January 20, 2017

Ultimate Equalizer
World In creation there is justice
31.4% Christians
3. Covenant Relationship
23.2% Muslims
16% Unaffiliated Mutual Understanding in a Relationship

15% Hindus In order for love to have justice, it

should have agreement
7.1% Buddhists
.2% Jews 4. Community
A group of people where there is
something in common
Phil
5. Anawin
85% Catholic
The Neglected
10% Muslim
5% Others -Widows, orphans and aliented
*Catholic Social Teaching

*Far too many Catholics are unfamiliar with the -CSI attempts to understand how societies work
basic content of the Catholic Social Teaching
-it makes moral judgements about economic +
- Our faith is profoundly Social social matters in light of the Revealed Truth

We have to interact with people We’re trying to get back our Humanity

- We are called to serve those in need and work *Sources of the Catholic Social Teaching
for justice and peace
1. Sacred Scriptures (Thy 1)
2. Reason
*Constitutive Elements of the Church
A part of your humanity/ conscience
Important elements of the Church
Affected by Tradition and Human Experience
1. Scripture
3. Tradition
2. Sacraments
4. Human Experience
3. Social Mission
Splunkin- Greek word of your bowel moved
Action of giving to the poor – Catholic Social
Biblical Themes of the Justice
Action (Transformative and Justice)
1. God is active in Human History
Antroposintism- People comes first before
animal, etc.
Present in your history

2. Presence of God in Creation

January 24, 2017 3. Inalienable (Cannot be denied)
Characteristics of CST (Catholic Social *3 generations of Human Rights
Teaching)
1st generation (Civil + Political)
1. Permanent
2. Developing  Ability of Human beings to challenge
the use of power which oppresses
*Catholic Social Responsibility them. (Limits, Should show respect)
1. Right to life
1. To help in Social Transformation
2. Equality before the law
2. Proclaim the Kingdom of God on Earth 3. Freedom of speech
4. Fair Trial
3. Make God’s image manifested 5. Freedom of Religion
Aspects of Catholic Social Justice 6. Voting Rights

1. It gives us principles for reflection 2nd Generation (Economic, Social, Cultural

2. It provides criteria for judgement Rights)
3. It gives guidelines for action  Essential to the development of
*Rights- a moral or legal entitlement to obtain human beings
something or act in a certain way 1. Health Care
2. Employment
Can be moral or independent 3. Housing
4. Education
*Human Rights- are inherent to all human
5. Adequate income
beings whatever nationality, place, sex,
6. Social Security
ethnicity, color, religion, language or status
*Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
Holocaust- To burn everything, to destroy
Dec. 1, 1948
everything
Paris, UNITED NATIONS
Hitler’s book- My Struggle (Mien Kampf)
Eleanor Roosevelt (Wife of Theodore Roosevelt)
Hitler’s Promise: 1 hectare per German
Why are there still a lot of problem regarding
Give 1 hectare to every German-> Lack of
Human Rights, especially with countries that
Land-> Sieze Israel-> Kill Jews
SHOULD promote this right.
Euthanasia- consent of the person to let
No Particular laws solid enough to fight for
someone kill him (?)
Human Rights
*Human Rights are a consequence of Human
Dignity
1. Inherent (Born with it)
Equality of people, especially slaves
(Babylonian->Greek->Romans)
2. Inviolable (Cannot be violated)
January 31, 2017 February 21, 2017
3rd Generation: The Historical Development of the Catholic
Social Teachings (Johans Gutenburg)
(Collective Rights)
- At the dawn of the Renaissance came
- Basic needs for survival without which the freethinkers who started to
Human beings would not be in a question the church’s dominance on
position to claim other rights
the socio-political and economic
1. Economic Development environment at the time.
(Maunlad ang bansa) - The freethinkers wanted to replace
2. Prosperity obedience + faith with person and
3. Benefits from economic growth initiative.
4. Social Harmony - Innovations + inventions at the time led
5. Healthy Environment to industrialization + mass production
*A Concise Catalogue of Human Rights n/c in turn led to Surplus (+ effect=
Capitalism) (- effect=
I. Biological + Physical Integrity - Surplus made it possible for capitalism
- The right to life + Physical Integrity to rise in society.
- Capitalism believes in self direction and
- The Church recognizes that this right is social mobility.
also applied to the CHILD even at the - Capitalism made way for the rise of the
moment of Conception. salaried worker.
- In reality, in capitalism if is almost
II. Right to respect for One’s Person,
always impossible to achieve social
Reputation + Freedom
mobility + self-direction
- Condemnation of Torture and of cruel, - Competition favors the rich + powerful
Inhuman or degrading treatment or and thus only the rich and powerful can
punishment self-direct.
- Right to a good reputation
With Capitalism’s seeming failure to address the
- Right to respect for one’s privacy,
worker + the poor, socialism grew.
family, home + correspondence
- Socialism believes in the power if the
III. Right to security
government to lead the people to the
- Prohibition of arbitrary arrests + common good.
detention - Communal Ownership.
- Right to asylum in other countries from
With the extreme polarities of Capitalism and
religious or political persecution
social grew the Church’s need to protect Human
IV. Right to Liberty dignity and rights.

- Right of freedom of thought, Theme:

conscience, and religion
1. Autonomy/ self-direction
- To choose freely the state of life which
2. Just distribution of goods
one prefers.
3. Equality
Care for the dignity of the worker
Capitalism lead Americans to be obese,
hoarders and consumerists.
March 7, 2017
I. Rerum Novarrum
- By Pope Leo XIII
- Published May 15, 1891
- On the condition of labor
- The First Social Encyclical
- Considered as the Magna Carta of the
Social Encyclicals
Themes:
- The gap between the rich and the poor
and the uneven distribution of wealth
- It affirms the moral question about the
concentration of income in the hands of
the capitalist and affirms the
importance of labor
- Inequality is a scandal to our common
humanity
- There is a moral decline among people
- We justify our indifference towards the
needs of others
- Rerum Novarum also affirms the
legitimacy of private property and it
should be safe guarded.
- But property must be made available
for common use if there is a dire need
- Contracts through rightly governed by
mutual consent may not be sufficient to
guarantee the just wage of the worker.
- Contracts can still be manipulated and
exploited by the employers
- There has to be wages enough to
support the needs of the worker.
- Unions are supported by the church in
safeguarding the common good of the
workers.
II. Quadracesimo Anno
- By Pope Pius XI
- Published May 15, 1931
- The 40th Year of Rerum Novarum
- Or the reconstruction of the social
order
Themes:
- The call to move towards better power
sharing in the economic system.
- The need to balance Personal Freedom
vis a vis The Common Good and
equality.
- The Principle of Subsidiarity as a
support for both empowerment of the
lower bodies and their accountability
for a responsible performance of their
actions.
- QA also warns against Imperialism
- States that imperialism is the new form
of colonialism
a. Economic Imperialism
b. Political Imperialism
Economic Dictator- His/ Her decisions affect
the whole are of the economy
March 28, 2017
III. Mater et Magistra
- “Mother + Teacher”
- “On Christianity and Social Progress”
-Published May 15, 1961
-Author: Pope John XXIII
Social Situation:
-Post World War II
-Nations have been rebuilding after World War
II
-The Ideologies of Capitalism and communism
have been adopted by USA and Russia (USSR)
(Union Soviet Socialist Republic)
-The growing animosity between the two
superpowers led to the cold war.
-Arms Race (Unang makakagawa ng nuclear
stock piling)
Nuclear Fallout: Dust, Debris, Water and Air
becomes radioactive
-Space Race (1961, paunahan magdala ng tao
papunta sa outer space)
-Introduction of innovations and inventions
Themes:
-To promote the formation of family signed
corporations and cooperatives
-To support local products (only way capitalism
doesn’t work)
-To develop a culture of excellence among local
business
-To educate people on critical buying
-The underdevelopment of the people
-The poor remain to be poor not because they
are not working hard enough but rather they
are being exploited
-The principle of subsidiarity must also be
complemented by Social Inclusion
responsibly carry out the common
good.
- Increased cooperation of nations
through a global community
- Call per disarmament
- Call for mutual trust among nations.
V. Popolurum Progrecio
- Pope Paul VI
- On the development of people
- March 26, 1967
Themes:
- Integral Human Development

(The recipient must be enabled to become a - Countries that development must also
productive contributor to the common good) have social development

April 4, 2017 - The irony is the more the country

developed economically, the people find
IV. Pacem in Terris less meaning in life.
- Pope John XXIII
- April 11, 1963 - There’s a growing dissatisfaction in the
- “Peace on Earth” economy

Themes:
- Order and Peace VI. Laborem Exercen
- We could only guarantee peace if there - On Human Work
is proper order among relationships of - Work needs the find spirituality/ value
people and nations. in work
- Order between Individuals
- Peace starts with the Order of our
Personal Relationships
- Personal Relationships start with the
recognition of the rights of each
individual.
- An extensive discussion of Human
Rights
- Order between citizens and
Government Authorities
- Upholds the legitimacy of State
Authorities
- Government Authorities are reminded
that their mandate comes from the
people and they would have to