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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:THE SOCIAL TEACHING \nOF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH \nFrom a pastoral letter of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops5 \n◊◊◊ \nIn the Catholic social vision\, the human person is central\, the clearest \nreflection of God among us. Each person possesses a basic dignity that comes \nfrom God\, not from any human quality or accomplishment\, not from race or \ngender\, age or economic status. The test of every institution or policy is whether \nit enhances or threatens human life and human dignity. We believe that people \nare more important than things. \nFlowing from our God-given dignity\, each person has basic rights and \nresponsibilities. These include the rights to freedom of conscience and religious \nliberty\, to raise a family\, to immigrate\, to live free from unfair discrimination\, \nand to have a share of earthly goods sufficient for oneself and one’s family. \nPeople have a fundamental right to life and to those things which make life truly \nhuman: food\, clothing\, housing\, health care\, education\, security\, social services\, \nand employment. Corresponding to these rights are duties and responsibilities \n– to one another\, to our families\, and to the larger society\, to respect the rights \nof others and to work for the common good. \nThe human person is not only sacred but social. We realize our dignity \nand rights in relationship with others\, in community. No community is more \ncentral than the family; it needs to be supported\, not undermined. It is the basic \ncell of society\, and the state has an obligation to support the family. The family \nhas major contributions to make in addressing questions of social justice. It is \nwhere we learn and act on our values. What happens in the family is at the basis \nof a truly human social life. We also have the right and responsibility to \nparticipate in and contribute to the broader communities in society. The state \nand other institutions of political and economic life\, with both their limitations \nand obligations\, are instruments to protect the life\, dignity\, and rights of the \nperson; promote the well-being of our families and communities; and pursue \nthe common good. Catholic social teaching does offer clear guidance on the role \nof government. When basic human needs are not being met by private initiative\, \nthen people must work through their government\, at appropriate levels\, to meet \nthose needs. A central test of political\, legal and economic institutions is what \nthey do to people\, what they do for people\, and how people participate in them. \nPoor and vulnerable people have a special place in Catholic social \nteaching. A basic moral test of a society is how its most vulnerable members are \nfaring. This is not a new insight; it is the lesson of the parable of the Last \nJudgment. Our tradition calls us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable \nfirst. As Christians\, we are called to respond to the needs of all our sisters and \nbrothers\, but those with the greatest needs require the greatest response. We \nmust seek creative ways to expand the emphasis of our nation’s founders on \nindividual rights and freedom by extending democratic ideals to economic life \nand thus ensure that the basic requirements for life with dignity are accessible \nto all. \n  \n5 Pastoral Letters & Statements of the U.S. Catholic Bishops – vol. VI – National Conference of Catholic Bishops \nUnited States Catholic Conference – Washington DC – pg 217f11 \n 
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CATEGORIES:Vigils Readings
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