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B.
Man asks
- Why do we study?
- Why is it difficult to be good?
- Why do we need to listen to
others?

C.

Human person
Center of all
Man is a paradox complex being; hard
to understand; different traits yet whole
Rational
- Body
Emotion
Instincts
Secretions
- Soul
Intellect truth
Will (power of choice; raw
freedom) good image &
likeness (spiritual level) of God

D.

Raw freedom not yet developed

Closed nature ex. Animals
Open nature ex. Humans (change,
growth, development, etc.)
Soul comes from God
Disobedience
First sin
Innocence -> awareness -> malice

Proto (before) Evangelum

First gospel
Mama Mary
There are characteristics which all human
persons posses and exhibit:
I.
Relation to oneself
A. Embodied spirit body and
soul of all Gods created
beings, we are the only one
who have the spiritual power
to reason and freely act
according to our own will.
Human persons are both
limited at the same time
transcendent. We have the

E.

Will ->
-

capacity to go beyond any

particular limitation.
Unique

being
selftranscending, we are unique,
original. We keep changing by
constant
questioning
and
choosing freely for ourselves.
Oriented to goodness it is
our natural tendency to seek
the good. We avoid anything,
which will harm us and pursue
things we perceive us good.
Our natural gifts intellect
and will are to be used in
order for us to relate to others,
to be fulfilled in life and to
come full life with others.
Ambivalence although we
are born with dignity and gifts
to do good, we are inclined
also to do evil. According to St.
Paul, this is due to the disorder
of our own appetite, which
leads us to sin. We have to
look for guidance, and sound
education to know the real
truth
Conscience the voice of
God in us, telling us do good
and avoid evil.

good
Freedom of choice
Proof of Gods love
Wrong freedom

Eve fall of man

Mary redemption of man
Intellect of man
- Blurred
- Need to study
Will of man
- Weak
- Irascible desires
All our faculties
communicate.

are

What makes up a culture:

- Knowledge
- Education
- Technology

meant

to

II.
-

Science
Language
Arts
Religion
Relation to others
No man is an island. Every
person is oriented to other people
Facts:
Our
parents
were
responsible
for
our
being here.
Our natural faculties to
communicate
with
others.
The fear of being alone.
We are like gems that
shine more in the
company of others

III.
Relation to society
- We are created to live in a society,
to relate with social groups,
structures, and institutions, which
are built, by the interactions and
relationships of human persons.
- Society is a group of persons
united for the promotion of a
common goal through common
means under common authority.
- 4 Essential elements of a
society:
1. Members
2. Common purpose
3. Organized and united effort
4. Authority that governs it,
and coordinates all its
activities
- Relation of the individual with the
society
Society is a product of human
decisions and activities. All
human activities combined
make up a system or culture
in a society.
We are all partly a product of
one society. As we affect
society, society affects us too.
IV.
-

Relation to material things

Our environment makes it possible
for us to have a material
relationship

A. Work where we show our

capacities natural faculties,
talents, energy, drives, and
desires. Through work, we
exercise our power to make
use of the riches of the world
and avail of its fruits.
B. Stewardship the human
obligation
to
exercise
responsibility over the riches
of the Earth so that they will
use and develop for the
benefit of all.
Christian I am nothing without God
V.
-

Relation with God

Man as he seeks for truth and
happiness will eventually find out
that he did not create himself. GOD
did.
Doctrine:
1. Man is the highest of Gods
creatures.
2. Man was created in the
image and likeness of God.
3. Man is special because of
his inviolable dignity.
4. The dignity is rooted from
mans origin, meaning and
destiny.

The Social Mission of the Church

- Christianity teaches a life of
brotherhood and love for the poor.
- The commitment of the Church to
social issues started during the
time of Pope Leo XIII and reached
its high during Vatican 2.
- The approach is no longer that of
individualistic but a communitarian
morality and is now in continuous
dialogue with those involved in the
development of modern society.
The Mission of the Church Today
- The core of the Churchs total
mission is to save man in his
totality which includes both
sociopolitical
and
mystical
dimensions of mans life.

The Church views the problems

affecting the world as both
structural and moral.
The moral aspect refers to the
adherence to unjust concepts and
principles like social injustice,
poverty, yellow journalism, graft
and corruption, etc.

Response of the Philippine Catholic Church

- The Philippine Church adopts the
stance of constructive critical
collaboration with civil authorities.
- The Church desires to work for
cultural change. The Catholic
Bishops
Conference
of
the
Philippines (CBCP) proposed 5
areas of conversion among
Filipinos:
1. Commitment
to
the
common
good
above
personal
and
family
interest.
2. Commitment to honesty
and integrity in public
service.
3. Understanding
of
the
destination of the goods of
the Earth for all.
4. Conversion
from
the
consumerist mentality.
5. Profound understanding of
the value of human work.
Catholic Social Thought
- Social doctrines describe the role
that the Church takes in finding
solutions to the problems created
by changes in the world. It is the
religious and moral teachings of
the Church and is based on the
following:
1. Biblical insights
2. Tradition of the fathers of
the Church
3. Scholastic philosophy
4. Theological reflections
5. Contemporary experiences
of the faithful
Sources of Catholic Social Thought

1. Natural law comprises all moral

principle that can be known through
reason
2. Revelation includes both the
scriptures and traditions
a. Old Testament from the
prophets we see the strong
demands
for
justice
and
righteousness
b. New Testament teachings can
be inferred from Christs own
examples and words and from the
apostolic epistles
Overview of the Social Encyclicals
1. Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of
Labor) 1891
- Pope Leo XIII wrote this encyclical
It is the first comprehensive
document
of
social
justice
especially on the subject of
workers rights. It is considered the
Magna Carta of the Churchs Social
Doctrine.
2. Quadragessimo
Anno

(The
Reconstruction of Social Order) 1931
- Pope Pius XI wrote this on the 40th
anniversary of Rerum.
- He introduced here the concept of
subsidiarity saying that social
problems should be resolved on
more local levels first.
- Furthermore, this encyclical dealth
on
social
responsibility
of
ownership, and unity between
capital and labor.
3. Mater et Magistra (On Christianity
and Social Progress) 1961
- Pope
John
XXIII
issued
this
encyclical to commemorate the
70th anniversary of Rerum.
- He confirms the teachings on the
value of private initiative, just
wages, social function of private
property and addresses for the first
time
the
plight
of
non
industrialized nations.
4. Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth)
1963

Pope
John
XXIII
issued
this
encyclical during the course of
Vatican 2 and shortly after the
Cuban missile crisis.
It was the first encyclical, which
addressed Catholics as well as nonCatholics.
It is the first encyclical ever to treat
human rights in detail.

5. Guadium
et
Spes
(Pastoral
Constitution of the Church in the
Modern World, Vatican 2) 1965

This is the stand of the majority of

the world bishops during Vatican 2.
It deals on the duties of the people
in the light of the Gospel.
It links the political issue of peace
to the international economic order
and human development.