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HUMAN DIGNITY (I). ?EVERY HUMAN BEING IS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD AND REDEEMED BY JESUS CHRIST " : HUMAN DIGNITY DOES NOT COME FROM WHAT WE HAVE OR WHAT WE DO; IT COMES FROM BEING GOD'S SPECIAL CREATION.. HUMAN DIGNITY. HUMAN DIGNITY ORIGINATES IN OUR BEING CREATED IN THE ?IMAGE OF GOD"(INTELLEC
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1. THE WHEEL OF JUSTICE: NINE PRINCIPLES OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING
2. HUMAN DIGNITY (I) “EVERY HUMAN BEING IS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD AND REDEEMED BY JESUS CHRIST ” : HUMAN DIGNITY DOES NOT COME FROM WHAT WE HAVE OR WHAT WE DO; IT COMES FROM BEING GOD’S SPECIAL CREATION.
3. HUMAN DIGNITY HUMAN DIGNITY ORIGINATES IN OUR BEING CREATED IN THE “IMAGE OF GOD”(INTELLECT/WILL)
EVERY PERSON DESERVES RESPECT
4. RESPECT HUMAN LIFE (II) “EVERY PERSON, FROM THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION TO NATURAL DEATH, HAS INHERENT DIGNITY AND A RIGHT TO LIFE CONSISTENT WITH THAT DIGNITY.”
5. RESPECT HUMAN LIFE EVERY STAGE OF HUMAN LIFE IS PRECIOUS AND WORTHY OF PROTECTION
RESPECT FOR THE SACREDNESS OF HUMAN LIFE IS THE FOUNDATION OF JUSTICE
6. FAMILY, COMMUNITY, PARTICIPATION (III) “IN A GLOBAL CULTURE DRIVEN BY EXCESSIVE INDIVIDUALISM, OUR TRADITION PROCLAIMS THAT THE PERSON IS NOT ONLY SACRED BUT SOCIAL.”
7. FAMILY, COMMUNITY, PARTICIPATION HUMAN BEINGS ARE SOCIAL BEINGS
THE FAMILY IS THE CENTRAL SOCIAL INSTITUTION
EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS THE RIGHT AND DUTY TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY FOR THE COMMON GOOD
8. RIGHTS AND DUTIES (IV) “THE CATHOLIC TRADITION TEACHES THAT HUMAN DIGNITY CAN BE PROTECTED AND A HEALTHY COMMUNITY CAN BE ACHIEVED ONLY IF HUMAN RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE MET.”
9. RIGHTS AND DUTIES FOR EVERY RIGHT THERE IS A CORRESPONDING RESPONSIBILITY
THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT IS THE RIGHT TO LIFE BASED IN HUMAN DIGNITY
10. COMMON GOOD (V) THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO REACH FULL HUMAN POTENTIAL AND REALIZE HUMAN DIGNITY:
RESPECT FOR PERSONS
SOCIAL WELL-BEING
PEACE AND SECURITY
11. OPTION FOR THE POOR (VI) THE POOR,VULNERABLE AND POWERLESS ARE OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS--EQUALLY DESERVING OF RESPECT, PROTECTION AND PARTICIPATION--THE SUM OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
12. WORK AND WORKERS (VII) THE ECONOMY MUST SERVE THE PEOPLE
WORKERS’ RIGHTS:
PRODUCTIVE WORK
FAIR WAGES
UNION PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE PROPERTY
ECONOMIC INITIATIVE
13. SOLIDARITY (VIII) “CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING PROCLAIMS THAT WE ARE OUR BROTHERS’ AND SISTERS’ KEEPERS, WHEREVER THEY LIVE. . . . ‘LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR’ HAS GLOBAL DIMENSIONS IN AN INTERDEPENDENT WORLD.”
14. SOLIDARITY JUSTICE REQUIRES THAT WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH OTHER--OBLIGED TO CARE FOR THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL NEEDS OF OTHERS
15. STEWARDSHIP (IX) “WE ARE CALLED TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND THE PLANET, LIVING OUR FAITH IN RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF GOD’S CREATION.”
16. STEWARDSHIP HUMAN BEINGS SHARE THE GIFT OF LIFE WITH NON-HUMAN CREATION: WE ARE CALLED TO PROTECT ALL CREATURES AND GOODS OF THE EARTH