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Nature of the Social Teaching of the church

– Social teaching of the church - core of Christianity


– Jesus is an active agent in the renewal of the society
– remains faithful to Christ’s call to bring about the reign of love in our
communities - despite the infamous abuses
– capitalism and socialism contributes to the increasing problems of poverty and
injustice
– The Catholic Church has issued important documents in order to officially
announce its stand on per4nent social issues that confront our communities at
par4cular moments in history
– important principles such as the dignity of the human person, subsidiarity,
solidarity and the preferen4al op4on for the poor.
– Social charity makes us love the common good. It makes us effec4vely see the
good of all people, considered not as individuals or private persons but also in
the social dimension that unites them

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