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Catholic Social Catholic Social Teaching Teaching Working Toward a More Working Toward a More Just World! Just World!

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Catholic Social Catholic Social TeachingTeaching

Working Toward a More Just Working Toward a More Just World!World!

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What is Catholic Social What is Catholic Social Teaching?Teaching?

Teaches us how to build a just Teaches us how to build a just society and live holy lives amid the society and live holy lives amid the challenges of the modern world.challenges of the modern world.

We have to care for those in need!!!We have to care for those in need!!!

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7 Key Themes of CST7 Key Themes of CST

Life and Dignity of the Human PersonLife and Dignity of the Human Person Call to Family, Community, and Call to Family, Community, and

ParticipationParticipation Rights and ResponsibilitiesRights and Responsibilities Option for the Poor and VulnerableOption for the Poor and Vulnerable The Dignity of Work and the Rights of The Dignity of Work and the Rights of

WorkersWorkers SolidaritySolidarity Care for God’s CreationCare for God’s Creation

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Life and Dignity of the Life and Dignity of the Human PersonHuman Person

We are called to ask whether our We are called to ask whether our actions as a society respect or actions as a society respect or threaten the life and dignity of the threaten the life and dignity of the human person. human person.

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Call to Family, Community, Call to Family, Community, and Participationand Participation

We are called to support the family—We are called to support the family—the principle social institution—so the principle social institution—so that people can participate in that people can participate in society, build a community spirit, society, build a community spirit, and promote the well being of all. and promote the well being of all.

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Rights and Rights and ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

We are called to protect the rights We are called to protect the rights that all people have to those things that all people have to those things required for a decent human life, required for a decent human life, such as food, clothing, and shelter.such as food, clothing, and shelter.

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Option for the Poor and Option for the Poor and VulnerableVulnerable

We are called to pay special We are called to pay special attention to the needs of those who attention to the needs of those who are poor. are poor.

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The Dignity of Work and The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workersthe Rights of Workers

We are called to protect the basic We are called to protect the basic rights of all workers: the right to rights of all workers: the right to engage in productive work, fair engage in productive work, fair wages, private property, and the wages, private property, and the right to organize, join unions, and right to organize, join unions, and pursue economic opportunity pursue economic opportunity

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SolidaritySolidarity

We are called to recognize that, We are called to recognize that, because God is our Father, we are because God is our Father, we are all brothers and sisters, with the all brothers and sisters, with the responsibility to care for one responsibility to care for one another. another.

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Care for God’s CreationCare for God’s Creation

We are called to care for all that God We are called to care for all that God has made. has made.