CLF

• Community - a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society; a community of retired persons. a monastic community; a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society.
• Human community – a human social group (of humans) with a non-negligible social cohesion measure. Context: It can (typically) possess a human culture (with societal norms). It can range from being a Supportive Community to being an Individual community.  
• Catholic social teaching is rooted in Scripture, formed by the wisdom of Church leaders, and influenced by grassroots movements. It is our moral compass, guiding us on how to live out our faith in the world
• Life and Dignity of the Human Person - The Catholic tradition teaches that human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains forever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end. God alone is the Lord of life who entrusts it to every human being. All human beings are created equal and free and have dignity because they are made in the image and likeness of God. Every person’s dignity must be respected and protected from conception until natural death. Each person also has a responsibility to build a better world.
• Call to Family, Community, and Participation - We believe that the family is the original cell of social life. It is called to give consolation to each of its members. It prepares its members to face economic, political, and social realities in ways required by the Gospel. In this sense, the family is the first essential cell of society. It is where we learn to live as part of a community. Families need help to carry out their responsibilities. Communities strengthen families. This is why parishes, neighborhoods, and rural communities should become places of support and solidarity.
• Rights And Responsibilities - Human dignity can only be protected if all human rights are protected and responsibilities of all human beings are met.

  Every person has a fundamental right to life and a right to the basic needs of life. The Catholic Church teaches that every person has a duty and responsibility to help fulfill these rights for one another, for our families, and for the larger society.
• Option For the poor and vulnerable -  This world is shaped by the division between growing prosperity for some and poverty for others.
• The dignity of work and the rights of workers - The Catholic Church teaches that the economy must serve the people. Too often the marketplace takes precedence over the rights of workers. Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participation in God’s creation.
• Solidarity - Our society often stresses individualism, indifference, and sometimes isolationism in the face of international responsibilities. The Catholic Church proclaims that every human being has a responsibility to our brothers and sisters, wherever they live.
• Care For God's Creation - The Catholic tradition insists that every human being show respect for the Creator by our stewardship of His creation.
• Catholic Social Teaching

  • Life and dignity of a human person
  • Call to family, community, and participation
  • Rights and Responsibilities
  • Option for the poor and vulnerable
  • The dignity of work and the rights of workers
  • Solidarity
  • Care For God's Creation
• We are created by God – God creates out of His divine goodness, to share His goodness with others, and not because of any need or imperfection. He creates by free, intentional, purposeful act, and not by any sort of “natural” evolution that would deny God’s freedom.
• We are redeemed by the blood of Christ – more than being created in His own image and likeness, Jesus raise up our dignity to a greater height by His perfect sacrifice from Incarnation to His Paschal Mystery. His redeeming love for us proves that we are truly distinct and incomparable among God’s creations.
• We are sanctified by the Holy Spirit – God is faithful. Jesus’ promise, “I will be with you always until the end of the age”
• We are destined to eternal life – created by God, redeemed by Christ, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, the Church teaches us that we are called to be citizens of heaven. Our vision as Christians, the Kingdom of God, clearly points out that our destiny is to share in the divine life of the holy Triune God.
• Christifidelis Laici, 37 - Human dignity refers to the inherent worth in a person, a value, which grants him/her special consideration and treatment among other creation since he/she is a rational being.
• Abortion – the termination of pregnancy by removing the zygot, embryo, or fetus.
• War a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or

            state
• Self-defense killing an unjust aggressor to save one’s life or another’s life for reason of immense values
• Euthanasia – the deliberate termination of life for reason of compassion or pity
• Homicide – willful killing of a person; it is gravely sinful
• Endangering One’s Life – unnecessary endangering one’s life is the voluntary exposure of oneself to situations, actions, or conditions that can seriously damage or destroy life and health, and it is not for the service of self and achievement of ideas. Examples of destruction of life include: reckless driving that results in vehicular traffic accidents, abuse of food, overworking, duelling, hazing, and excessive physicality of sports.
• Suicide – willful killing of oneself. The principle is: suicide arises from grave disturbance of emotional life. It is rarely the act of a person who is in full possession of his/her will. Hence, the responsibility is lessened and probably eliminated because the act is not fully deliberated and freely done