Racism In The Catholic Church Essay
The topic I chose to discuss is racism. Racism is the act of discriminating an individual due to their race or ethnicity. Racism is a growing topic in society. The bible often speaks about how all of man is created as equal, for example Genesis 3:28 states “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Racism is a growing topic in society and as people become more aware of the topic, we are becoming more aware of the impact it is having on people and different races.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says racism is a personal sin.
“Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same …show more content…
Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity.”
These quotes from the Catechism are explaining that God created all human beings equally and we are all redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ and should all have equality. Racism contradicts this because it states that one race is superior to others, taking away the equality God gave us. The Catholic Church looks down on racism as it is harming Gods people and to look down on any part of humanity as of less importance in Creation would be disrespectful to the Creator.
A sudden issue has arisen in Sweden where race has been a problem. Thousands of residents in Stockholm, Sweden have taken the streets to protest a neo-Nazi attack that’s recently happened. Crowds marched towards a sports field in Karrtop, where speeches and musical performances were taking place to rally against this topic. In the past week, around 40 neo-Nazi supporters, armed with glass bottles and fire crackers, set upon a few hundred protestors chanting slogans such as “No racists on our streets.” Swastikas and racial slogans covered the walls of Karrtop, triggering the initial
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says racism is a personal sin.
“Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same …show more content…
Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity.”
These quotes from the Catechism are explaining that God created all human beings equally and we are all redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ and should all have equality. Racism contradicts this because it states that one race is superior to others, taking away the equality God gave us. The Catholic Church looks down on racism as it is harming Gods people and to look down on any part of humanity as of less importance in Creation would be disrespectful to the Creator.
A sudden issue has arisen in Sweden where race has been a problem. Thousands of residents in Stockholm, Sweden have taken the streets to protest a neo-Nazi attack that’s recently happened. Crowds marched towards a sports field in Karrtop, where speeches and musical performances were taking place to rally against this topic. In the past week, around 40 neo-Nazi supporters, armed with glass bottles and fire crackers, set upon a few hundred protestors chanting slogans such as “No racists on our streets.” Swastikas and racial slogans covered the walls of Karrtop, triggering the initial