Catholic Social Teaching Principles

Catholic Social Teaching is based on:

• The Gospel Message of Jesus

• The rights of people put forth in United States Constitution

• global human rights stated by the United nations

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This principle emphasizes the reality that all people are connected to each other, even those who live far away and who we do not know personally. (choose the most correct answer)

• Care of Creation/Stewardship

• Preferential Option for the Poor

• Solidarity

• Principle of Human Dignity and Human Life

Jean stole Fred's jacket, what type of sin is this?

• structural sin

• personal sin

The Church first started talking about the principles of Catholic Social Teaching during:

• The renaissance

• The industrial revolution

• The civil rights movement

• Jesus time

A principal is

• A leader of a school or organization

• A fundamental truth that behaviors or beliefs are based on

A principle is

• The leader of a school or organization

• A fundamental truth that behaviors or beliefs are based on

Which is considered the most important of all the principles of Catholic Social Teaching? (because of all of the other principles come from this principle)

• The call to community

• Care for Creation/Stewardship

• Subsidiarity

• The principle of human life and dignity

What is human dignity?

• Living without accumulating a lot of material things

• the inherent worth and goodness that all people have

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• living in a state of equality with others

In 2018 children were placed in detention centers away from their families, and many parents were not informed about where their children were being taken. This happened at the US/Mexico border. This caused significant trauma for the children and violated their right to grow up in a loving, supportive environment with their families. Which principle was violated? (choose most correct answer)

• The principle of human dignity and the protection of life.

• Call to community

• Subsidiarity

• The principle of Common Good

The Mayor and city council understood that people have a right to have a safe place to live, so when developers came to him asking to buy up most of the land to create very expensive high end housing he did not agree to this plan. In this case the city officials were upholding which principle? (choose the most correct answer)

• Rights and Responsiblities

• The principle of human life

• Care of Creation

• Dignity of Work