Oral Examinations for Final Term in IO RE 03 – Christian Vision of the Church in Society

Coverage: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Pastoral Exhortation on Philippine
Politics (+Oscar V. Cruz, D.D., CBCP President, 16 September 1997); Principles of Catholic Social
Teachings and its development from the testaments; and the four Fundamental Values (Truth, Justice,
Freedom, and Love) in Society
http://cbcpwebsite.com/1990s/1997/politics.html

Proposed Questions:
On The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Pastoral Exhortation on Philippine Politics:
1. Describe the political situation in the article.
2. What are the bases of the Church’s mission in politics?
3. What are the Pastoral Action of the church in order to transform politics?
On Principles of Catholic Social Teachings and its development from the testaments:
1. What are the differences of the ideas of justice and charity between the Old and New Testament?
2. Explain the following: simony, private property, and usury.
3. Is socialism better than capitalism? Why?
4. What are the social encyclicals for? Give three examples.
5. What are the five principles of Catholic Social Teachings? Explain all and give
examples/applications in real life.
On the four Fundamental Values (Truth, Justice, Freedom, and Love) in Society:
1. Explain the relationship of these four values. Give examples.
2. Why is love the wellspring of all these values?
3. How important are the fundamental values in the life of man and society?Give examples.
4. Explain the meaning of this phrase “justice tempered with charity”. Give a real life example.
Mechanics:
1. In 15 minutes, three students are group together but are graded individually.
2. Each student is given five minutes to answer three questions coming from the three categories.
3. The teacher will decide on the distribution of the questions.
Rubrics:
1. Answered the questions excellently, 100
2. Explained all the three questions, 95.
3. Explained only two questions, 85.
4. Explained only one question, 75.
5. No questions answered, 65.