attend St Margaret Mary’s Catholic College‚ an all-girls high school in Townsville. This term in religion we have been learning about different social justice issues (including poverty and homelessness) and the Catholic Social Teachings (CST). Through this we have learned how these issues and the teachings can relate to us‚ and influence everyone’s lives. We have also seen a wider view on how the teachings can assist in creating a world‚ that is less affected by common social justice issues. For our
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many social structures‚ most of which are sinful. However‚ there are a handful of graceful social structures in China as well. One extremely prevalent sinful structure in China is that China mistreats and abuses its poor for financial gain. However‚ China has been taking small steps to allay its pollution problem; a graceful social structure present in China is the fact that the government realizes the problem and is taking steps to help. Human dignity is being violated by the sinful social structures
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Catholic Social Teaching is a doctrine created by the Catholic Church dealing with issues such as poverty and other social injustices. Over the years‚ there were many people‚ such as Dorothy Day‚ who influenced Catholic Social Teaching. Catholic Social Teaching is the Church’s helps guide the members of the Church in various to way to assist those in need‚ not only with respect to poverty and illness‚ but in all aspects of life. Dorothy Day embraced the idea of a double ministry and addressed the
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Catholic Social Teaching is a body of doctrine developed by the Catholic Church on matters of poverty and wealth‚ economics‚ social organizationand the role of the state. Its foundations are widely considered to have been laid by Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical letter Rerum Novarum‚ which advocated economic Distributism and condemned both Capitalism and Socialism‚ although its roots can be traced to the writings of Catholic thinkers such as St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine of Hippo‚ and is also
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Social Gospel Perhaps a most natural starting point is to realize that the rise of the social gospel within the Roman Catholic Church occurred within the larger context of the economic situation in America during the late nineteenth century. Laissez-faire economics‚ which advocates economic freedom for the business class‚ ruled the day. Also‚ the Panic of 1873‚ which saw unprecedented unemployment among the lower classes and created bread lines in the urban areas greatly affected the national
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The Potential of Social Media Platforms in the Internet in Facilitating Social Change: An Observation of the “Pro-RH” Facebook group. Introduction The year 2011 is remembered as the year of the ‘Arab Spring”‚ a period in the world’s history marked with a series of revolutions‚ protests and wars aimed in overthrowing corrupt and autocratic governments and an increased demand for equality and social rights in the Arab world. Starting in a “self-immolation” act of a market seller in Tunisia‚ the
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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
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Catholic Social Teaching Summary Catholic Social Teaching is a social message or mission that consists of a set of Church doctrines and official documents that make up the underlying message of the Gospel and provide a framework for how Catholics should live their lives in response to the challenges of every day life in society. The mission of Catholic Social Teaching is derived from biblical values and expression of Christian tradition. The central teaching calls for a vision
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SOURCES OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING Catholic Social Teaching is a collection of teachings that are designed to reflect the Church’s social mission in response to the challenges of the day. The teachings are rooted in biblical values and reflections on Christian tradition. The Church’s social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. In this essay‚ five sources of Catholic Social Teaching will be highlighted
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us reflect on how to use our freedom well. What is the highest purpose for which God created us and how can we realize this end? Jesus reveals most fully what a good life looks like. Catholic social thought can be understood as moral theology concerned with social issues. II. Four Sources of Catholic Social Thought 1. Scripture. The authoritative books which record the Jewish and Christian experiences of God’s self-disclosure. Scripture reveals who God is and who we are
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