Principles of Catholic Social Thought: An Overview

Running Head: SOCIOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
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SOCIOLOGY 1
‘The principles of catholic social thought’ are derived from documents of papal also the
information and the statements that has been drawn from the bishop’s conference within the last
few years. These principle documents have been majorly identified and interpreted with the
respect of study regarding underpinnings of principals towards living of the work category of
individuals and scriptures within the Christian tradition (Brady, 2017). Rise of catholic social
thought has continued today at both the practices and within theoretical underpinnings. The
assignment aims to choose three to five principles of catholic social thought and illustrate and
highlight them with further coherent explanation.
Principle 1 – The common good
Foundation principles is a most common good that is based on the understanding in the
catholic social thought that individuals are created a social beings, and always within the
interrelationship and interdependence with the others.
Principle 2 - The life and dignity of the human person
The catholic social thought promotes the dignity of each and every human being since
each is made within the image and the likeness of God. This dignity always needs to be
seen and understood within the relationship towards the promotion of the common
good.
Principle 3 -the correlation of the responsibilities and the rights
The context of human dignity grounds and is protected by the spectrum of
corresponding duties and human rights. This principle of the correlation of the duties
and the rights tends to promote the living condition as well as the dignity of work and
the rights towards the workers.

SOCIOLOGY 2
From the above principles of ‘Catholic Social Thought’, in can thus be explained regarding the
inclusion of some of the essential elements of the proclamation of Church social doctrine. It is
important to practically promote the integration of catholic social thought that has been observed
over the years. Elaborating the basic doctrine of ‘Catholic Social Thought’ includes the
principles which proclaims the thought that human beings are developed or formed by the God
and hence the synthesis for their making is sacred in nature (Brennan, 2014). It is furthermore
taken into consideration that the social teaching foundation is a belief of human towards dignity
inherited and also the life’s sanctity. As per principles regarding the catholic social thought, the
goal of the community through out illustrates that within global culture that has been mostly
driven by individualism and human beings, they are generally being social and sacred.
As per the noted principle, potentiality regarding individual growth and human dignity within the
society, these factors have being noted by the behaviour of the individuals tendency to organise
Principle 4 – the preferential options for the vulnerable and the poor
Many of the people do helping marginalised in the society are called towards making an
option for the poor. This includes the consideration of those who are economically poor
in the full front of the mines in all the decision making procedure.
Principle 6 – subsidiarity
It is important to face the environmental concerns of the day that disproportionately
affects the economically poor. Towards the response of the decisions that made for
addressing the challenges in each of the spheres of the society, the principles of the
subsidiarity calls for the actions at the lowest level possible.