The document discusses Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and its role in society. It provides an overview of CST, explaining that CST is based on scripture, tradition, and human experience. It guides moral principles and action. The Church draws on official social documents, known as encyclicals, to develop CST and address social issues. CST is meant to bring a Christian moral vision to issues in daily life. The document also discusses the separation of Church and State and their relationship.

1. Church &
Her Social
Teachings

2. For most Filipinos, Christian
faith is more of a social fact
than a personal conviction.
We find it difficult to
integrate faith and daily life.

3. The Church is offering an effective education in the
faith so that the Christian moral vision may be
brought to bear on the concrete situations,
providing a distinctiveChristian meaning to life and
a true Christian motivation to their choices,
decisions, and actions. Such a moral education can
help form the Filipinos’ “loob” so they become
persons who are authentic disciples of Christ.

4. THE ROLE OFTHE CHURCH IN SOCIETY
When we celebrate the Holy
Eucharist we have the Risen Christ
with us. ‘Di tayo nag-iisa.The
Risen Jesus Christ brings us the
grave of His death and
resurrection. It is the same Spirit
that makes His believers come
together and work as one
community bonded together in
the worship of God and in the duty
to continue Christ’s mission today.
The Church as the Moral Center

5. 1. Church and State separation means that the
Church and the State are two independent
institutions.They each have their own distinct
origin, way of proceeding and objectives.The
existence of one does not depend on the other.
Church and State Separation/Relation

6. 2.The State cannot declare a state religion.
Everyone is free to choose and practice their
religion as guaranteed by the Constitution of the
Republic of the Philippines.The Church does not
run the government and asks no special
privileges from it.
Church and State Separation/Relation

7. 3.The Church proclaims the Gospel, proposes
morality for all that covers all aspects of human
life.
Church and State Separation/Relation

8. Church and State Separation/Relation
What is needed is a good relationship between the
State and the Church.The Church should continue
defending the moral order of society with the help
of the government, while the political authorities
must work for the common good within the limits
of the moral order (CFC 1162).The two institutions
must work hand in hand; after all, they serve the
same people.

9. CATHOLIC SOCIALTEACHING
Description
The body of the Church’s social teachings is
collectively called Catholic SocialTeaching
(CST).
The Church develops CST based on Sacred
Scripture, ChurchTradition, and human
nature and experience.
It gives us:
1. Moral principles that can help us reflect on our social problems,
2. Guidelines for moral action, and
3. Criteria for judging our moral decisions and evaluating social
systems.

10. • social encyclicals
• Gaudium et Spes
• Justice in theWorld
• interviews with popes
• studies ofVatican congregations
• statements from different national Episcopal
Conferences
• homilies of bishops and priests
• CBCP’s timely pastoral letters and
exhortations on various social issues
Social Documents

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 The Church has always defended our dignity in
her numerous encyclical letters.
 Encyclical letter or papal encyclical – is the name
typically given to a letter written by a Pope to a
particular audience of bishops” which “may be all
of the bishops in a specific country or all of the
bishops in the world.
 Encyclicals – usually contain the teachings of the
church on the different social issues that concern
faith and morals.

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1. Rerum Novarum (Of New Things)
On the Condition of Labor
 Pope Leo XIII, 1891
 Is the first of the great encyclicals written to address
different social issues in the world.
 Published in 1891 when Europe experienced drastic social
changes brought about by industrial revolution, rise of
capitalism, and clamor for socialism.
 Pope Leo wrote it to address issues like horrible condition
of workers, growing gap between the rich and the poor,
lack of union of workers, and right to private ownership.

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2. Quadragesimo Anno (After Forty Years)
 On the Reconstruction of the Social Order
 Pope Pius XI, 1931
 Written during the time when the world was experiencing
major economic depression.
 Pope Pius XI, in 1931, issued it in commemoration of the
40TH anniversary of Rerum Novarum.
 The Pope affirmed and developed the church social
teachings contained in rerum novarum and addressed
issues such as unrestrained capitalism and the rise of
facism, communism, and atheism.

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Pope Pius XI upheld the
right to own properties,
the rights of workers and
employers, the
importance of seeking
the common good, and
the need to uplift the
condition of the poor.

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3. Mater et Magistra (Church as
Mother & Teacher of All Nations)
 Christianity & Social Progress
 Pope John XXIII, 1961
 Written on the 70th anniversary of Rerum Novarum
 It address the new social, political, and economic
development around the world. New issues have
emerged like the start of the Cold War and advances
in technology.
 The Pope appealed to the wealthy nations to help
and assist the poorer nations.

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4. Pacem in Terris(Peace on Earth)
 Pope John XXIII, 1963
 Issued during the height of the Cold War
 It was addressed not only to all Catholic faithful
but to “all people of goodwill” who, during that
time, were threatened by the possibility of
nuclear war.
 The construction of Berlin Wall in Germany & the
Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 helped escalate the
tension.

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It calls to stop arms race
and stressed the need to
establish harmonious
relationship among
individuals & among
nations which should be
based on truth, justice,
charity & freedom.

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5. Gaudium et Spes (The Joys & Hopes)
 The church in the modern world(The Second
Vatican Council, 1956)
 Issued at the end of the Second Vatican
Council
 It clarified the role of the church in this
rapidly developing and progressing world.
 The church needs to “interpret the signs of
the times” in the light of the Scriptures & to
continue protecting human dignity and
promoting the common good.

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6. Populorum Progressio (On the
Progression of Peoples)
 Pope Paul VI, 1967
 It explained that development must not only
include the economic aspect but the moral and
social facets as well.
 Humanity must work together to eradicate
hunger, poverty, ignorance & injustice.
 This is possible if the wealthy nations would help
the developing nations meet their great needs.

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7. Octogesima Adveniens (On the
Eightenth Year)
 A call to action
 Pope Paul VI, 1971
 Written by Pope Paul VI to Cardinal
Maurice Roy, President of the Council of
Laity and of the Pontifical Commission on
Justice and Peace, on the 80th anniversary
of Rerum Novarum

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 In this letter, the church faithful are called to
get involved in building a just world by
participating in addressing different
situations of injustices based on the Gospel
of Christ and the social teachings of the
church.
 Emphasizes the importance of working
together for the common good to solve
different social problems locally and
internationally.

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8. Laborem Exercens (On Human Work)
 Pope John Paul II, 1981
 Issued on the 90th anniversary of Rerum Novarum
 The central theme of this letter is the dignity of human
work
 It affirmed the importance of work for every human
being as this is one’s way of supporting one’s family
and experiencing fulfillment as a human being.
 The Pope also stressed the rights of workers to receive
just compensation and other benefits

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To have a decent & safe working
environment and to join
associations or labor union
The pope also ripened the
church’s teachings on private
ownership as he criticized both
Marxism & capitalism

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9. Centesimus Annus (The One Hundreth Year)
 Pope John Paul II, 1991
 It reaffirms Rerum Novarum’s teachings on human work &
dignity.
 Written during the time when communism was
disintegrating in Eastern Europe
 Pope John Paul II reemphasized the right to own private
property
 The Pope also reaffirm the church’s teaching that full
development is not only measured by economic progress
but also by enhancing one’s dignity as a person.

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10. Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life)
 Pope John Paul II, 1995
 Amidst the existing threat to human life due to the
emergence of “culture of death” , Pope John Paul II
issued this letter to strongly uphold the sanctity and
dignity of human life.
 The Pope lamented the legalization of abortion &
euthanasia, which makes the killing of defenceless
human beings
 It calls every one to promote the “culture of life” where
human life is defended, respected, loved and revered.

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11. Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth)
 Pope Benedict VI, 2009
 Written in 2009 , a time when the world continued to
experience social problems like poverty, injustice, destruction
of environment, and arms race.
 According to the Pope, the driving force in striving for human
development should always be charity that is founded in truth.
 Benedict XVI explained that love that is in accordance with
God’s plan is what should drive people to work for the
attainment of peace and justice in the world.

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12. Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of
the Gospel)
 Pope Francis, 2013
 Is an apostolic exhortation which Pope Francis wrote
in 2013
 In this document, the Pope stated that Christian life
should always be based on the knowledge and
experience of God.
 Love for others is what should move Christians to
share God’s mercy & love & work in building a just
world for everyone.

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CST teaches hard truths.
It’s not just being aware of
CST but putting the
Church’s social teachings
into practice.
Best Kept Secret

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CST is a significant means for the Church to
carry out its mission of integral
evangelization. Since it is based on the
Scriptural living Word of God and Tradition
of the Church, CST can be a potent source of
personal change and social transformation.
When it is deeply understood and
interiorized, it can inspire socially oriented
Catholics to devote their whole life to the
pursuit of justice and peace.

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1. Permanent
Characteristics of CST
2. Developing

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1. Permanent
Since the teachings are based on
the Gospel, they are timeless in their
fundamental values, and offer a
permanent complex ideal to be
pursued in the ever changing
historical conditions and ways.

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The fundamentals of CST make up the
steadily growing collection of the Church’s
social principles that must be creatively
applied and renewed in the ever changing
concrete situations of various events, cultures
and human needs in the historical process.
2. Developing

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Where does the Church get its
teachings? How does the Church
read the signs of the times and
reach a conclusion as to the kind of
social responsibility current
Christian discipleship demands?
These are the four major sources:
METHODS AND SOURCES
1. Sacred Scripture
From the inspired Word in Scripture, the Church receives
God’s Self-disclosure: who He is, His love for His people,
and His plan for them.

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2. Reason
In formulating its CST, the use of natural-law reasoning
allows the Church to believe in the person’s ability to
understand what is good and what is evil.
The use of natural-law reasoning allows the Church to
believe in the person’s ability to understand what is good
and what is evil.
3. Tradition
When the Church consults tradition, it is more or less
limited to those few sources that happen to have been
written down, such as published homilies and letters
about the Christian response to social challenges at the
time.

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4. Human Experience
• See – gathering data about relevant
moral issues.
• Judge – using the sources of CST. How
should we understand the issue in the
light of CST? What should be done to
respect, promote and protect human
dignity.
• Act – the implementation of the
course of action that has been judged
as necessary.

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4. Human Experience
• Celebrate – calls for coming together to
celebrate in prayer and liturgy all that has
been happening in the preceding steps.
(BEC’s)
• Evaluate – the right atmosphere for the
evaluation is prayer. In prayer, the
evaluation is given the right perspective
and environment for arriving at a realistic
and objective assessment of the whole
process.

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 The Church serves as the basic moral center of
society. All leaders and members of the Church
have their role to play in bringing the Gospel to
daily human life.
SUMMARY
 Official Church social documents since the time
of Pope Leo XIII are commonly called Catholic
Social Teaching.
 CST is one concrete way the Church fulfills its task
of integral evangelization, proclaiming that
Christ’s liberation touches every aspect of human
life.

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 The separation of
Church and State
means that there is
no state religion. All
members of the
State are free to
choose and practice
their own religion.
SUMMARY

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 CST is the Church’s body of teachings on social
realities based on the Sacred Scripture, natural law,
Church Tradition, and human experience. By
reflecting on social realities and assessing them in
light of the Gospel, the Church provides a Christian
moral vision that grounds sound responses to many
issues raised in daily life.
SUMMARY
 The Church uses the Scriptures and natural law
reasoning, Church Tradition, and human
experience as sources and methodologies in
creating CST.

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Most Filipinos are Catholics.
As citizens, Filipino Catholics
have the right as well as the
duty to participate in the
economic, social, and
political life of the nation.
And as Catholics, Filipino
citizens must apply their faith
in all areas of their lives,
including politics.
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The challenge of St. Paul for
us Filipinos is to extend our
sympathy beyond our
families, to those who are in
need. We must widen the
scope of our family by
seeing our fellow Filipinos as
brothers and sisters whose
suffering is also our
suffering.
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