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Catholic Social Teaching Flashcards

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  1. What is the Catholic Church's position on the death penalty as expressed in the current Catechism?

    Answer: The death penalty is inadmissible because it attacks the inherent dignity of the human person

    Pope Francis updated the Catechism in 2018 to state that the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.

  2. In Catholic Social Teaching, what does 'integral human development' mean?

    Answer: Development of the whole person in every dimension — spiritual, moral, social, and material

    Integral human development, emphasized by Pope Paul VI and Pope Benedict XVI, means authentic development of the whole person and all people in every dimension.

  3. Which principle of Catholic Social Teaching addresses the duty to care for the natural environment?

    Answer: Stewardship of Creation

    Stewardship of Creation holds that humans are stewards, not owners, of the earth and have a moral duty to care for the environment for present and future generations.

  4. What does the Church teach about economic systems in Catholic Social Teaching?

    Answer: Neither pure capitalism nor socialism fully accords with Catholic principles; both must be reformed by justice and solidarity

    Catholic Social Teaching critiques both unregulated capitalism and Marxist collectivism, calling for economic systems ordered to human dignity, solidarity, and the common good.

  5. What is the Church's teaching on the right to work?

    Answer: Work is a fundamental right flowing from human dignity, and societies must strive to ensure meaningful employment

    Catholic Social Teaching holds that work is both a right and a duty, essential to human dignity, and that societies have an obligation to promote conditions for meaningful employment.

  6. Which document best summarizes the 'seven themes' framework commonly used to teach Catholic Social Teaching in the United States?

    Answer: Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions (USCCB, 1998)

    The USCCB's 1998 document Sharing Catholic Social Teaching outlined seven key themes used widely in U.S. Catholic education and catechesis.

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