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CATHOLIC
CHURCH
 CATHOLIC
CHURCH

is made up of many people from diverse cultural

backgrounds. Sometimes the Catholic Church is
thought of as a big tent – it encompasses many
people within the spectrum of political belief all
united by the same central religious belief.

has a history of social teaching that goes back centuries and provides a
compelling challenge for living responsibly and building a just society
(Catholic Community Services & Catholic Housing Services of Western
Washington, 2022).
 CATHOLIC
CHURCH

also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church,

with 1.3 billion baptised Catholics worldwide as of 2019. As the world's
oldest and largest continuously functioning international institution,  it
has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western
civilisation.  The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of
the church.  The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central
governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy
See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small
enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is the head of state
( From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Facing Saint Peter's basilica, Rome, Italy, Vatican City.
 the largest Catholic church in the world
 a branch of moral
theology addresses
contemporary issues
within the political,
economic and cultural
CATHOLIC society. (ccsww.org,
SOCIAL 2017)
TEACHING
 offers a way of thinking,
being and seeing the world.
It provides a vision for a just
society in which the dignity
of all people is recognized,
and those who are
vulnerable are cared for. It
consists of an interrelated
body of Catholic social
CATHOLIC thought and principles
which can be used to reflect
SOCIAL on and guide how we relate
TEACHING to one another in our local
and global communities
(Catholic Social Services
Australia, 2020).
 includes insights
from the Scriptures, CATHOLIC
as well as SOCIAL
understanding from TEACHING
the thinking,
reflections and lived
experience of
people throughout
the life of the
Church (Catholic
Social Services
Australia, 2020).
 rooted in Scripture,
formed by the wisdom
of Church leaders, and
influenced by
grassroots
movements. It is our
moral compass, guiding
us on how to live out
our faith in the world
(Catholic Agency for Overseas CATHOLIC
Development , 2003-2022)
SOCIAL
TEACHING
Ana Julia and her daughter in El Salvador. Catholic Social Teaching inspires us to see every person as a child of God.

Ana Julia and her daughter in El Salvador. Catholic

Social Teaching inspires us to see every person as a
child of God (Catholic Agency for Overseas
Development, 2003-2022).
 At its core, Catholic Social Teaching is there
to promote the dignity of the person. When
this function is served, respect, peace, and
justice will follow within each and every
community.

IMPORTANCE
OF CATHOLIC
SOCIAL
TEACHING

Catholic social teaching is based on from our

understanding of human life and human
dignity. Every human being is created in the
image of God and redeemed by Jesus Christ,
and therefore is worthy of respect as a
member of the human family.
The origin of Catholic Social Teaching
in the modern world is Pope Leo
XIII who responded to the Industrial
Revolution and immorality of his time
with Rerum Novarum.
It was 130 years ago, on May 15, 1891,
that Pope Leo promulgated the
encyclical Rerum Novarum: Rights and
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Duties of Capital and Labor, which
marked the beginning of modern
Catholic Social Teaching.

Catholic social teaching is a central RERUM NOVARUM, In this

and essential element of our faith. Its
roots are in the Hebrew
prophets who announced God's
special love for the poor and called
God's people to a covenant of love
and justice.
document, Pope LEO XIII set out
the Catholic Church’s response to
the social instability and labor
conflict that had arisen in the wake
of Industrialization and the Rise of
Socialism (Australian Catholic
Bishop Conference, 2020).
  its origins in the mid-19th century. With the
industrial revolution came a nearly insatiable
demand for labor, which included low wages,
unsafe working conditions, 12-hour days in
fume-ridden factories, and the exploitation of
children and the elderly.

In its modern form, however,

Catholic Social Teaching (CST) first
emerged at the end of the
CATHOLIC
nineteenth century as a response SOCIAL
to the injustices of the Industrial
Revolution and the threat of
TEACHING
Communism.
 KEY
PRINCIPLES
 The common good means that
the fruits of the earth belong to
everyone. No one should be
excluded from the gifts of
creation. Pope Paul VI spoke
about this 50 years ago in his
encyclical Populorum Progressio
(CAFOD 2003–2022)
 COMMON
We have responsibility for one another in our GOOD
life together, and are called to work for the
common good of all. We must advocate for a
just society in which all people, particularly the
vulnerable and marginalized, are able to flourish
and meet their needs. (Catholic Agency for
Overseas Development , 2003-2022)

We must all consider the good of others, and the

good of the whole human family, in organizing our
society—economically, politically, and legally.
 Pope Leo puts forth principles for the appropriate role of the
state.
The primary purpose of a state is to provide for the common
good.
All people have equal dignity regardless of social class, & a good
government protects the rights and cares for the needs of all its
members, rich and poor.
Everyone can contribute to the common good in some
important way.

Pope Leo asserts no one should be forced to share his goods;

however, when one is blessed with material wealth, one has a duty
to use this to benefit as many others as possible.
 Examples:

Education:
● Read with kids in their classrooms to promote literacy.
● Tutor kids in specific subject areas so they can succeed
in the classroom.
● Encourage parents to support their child's efforts at
school.
 Human Rights
& Duties

We all have a right to those things which are required by

Human Dignity. Rights arise from what we need to live as God
intended us to. These are innately linked with our
responsibility to ensure the rights of others—that we do not
take more than is needed to fulfill our rights at the expense of
another’s
 “The promotion of human rights remains the most
effective strategy for eliminating inequalities between
countries and social groups, and for increasing security.” -
Pope Benedict XVI, Address to the United Nations, April,
2008

Categories of Rights: ; Civil Rights ; Political Rights ;

Social Rights ; Cultural Rights ; Economic Rights ;
Religious Rights

The social teaching on rights begins first and foremost

with a concern for upholding and defending the dignity of
the human person.
Solidarity

Each of us is part of the human family and we

are all interconnected and interdependent.
Loving our neighbor has global dimensions. We
must see ourselves in others and collaborate
towards solutions. Solidarity is a recognition
that we are “all in this together,” and is a
commitment to strengthen community and
promote a just society.
 MY INSIGHTS:

The Catholic Church teaches that all human life is sacred and that

the dignity of the human person is the foundation for all the
social teachings. The foundation of all Catholic Social Teaching is
the inherent dignity of the human person, as created in the
image and likeness of God. The Church, therefore, calls for
Integral Human Development, which concerns the wellbeing of
each person in every dimension: economic, political, social,
ecological, and spiritual.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS US ALL!

LALAKING BUKID

SHERYL FERNANDO BATAGA, LPT

PAULINIAN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION – INS 201
LIZZIE CHUA, Ph. D
Professor