CH1: OPTION FOR THE HUMAN PERSON comprehend what is true, good,

and what is beautiful.

Accdg to RH14: The Human Person. 7. Man has free will.
- This faculty enables man to pursue
Man is … what is pursue good and true.
a.) inviolable reality 8. Man is both individual and social by nature.
b.) unique - His social nature stems from
c.) irreplaceable inherent faculty which orients man
d.) deserving respect to communicate.
e.) service and devotion 9. Mans dignity demands reverence.
- Reverence for man’s dignity resists
Man is … all actions that manipulate man,
a.) the fundamental norm violate him, make inconsiderate
b.) center and crown use.
c.) author and subject of all social
institutions. The purpose of all social activities and institutions
should be reviewed by their supreme dignity.
“Man is more precious for what HE is than for
what HE has.” “The glory of God is man fully alive.”- St.
Irenaeus
“Things have a price and can be for sale, but
people have a dignity that is priceless and
worth far than things” - Pope Francis

Nature and Root of Human Dignity

1. Being created in the image and likeness of
God underlies the freedom and dignity of
the Human Person.
- Man can never be considered as an
instrument of others
2. Man is Lord of all creation and he has the
responsibility to develop created things.
- He is the center of creation around
whom all creatures revolve.
3. Man is destined to be with his creator.
- Because man is destined for God,
he is not subordinate to terrestrial
things. He is above and over
machine, money, and technical
progress.
4. Man is an embodied spirit.
- He has needs both material and
spiritual. His earthly actions are
intimately tied up with his spiritual
life.
- Expired: ex spiritus; dead.
- Inspire: full of life; alive.
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6. Man is endowed with reason and intellect.
- Man’s rationality gives him the
capacity to know, understand, and