UNCC300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Caritas Internationalis, Templeton Prize, Desmond Tutu
13 Aug 2018
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The catholic faith is defined by its nine principles collectively known as the catholic social. The nine key principles are timeless and cover all spheres of life including the economic, political, personal and spiritual aspects; regardless of the contextual period. Human dignity is a human right which bestows respect and honour to individuals. The dignity of an individual today is defined by their materialistic lifestyle in a modern world. It is (cid:271)elie(cid:448)ed that o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s dig(cid:374)ity lay i(cid:374) their abilities, gender, ethnicity or age. The cst proclaims that one is entitled to human dignity and this is irrespective of their social class, wealth or ethnicity (ftpbroadcasts, 2013). The principle of the common good and community is multifaceted and emphasises that what is good comes about by being shared in common with the community (ftpbroadcasts, 2013). It (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s that all aspe(cid:272)ts of o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)ity; (cid:449)hether it(cid:859)d (cid:271)e i(cid:374)telle(cid:272)tual, physi(cid:272)al, relatio(cid:374)al, spiritual or affective are fulfilled (ftpbroadcasts, 2013).
