competitive market are very useful instruments of the economicsystem but we cannot rely entirely on this. Here comes the work of the state to see whether theneeds are being met or not (Paul, P. J. 2017). Principle of Stewardship of creationGoods are provided by God for the benefit of the society and they are also known as the giftsfrom God. Social mortgage are present that guides us to the uses of the goods and it also statesour responsibilities towards protecting these goods as guardians and wardens, not as an operatorand customers. Our respects towards the creator is shown by the way we treat environment. Principle of Promotion of PeacePeace is said as a positive concept by Catholic teaching. There is not only the absence of war butit also includes assurance and respect between peoples of same nation as well as for othernations. Binding and alliance contracts are involve in this. Justice and peace share close bond inCatholic teaching. Peace is called as the sweet fruit of justice but it is depend on the behavior ofthe human beings (Catholic moral theology. 2013).
End of preview
Want to access all the pages? Upload your documents or become a member.
Related Documents
Assignment on Self and Communitylg...
|6
|1711
|18
Since everyone is made in God imagelg...
|6
|1664
|24
Principles of the Catholic Social Thought Article 2022lg...
|6
|1360
|25
Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Societylg...
|7
|1727
|40
Catholic Social Thought Principleslg...
|6
|1476
|463
UNCC100: Catholic Social Thoughtslg...
|6
|1742
|157