Scenarios
A young student notices a classmate has no lunch, and has nobody to sit with.
What is the most responsible thing to do?
Invite the student over and share your food with them.
What does every person have?
Inherent Dignity
Name 1 piece church writing that is a part of the history of rights and responsibilities?
Rerum Novarum, Gaudete et Exsultate, or Gaudium et Spes
Proverbs 31:8-9 States "Open your mouth to speak on the behalf of those in need."
How does this apply to the CST of Rights and Responsibilities?
It is our responsibility to fight for the rights of all people, not only ourselves.
Broad Definition of Rights and Responsibilities
Every Person has a fundamental right to life and a right to those things required for human decency
A teenager is in a group chat with their friends, where others are sharing embarrassing photos of classmates without their consent.
What is the most responsible thing for them to do?
Speak up against the group chat, and refuse to participate.
Name at least 3 of the basic rights mentioned
Life, Equality, Liberty,Freedom, Security
What is the difference between Gaudete et Exsultate and Gaudium et Spes?
They outline the value of the human life, pope francis stresses this in Gaudete et Exsultate
The Catechism of the Catholic Church cites Gaudium et Spes in want for more humane conditions in the environment of every human being
James 2:17 So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
How does this connect to Rights and responsibilities?
Our faith must be demonstrated through action.
What is the definiton of Civil and Social Rights?
Fundamental protections that allow equal treatment of people, dignity, participation in society.
A manager at a retail store is told to keep labor costs down by making employees work through their break.
What is the most responsible thing to do?
Refuse to make employees work through breaks, even if it means lower profits for the store
What fact are fundamenta rights rooted in?
We are all made in the image of God?
Where do we get our values of rights and responsibilites
Rooted in scripture that shows we are all made in God's image
Finish the Bible Quote of 1 John 3:18
"Let us love not only in word and speech, but in..."
Deed and Action
What is the definition of Rights of Workers?
Fundamental protections that ensure fair treatment, safety, and dignity in the workplace
A pharmaceutical scientist develops a life-saving vaccine. Their company holds the patent and wants to charge a high price to recoup research costs.
What is the most responsible thing for the scientist to do?
What are the 3 specific rights we talked about?
Social and Civil Rights, Economic Rights, and the Rights of Workers
What does pope francis stress in the Gaudete et Exsulate
The value of Human Life
"So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead."
What book and verse is this?
James 2:17
What is the definition of Economic Rights
Fundamental rights that ensure each individual can participate, and benefit from the economy, the rights necessary to acquire a living
A company realizes that many of the products they obtain come from companies that use child labor in foreign countries. Knowing that the result of cutting ties with the companies could make the prices of products twice as much.
What is the most responsible thing to do?
Cut ties with the unethical companies and choose the responsible companies, prioritizing the rights of children over personal financial gain.
What are we responsible for in society and why?
We are all responsible not only for ourselves but also for others. As Catholics, we are called to respect others' rights, and notice that everyone is made in God's image and has freedoms and liberties.
Where does the word Rights and Responsibilities come from
Rerum Novarum
Leviticus 25:35 - When one of your kindred is reduced to poverty and becomes indebted to you, you shall support that person like a resident alien; let your kindred live with you.
Interpret what this means?
Help those of your community who have fallen into poverty and treat them with hospitality.
What is CST?
A catholic social teaching is doctrine that teaches the churches core beliefs on matters of social justice, human dignity and the common good.