Legitimate state authority has the right and the duty to protect the common good. However…
Human Dignity Articles
What is ‘Ethical’ Porn?
“By its very nature, pornography denies the genuine meaning of human sexuality”. (Pope St. John Paul II, 2)
A List of Human Rights According to the Church
The Church’s understanding of human rights is rooted in the fact that we are made in the image of God.
"Pornography is immoral and ultimately anti–social precisely because it is opposed to the truth about the human person". - Pope St. John Paul II
Christian humanism is acknowledging our God-given dignity and our purpose to serve Him through our fellow man.
"The Lord who made you...who formed you from the womb" (Isaiah 44). The Church interprets Scripture to mean precisely that our lives, fashioned by God from the moment we are "conceived", have dignity.
"I always distinguish between what pastoral care is for people who have a different sexual orientation and what gender ideology is. They are two different things." (Pope Francis)
The Catholic Church’s view of human dignity springs from human agency and free will, with the further understanding that free will in turn springs from human creation made in the image of God.
