Dignity In Catholic Social Teaching

Catholic Social Teaching is the central and essential element of the Catholic faith. Its roots go all the way back to Hebrew prophets who announced God's special love for the poor and called God's people to a covenant of love and justice. Catholic social teaching is based on 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 invaluable and worthy of respect as a member of the human family. Catholic Social Teaching is an important aspect of daily life because it touches on all of the basic human rights that should be respected for example, human dignity, care for creation, dignity in work, etc.
My chosen Catholic Social Teaching is Life and Dignity of the Human Person. The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and the dignity of others should be respected since it is the foundation of a moral vision for society.
Everyone has a right to live and be brought into our world and no one should be persecuted for what they look like or what they do in life.
Today the news will report on the stock market dropping down two point, but won’t report on an homeless person dying of exposure. This type of exclusion. While this is happening there is also a large amount of food being thrown away as countless people are starving. This is a major problem because throwing away food also harms the environment. Today everything comes under the laws of competition and the survival of the fittest, the rich and powerful will feed off the powerless. As a consequence many people are excluded and left without work and a way of