Karl Marx L.

Ramil BSMT2A-2

Questions: Use your own words with plagscan/Put a number per sentence or in
the bullet form.

1. Film ROMERO 1989.

a. What is the message of the movie? (10 sentences)

1. The movie messages the people need freedom
2. The movie depicts the sayings of God and the gospel
3. The protagonist of the movie became the voice of the poor against the
greedy governance
4. Helping and loving the people will remember you forever
5. Putting your faith to God will never make you down
6. Obeying God’s orders is another level of faith
7. Helping people is not a choice, it’s a responsibility
8. All people deserve justice even you are rich or poor
9. Life is meaningless without God
10. No matter how bad things will happen, always pray, and seek help to
God

b. What part of the story conveyed by the movie was most important? (10
sentences)
1. The assassination of Fr. Grande made him realize that the illegal
governance must stop
2. When Monsignor Romero was promoted as archbishop
3. The massacre of the people that are protesting for freedom
4. When Monsignor Romero was imprisoned
5. The scene where ignorance of the government made people become poor
6. The part when Monsignor Romero sent his message through sermon for
those who murdered the three innocent people including Fr. Grande
7. The part when someone told him that Church governance is different
from political governance
8. The threat and false accusation of Fr. Alfonso Osuna that he is
responsible of killing Zelada’s death
 9. The part when Monsignor Romero talked to the general about the killings
of innocent live night after night
10. The assassination of Monsignor Romero was the sorrowful day of the
people

c. Did anything that happened in this movie reminds you of something that has
transpired in your life or that you have seen in others? (10 sentences)
1. I believe that when you do good things to others, they will return
something better
2. Helping people will reflect through their smile in their face
3. Treat people fair even rich or poor
4. Without rights, abuses and greed will reign
5. Whoever helps, they are the ones who perish
6. Stand up without fear against abuses
7. Fight for what is right
8. Sacrificing your life for the sake of the people will remain your name in
their hearts
9. All victims in the society deserve justice whether rich or poor
10. Nothing is impossible to God

2. Research the historical background of the following encyclical letters of the

church on Social Teachings.

a. Rerum Novarum (10 sentences)

1. Providing the needs of the people
2. A catholic revolution that protests on justice against bas governance
3. Supports the human rights
4. Protection against the abuses of the poor
5. Fair treatment that benefits no one whether rich or poor
6. The catholic church is responsible for the governance
7. Rerum Novarum is anti-communist
8. It endorses the rights and dignity of the people in society
9. It is a pro-poor and pro-human rights
10. The workers will no longer be harmed and abused
b. Quadragesimo Anno (10 sentences)
1. It is a labour agreement between the employee and employers
2. It supports the needs of the people
3. It promotes the human dignity
4. In Latin. It means “In the 40th year”
5. It is to address issues of concern, point out dangers that might affect the
Church or the world.
6. Caring the relationship between the church and the people
7. Pope Pius XI was the author of Quadragesimo Anno
8. The abuses of capitalism and communism shall not prevail
9. This is a labour friendly teaching
10. This is no political but a church view

c. Mater et Magistra (10 sentences)

1. In Spanish. It means “Mother and Teacher”
2. It describes a necessity to work towards authentic community to promote
human dignity
3. The state must sometimes intervene in matters of health care, education,
and housing
4. It was written by Pope John XXIII on the topic of "Christianity and
Social Progress"
5. Mater et magistra was written in observance of the 70th anniversary of
Pope Leo XIII's social encyclical Rerum Novarum
6. It explains the common good as a desirable balance between different
elements of the society or the economy
7. A business must balance its unity of direction with the needs of its
individual workers
8. Development and progress in the industrial, service, and agricultural
sectors must balance.
9. Economic progress should balance with social progress, especially a
reduction in inequality.
10. A trend of people moving away from farms toward cities was partly due
to economic growth
d. Gaudium et Spes (10 sentences)
1. It’s noted that economic, scientific, and political changes are happening
so quickly that it is difficult to keep up with their effects on society.
2. These developments have brought many people to God, others have left
faith behind.
3. The author was Pope Paul VI
4. In Latin. It means “Hope and Joy”
5. The Church’s primary purpose is a religious one, to share God with the
world, but also to protect and promote human dignity
6. The encyclical then proceeds to name several problems which concern
the Church
7. In our world all Christians should be united in one family
8. The Church is not bound exclusively and indissolubly to any race or
nation and seeks to share the Gospel with all
9. Efforts must be taken to reduce immense economic inequality which
relates to individual and social discrimination
10. The document summarizes the council and gives an outline of the
Church’s social teachings in a changing world