Catholic social teaching is not a modern invention. It is rooted in Scripture, and these scripture quotes illustrate where the principles come from.
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Catholic Quotes about the Church’s Social Teaching
“The social message of the gospel must not be considered a theory, but above all else a basis and motivation for action.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 57)
What is Freedom?
Genuine freedom is not simply the ability to do whatever you want; it is the ability to choose the good.
All, What is CST?
Genuine freedom is not simply the ability to do whatever you want; it is the ability to choose the good.
All, Other, What is CST?
The Church's understanding of human rights is rooted in the fact that we are made in the image of God.
All, What is CST?
"When human beings set themselves against God, they...do not become free, but alienated from themselves."
All, Other, What is CST?
"[O]nly the freedom which submits to the Truth leads the human person to his true good. The good of the person is to be in the Truth and to do the Truth."
All, Other, The Common Good, What is CST?
“Justice is the primary way of charity”. (Pope Benedict XVI, 60)
All, Secularism, What is CST?
The top Pope St. John XXIII quotes from his great social encyclical, Mater et Magistra.
