Principles of CST
This is the most fundamental human right.
HINT: all other rights depend on this right one.
The Right to Life.
This CST theme focuses on standing together in support of others as a universal intergenerational family.
Solidarity.
St. Thomas Aquinas lists 4 types of law: name two.
Eternal/God's Law, Natural Law, Divine Law, Human/Civic Law.
Which CST themes does this passage best support? James 5:4 – “Behold, the wages you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying aloud, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.”
Dignity of Work and Workers
This foundational encyclical from Pope Leo XIII discusses the rights of workers and the dignity of the poor.
HINT: It was written in 1891
Rerum Novarum.
This is what humans have because we are made Imago Dei. This principle is the base of all Catholic Social Teaching.
Dignity of the human person.
This CST theme highlights the importance of things like voting?
Call to Family, Community, and Participation
Intentionally helping someone sin, such as ordering a subordinate soldier to shoot innocent civilians is an example of what kind of cooperation with evil?
Formal cooperation with evil.
This biblical principle emphasizes the value of rest for everyone.
The Sabbath Day.
This encyclical by Pope Francis speaks on how changes in climate particularly affect the poor.
Laudato Si'
Stresses limited government control. Decisions should be taken at a level as close as possible to the people affected by those decisions.
Subsidiarity.
This CST principle involves balancing rights with corresponding duties to others.
Rights and Responsibilities
What is a Covenant? OR what does it do?
It is the extension of kinship (family) by oath.
The Bible is divided into 2 __________ also called ____________.
Testaments; covenants
This encyclical of St. John Paul II reaffirms that every human life is sacred from conception until natural death.
Evangelium Vitae
This is the 'atom of society.'
The Family.
This theme highlights that humans are stewards of the Earth with God and not a tyrant of the Earth.
Care for God's Creation.
In his First letter to the Corinthians, Paul teaches that that all members of the Church share in suffering and joy. This concept is called what?
HINT: the acronym is MBOC
Mystical Body of Christ
What theme of CST does this Scripture passage best support? Luke 12:48 (NABRE) – “And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required."
Rights and Responsibilities.
In class, we discussed that the Church has identified 4 characteristics of human nature: we are d_______, r_______, s_____, and s_________. (You must get 3.)
Humans are dependent, rational, social, and spiritual animals.
This is 'the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily"
The Common Good.
What is meant by "universal destination of goods" in Catholic Social Teaching?
The earth's resources are meant for all people, and wealth must be shared equitably.
Give an example of someone in a situation who does not have 'negative freedom.'
Negative Freedom is freedom from constraint, aka license. For example, it was illegal to practice Christianity in third century Rome.
Scripture emphasizes protection of these three vulnerable people:
The orphan, the widow, and the alien/foreigner.
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, is it ever ok to steal?
In cases of extreme need, the person who takes the property becomes the owner of it because of their need because the right to use things that are necessary for survival is stronger than the right of individual ownership.