QUIZ 4 CLED

• The Church as a basic unit of the nation
• What is patriotism?

  Love for and devotion to one's country
• What is patriotism in relation to the exercise of faith?

  Patriotism in relation to the exercise of faith is an extension or manifestation of morality.
• The affairs of the world including economic ones cannot be seperated from the spiritual hunger of the human heart.
• The Church claims the co operation of her laity.
• In conducting their human affairs to the best of their ability, they must recognize that they are doing a service to humanity.
• In intimate union with God through Christ, and to God's greater glory.
• St. Paul insisted: "Whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever else you do, do all to the glory of God"
• Mater et Magistra

  Mother and teacher
• Consequently, no one can demand that religion should be relegated to the inner sanctum of personal life, without influence on societal and national life, without concern for the soundness of civil institutions, without a right to offer an opinion on events affecting society.
• An authentic faith -- which is never comfortable or completely personal always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmit values, to leave this earth better than we found it.
• Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel
• The precepts of the Church are set in the context of moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. The obligatory character is meant to guarantee to the faithful the very necessary minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor.
• The love of country as an obligation to christian church
• Social Transformation: The Church ensure that each member lives and remains in the spirit of the Lord, living the person and mission of Jesus Christ.
• Political Transformation: The Church will save all from the enslaving force of evil and keep them free through prayers and good works.
• The Church, the body of Christ
• In the unity of this body, there is a diversity of members and functions. All members are linked to one another, especially to those who are suffering, to the poor and persecuted.
• Is rooted in Jesus Christ conduct of truth in our experiences to live a Christian moral life.
• The demand in increasingly made that men should act on their own judgement, enjoying and making use of responsible freedom, not driven by coercion but motivated by a sense of duty.