Catholic Social Thought: Principles and Commentary

Running head: CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT
CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT
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1CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT
The Catholic social thought refers to the catholic doctrines that are related to the matters
that pertain to the common good of the society and the human dignity. The ideas are generally
presented for the addressal of the oppression, the roles that are played by the state, the
subsidiarity, the various social organizations, the concerns that are related to the social justice as
well as the issues that pertain to the distribution of the wealth among the residents of the area.
The following essay deals with the principles that are related to the Catholic social thought that
have been stated in a coherent manner. The essay further proceeds to deal with the commentary
on the interrelation of the community and the self.
The principles of the Catholic social thought are generally drawn from the various papal
documents, the conciliar documents as well as the various statements that have been put forth by
the Bishops at the various conferences that have been conducted over the past hundreds of years
(Novak, 2017). However, the best way to develop a better understanding of the various
documents mentioned above, the concerned person should attempt a study on the underpinnings
of the various principles that are mentioned over the Scriptures as well as in the work and the
lives of the various members of the Christian community.
The foundation principle of the Catholic social thought is based on the principle that
relates to the common good. This principle relates to the understanding that states that all the
people of the world were created keeping in mind the criteria for the various social beings. the
criteria states that these social beings should remain interdependent on each other and should be
interrelated to each other. The second principle that is promoted by the Catholic social thought is
the dignity of all the human beings who have been present on the surface of the earth (Brady,
2017). The Catholic social thought states that all the human beings are created in the image of
the Supreme Being and thus should be provided with the same amount of dignity as is present in