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Catholic social teaching - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Comprehensive, Cosmopolitan, Eclectic, Ecumenical, Elixir, Galactic, General, Generic

Catholic social teaching encompasses the teaching of the Catholic Church on all matters dealing with the collective aspect of humanity. Its fundamental principles are:

  • Human life is sacred: this is the foundation for the other principles.
  • Human rights: every person has a fundamental right to life, and to a decent minimum standard of living.
  • Solidarity with the poor: A whole society can be judged by how well it treats its vulnerable members - the poor and those on the margin. This also applies on an international level with regard to the Global South.
  • The state has a positive moral role to play: Under the principle of subsidiarity, state functions should be carried out at the lowest level that is practical.

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