5 Pages APA Fromat
6th page is work cited
The Paper is on answering 2 questions
What’s Wrong with the world and what can we do about it?
Things I need spoken about. How social media is damaging the youth and not just the youth but also how it is making us all judge each other. Speak on the unequal opportunity of people in poverty vs wealth. Speak on discrimination against race, systemic racism, Gender bias. Touch on the lack of faith in the world and how humans come together in times of crisis but when life goes back to normal everyone is for themselves. Please touch on equity vs equality and how we really need equity in the world. Also touch on Pollution and how we all are factors in polluting the world. We consume from companies that are polluting.
Please incorporate these 7 themes into your examples of what is wrong with the world and what we can do about it.
Seven Themes (Principles) of Catholic Social Teaching
The Catholic Church’s social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives
of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. Modern Catholic social teaching has been articulated
through a tradition of papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents. The depth and richness of this tradition can
be understood best through a direct reading of these documents. In these brief reflections, we highlight
several of the key themes that are at the heart of our Catholic social tradition.
Life and Dignity of the Human Person
The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is
sacred and that the dignity of the human person is
the foundation of a moral vision for society. This
belief is the foundation of all the principles of our
social teaching. We believe that every person is
precious, that people are more important than
things, and that the measure of every institution is
whether it threatens or enhances the life and
dignity of the human person.
Call to Family, Community, and
Participation The person is not only sacred but also social. How
we organize our society — in economics and
politics, in law and policy — directly affects human
dignity and the capacity of individuals to grow in
community. Marriage and the family are the
central social institutions that must be supported
and strengthened, not undermined. We believe
people have a right and a duty to participate in
society, seeking together the common good and
well-being of all, especially the poor and
vulnerable.
Rights and Responsibilities
The Catholic tradition teaches that human dignity
can be protected and a healthy community can be
achieved only if human rights are protected and
responsibilities are met. Therefore, every person
has a fundamental right to life and a right to those
things required for human decency. Corresponding
to these rights are duties and responsibilities–to
one another, to our families, and to the larger
society.
Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
A basic moral test is how our most vulnerable
members are faring. In a society marred by
deepening divisions between rich and poor, our
tradition recalls the story of the Last Judgment (Mt
25:31-46) and instructs us to put the needs of the
poor and vulnerable first.
The Dignity of Work and the Rights of
Workers
The economy must serve people, not the other way
around. Work is more than a way to make a living;
it is a form of continuing participation in Gods
creation. If the dignity of work is to be protected,
then the basic rights of workers must be respected-
-the right to productive work, to decent and fair
wages, to the organization and joining of unions, to
private property, and to economic initiative.
Solidarity
We are one human family whatever our national,
racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological
differences. We are our brothers’ and sisters’
keepers, wherever they may be. Loving our
neighbor has global dimensions in a shrinking
world. At the core of the virtue of solidarity is the
pursuit of justice and peace. Pope Paul VI taught
that if you want peace, work for justice. The
Gospel calls us to be peacemakers. Our love for all
our sisters and brothers demands that we promote
peace in a world surrounded by violence and
conflict.
Care for God’s Creation
We show our respect for the Creator by our
stewardship of creation. Care for the earth is not
just an Earth Day slogan, it is a requirement of our
faith. We are called to protect people and the
planet, living our faith in relationship with all of
God’s creation. This environmental challenge has
fundamental moral and ethical dimensions that
cannot be ignored.