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RE - Notes
RE - Notes
Relational Reality rooted in our Action on behalf of justice and participation in the
relationship with God transformation of the world fully appear to us as
Our inherent dignity, as rooted in God, is constitutive dimension of preaching of the Gospel,
inalienable or in other words, of the Churchs mission for the
Inalienable dignity of ever person has moral redemption of the human race and its liberation
implication from every oppressive situation.
Promotes wellbeing of everybody
Constitutive Elements of Church
GENOCIDE
Scripture hearing the Good News
Greek genos, race and cide, killing. Sacraments worship, prayer life, etc
The persecution or destruction of a Social Mission action for social justice
national, racial, or religious group.
The genocide of Jews in Nazi Germany Catholic Social Teaching
during the Second World War is the worst
example of destruction of people base on Rooted in the Bible
race. Continually developed in Catholic Social
Teaching Observe, judge, act
Biblical Themes of Justice Every person has a right to the basic material
necessities that are required to live a decent life.
God is active in human history
Creation Option for the Poor
Covenant relationship
Community - Remember the widows, orphans, and
Anawim the widows, orphans and aliens.
aliens - A necessary element of the common good.
The example of Jesus reign of God,
healing Participation
1. Human Dignity
2. Community
3. Rights and duties
4. Option for the poor
5. Participation
6. Economic Justice
7. Stewardship of Creation
8. Solidarity
9. Role of Government
10. Promotion of Peace
Community/Common Good
The social nature of the human person
The fact that human beings are social by nature
indicates that the betterment of the person and
improvement of society depend on each other,
humanity by its very nature stands completely in
need of life in society.
- Vatican II, The Church in the Modern World
- Civil/Political
- Economic/Social