1. The document discusses the Catholic Church's social doctrine on economic development and wealth, teaching that economic activity and material progress must serve all people and society, not just individuals. 2. Wealth is meant to be shared and can only fully benefit humanity if it helps others and communities. True development must consider moral and spiritual dimensions, not just economic growth. 3. Business and the market are meant to serve the common good, and economic actions should aim for justice, not just wealth creation. When motivated by selfish ends, the economy can harm people.

1. Human
Work
International
Community
Family Life
Promotion of
Peace
Political
Community
Safeguarding
environment
Economic

2. Economic activity
and material
progress must be
placed at the service
of man and society.
Economic

3. Wealth is meant to be shared.
The Church’s social
doctrine teaches us that
riches can function fully
for man if they benefit
others and society

4. What is wealth?
What is poverty?

5. EQ
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Does this picture
economic progress?

6. What about this? Does
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economic development?
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10. • DEVELOPMENT

11. • UNDERDEVELOPMENT

12. They sound
like the
description
of our
WORLD
TODAY

14. Why do these social problems exist
today?

16. MARK 10: 17 - 25
And when he had departed on the way, a
certain one, running up and kneeling before
him, asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I
do , so that I may secure eternal life?”
17
But Jesus said to him, “Why call me
good? No one is good except the one God.
18

17. MARK 10: 17 - 25
You know the precepts: “Do not commit
adultery. Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not
speak false testimony. Do not deceive.
Honor your father and mother.”
19
But in response he said to him, “Teacher,
all these I have observed from my youth.”
20

18. MARK 10: 17 - 25
Then Jesus, gazing at him, loved him,
and he said to him: “One thing is lacking to
you. Go, sell whatever you have, and give
to the poor, and then you will have the
treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.”
21
But he went away grieving, having been
greatly saddened by the word. For he had
many possessions.
22

19. MARK 10: 17 - 25
And Jesus said to his disciples, “How
difficult it is for those who have riches to
enter into the kingdom of God!”
23
And the disciples were astonished at his
words. But Jesus said to them, “Little sons,
how difficult it is for those who trust in
money to enter into the kingdom of God!
24

20. MARK 10: 17 - 25
It is easier for a camel
to pass through the eye of
a needle, then for the rich
to enter into the kingdom
of God.”
25

21. 1. Goods even
when
legitimately
owned always
have a
universal
purpose.

22. 2.Business
should be
characterized
by their
capacity to
serve the
common good.

23. “development cannot be limited to
mere economic growth…
increased possession is not the ultimate
goal of nations nor of individuals…
economic well-being is essential, but it is a
trap hindering true development if the person
makes economic goods the supreme good”

24. Riches at the service of
man and society

25. In order to be authentic, DEVELOPMENT
must be complete: integral, that is, it has
to promote the good of every person and
the whole person”
“Genuine development is integral; it has
moral and spiritual dimensions as well as
political, cultural and economic”
Sollicitudo Rei Socialis # 27-34

26. the relationship between the economy
and morality is an important aspect

27. It is a grave error
for economic
action to aim
merely at
creating wealth
without justice

28. In and of itself, the
market is not, and
must not become,
the place where the
strong subdue the
weak

29. … Economy and finance,
as instruments, can be
used badly when those at
the helm are motivated by
purely selfish ends

30. These instruments, although good
in themselves, can become
harmful whenever moral
conscience is lacking among
economic players.

31. That is why Pope Benedict XVI is calling
for the individuals to have “moral
conscience” and “personal and social
responsibility.”

32. The urgent challenge we have
today, in this global economic
and financial crisis, is not just to
behave in a traditional ethical
manner that is transparent,
honest and responsible,

33. but also the need to have this
“principle of gratuitousness and
the logic of gift as an expression
of fraternity.”

34. Man’s economic life is a
gift, but this
gratuitousness seems
unrecognized due to a
“purely consumerist and
utilitarian view of life.”

35. LESS HUMAN
a) Lack of material
necessities (misery)
MORE HUMAN
Basic needs fulfilled
Knowledge & culture
b) Destroyed by
selfishness
Respect for dignity of others
c) Oppressive social
structures
Cooperation for common
good
d) Exploitation
Desire for peace
Desire for God and Faith

36. SUMMARY

37. Faith in Christ
brings authentic
social
development.

38. Economic goods
and riches can only
be meaningful if
they benefit man
and society.

39. Economy and morality
are always related.
Moreover, economic
institutions exist to serve
the human person