Catechism of the Catholic Church on Social Doctrine

What Are the Catholic Social Teachings?

Foundational Principles of Catholic Social Teachings

Social Teachings Index by Issue

Catechism Indexed by Issue

Documents of the Second Vatican Council

References to Catholic Social Teachings Found in the Catechism

 

The following links deal with parts of the Catechism of the Catholic Church that relate to the social teachings of the Church - Man created in the image of the Holy Trinity, male and female, as social beings. What does that mean about who we are and our obligations to one another?
"Christian, recognize your dignity and, now that you share in God's own nature, do not return to your former base condition by sinning. Remember who is your head and of whose body you are a member. Never forget that you have been rescued from the power of darkness and brought into the light of the Kingdom of God."
- St. Leo the Great
Human Dignity
Part Three, Section One, Chapter One: The Dignity of the Human Person

Article 1: Man: The Image of God
Article 2: Our Vocation to Beatitude
The Beatitudes, The Desire for Happiness, Christian Beatitude
Article 3: Man's Freedom
Freedom and Responsibility, Human Freedom in the Economy of Salvation
Article 4: The Morality of Human Acts
The Sources of Morality, Good Acts and Evil Acts
Article 5: The Morality of the Passions
Passions, Passions and Moral Life
Article 6: Moral Conscience
The Judgment of Conscience, The Formation of Conscience, To Choose in Accordance with Conscience, Erroneous Judgment, Man and Social Order

Part Three, Section One, Chapter Two: The Human Community
Article 1: The Person and Society
The Communal Character of the Human Vocation, Conversion and Society (Principle of Subsidiarity ยง1883)
Article 2: Participation in Social Life
Authority, The Common Good, Responsibility and Participation
Article 3: Social Justice
Respect for the Human Person, Equality and Differences among Men, Human Solidarity
Human Life
Part Three, Section Two, Chapter Two: "You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Article 5: Respect for Human Life and the Human Person
Respect for Human Life, Respect for the Dignity of Persons, Safeguarding Peace
Marriage, Family and Children
Family
Part Three, Section Two, Chapter Two: "You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Article 4: Family

I.    The Family in God's Plan
II.   The Family and Society ("the original cell" of society)
III.  Duties of Family Members
Duties of Children
Duties of Parents (Rights and responsibilities, education choice)
IV.   The Family and the Kingdom,
V.   The Authorities in Civil Society
Duties of Civil Authorities
Duties of Citizens
The Political Community and the Church

Marriage
Part Two, Section Two: The Seven Sacraments of the Church

Article 7: The Sacrament of Matrimony
I. Marriage in God's Plan
II. The Celebration of Marriage
III. Matrimonial Consent
IV. The Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony
V. The Goods and Requirements of Conjugal Love
VI. The Domestic Church (family)
Sexuality (including offenses against marriage)
Part Three, Section Two, Chapter Two: "You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Article 6: The Sixth Commandment
"Male and Female He Created Them . . .", The Vocation to Chastity, The Love of Husband and Wife, Offenses Against the Dignity of Marriage
Article 9: The Ninth Commandment
Purification of the Heart, The Battle for Purity
Human Freedom

Catechism Sections Related to the Social Teachings

 
Human Dignity
Man and Social Order
Human Life
Marriage, Family and Children
Family
Marriage
Sexuality
Human Freedom
Social Justice

Part Three, Section Two, Chapter Two: "You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

Article 8: The Eighth Commandment
Living in the Truth, To Bear Witness to the Truth, Offenses Against Truth, Respect for the Truth, The Use of the Social Communications Media, Truth, Beauty, and Sacred Art
Social Justice (Poverty, Work, Property)
Part Three, Section Two, Chapter Two: "You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself"
Article 7: The Seventh Commandment
The Universal Destination and the Private Ownership of Goods, Respect for Persons and Their Goods, The Social Doctrine of the Church, Economic Activity and Social Justice, Justice and Solidarity among Nations, Love for the Poor
 
Reference:
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholics Church


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