CST+documents

For each of the documents assigned to your group, list the following information:

1. The title and author 2. Which of the seven themes of Catholic social teaching apply 3. A meaningful quote from the document. 4. In the view of your group, how does this encyclical connect to the teachings of Jesus?

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Be prepared to summarize your findings for the class.


 * __"On Social Concern" by Pope John Paul II__**

2. Option for the poor and vulnerability apply to this document because it encourages people to close the gap between the rich and the poor. 3. "To commit oneself to the development of the whole person and every human being is an obligation not only for the individual, but also for societies and nations, and especially for the Catholic community and the other Christian churches." 4. Jesus wanted us to love one another, which can be translated into helping one another. Alienating ourselves from people who have less than we do does not follow this teaching, and this encyclical tells us to do the opposite.


 * __"The Hundredth Year" by Pope John Paul II__**

2. This document brings up the topic of life and dignity of the human person. 3. "Love for others, and especially for the poor, is made concrete by promoting justice." 4. Jesus taught us to love everyone, which is what Pope John Paul II asks us to do in this encyclical.


 * __"The Gospel of Life" by Pope John Paul II__**

2. This document deals with life and dignity of the human person. 3. "There are needs and common goods that cannot be satisfied by the market system. It is the task of the state and of all society to defend them. An idoltry of the market alone cannot do all that should be done." 4. Jesus taught us to respect everyone, which is what this encyclical teaches as well.