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Is For All<\/p>\n
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Respects the Human Person<\/p>\n
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Peace<\/p>\n
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The Sole Reason for Government<\/p>\n
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Promotes Development<\/p>\n
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The “common good” is a critical concept. It as an aspirational result<\/strong>: “the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily”.\u00a0(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1906)<\/a><\/p>\n The common good in Catholic social teaching “consists of three essential elements<\/em>“<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#f5f5f5″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px|40px||40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|20px||30px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ link_font=”Open Sans||on||||||” link_text_color=”#054368″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#f2f2f2″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”50px||50px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_align=”center” header_4_text_color=”#eb7425″ custom_padding=”||10px” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” width=”70%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Gaudium\u00a0et\u00a0Spes, 74<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|off” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”50px||50px|” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#084369″ custom_padding=”|40px|10px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”|40px|30px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “The notion of the common good also extends to future generations\u2026Once we start to think about the kind of world we are leaving to future generations, we look at things differently; we realize that the world is a gift which we have freely received and must share with others\u2026Intergenerational solidarity is not optional, but rather a basic question of justice, since the world we have received also belongs to those who will follow us.” (Pope Francis, 159)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”READ MORE” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_font=”Open Sans|600|||||||” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” background_color=”#ffffff” custom_margin=”|40px||” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|20px|” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “An integral ecology is inseparable from the notion of the common good, a central and unifying principle of social ethics. The common good is \u2018the sum of those conditions of social life which allow social groups and their individual members relatively thorough and ready access to their own fulfilment.”<\/span>\u00a0(Pope Francis, 156)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe global economic crises have made painfully obvious the detrimental effects of disregarding our common destiny, which cannot exclude those who come after us. We can no longer speak of sustainable development apart from intergenerational solidarity \u2026Since the world has been given to us, we can no longer view reality in a purely utilitarian way, in which efficiency and productivity are entirely geared to our individual benefit.”<\/span> (Pope Francis, 159)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AdobeStock_242342824.jpeg” alt=”A young boy in a crowd symbolizes the future generations to which the common good applies in Catholic social teaching” title_text=”AdobeStock_242342824″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”|40px|30px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “The notion of the common good also extends to future generations\u2026Once we start to think about the kind of world we are leaving to future generations, we look at things differently; we realize that the world is a gift which we have freely received and must share with others\u2026Intergenerational solidarity is not optional, but rather a basic question of justice, since the world we have received also belongs to those who will follow us.” (Pope Francis, 159)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”READ MORE” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_font=”Open Sans|600|||||||” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” background_color=”#ffffff” custom_margin=”|40px||” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|20px|” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “An integral ecology is inseparable from the notion of the common good, a central and unifying principle of social ethics. The common good is \u2018the sum of those conditions of social life which allow social groups and their individual members relatively thorough and ready access to their own fulfilment.”<\/span>\u00a0(Pope Francis, 156)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe global economic crises have made painfully obvious the detrimental effects of disregarding our common destiny, which cannot exclude those who come after us. We can no longer speak of sustainable development apart from intergenerational solidarity \u2026Since the world has been given to us, we can no longer view reality in a purely utilitarian way, in which efficiency and productivity are entirely geared to our individual benefit.”<\/span> (Pope Francis, 159)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Not An End ” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”50px|0px|50px|0px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/adult-boy-child-325521.jpg” alt=”A crowd of picnickers shows the social community that in Catholic social teaching is the end of common good.” title_text=”adult-boy-child-325521″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”|||||” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”|||40px” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The common good is not an end in itself; it is never sought “for its own sake, but for the people who belong to the social community and who can only really and effectively pursue their good within it”. (Pope Benedict XVI, 7)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Indeed, “civil society exists for the common good”\u00a0(Pope Leo XIII, 51)<\/em><\/a> and \u201cevery civil authority must strive to promote the common good”.\u00a0(Pope St. John XXIII, 56)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#f2f2f2″ module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0|0px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#eb7425″ header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” header_5_text_color=”#eb7425″ text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_phone=”|-99px||-99px” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_padding=”||10px|” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_phone=”|-99px||-99px” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_padding=”|||” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n (Pope Benedict XVI, 76)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Summary” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” disabled_on=”on|on|off” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”50px|0px|50px|0px” custom_padding_tablet=”||” custom_padding_phone=”” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#084369″ custom_padding=”|40px|10px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”|40px|30px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The common good is not “simply the sum total of particular interests; rather it involves an assessment and integration of those interests on the basis of a balanced hierarchy of values; ultimately it demands a correct understanding of the dignity and the rights of the person.”\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 47)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Indeed, “[t]he common good, since it is intimately bound up with human nature, can never exist fully and completely unless the human person is taken into account at all times.”\u00a0(Pope St. John XXIII, 55)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n “The notion of the common good also extends to future generations\u2026”\u00a0(Pope Francis, 159)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”http:\/\/thechurchinmalta.org\/en\/posts\/72180\/promoting-the-common-good—the-archbishop-on-independence-day-2017″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Learn more” button_alignment=”left” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_text_color=”#054368″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#054368″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/best-friends-blond-hair-bonding-1574650.jpg” alt=”A group of young women smiling and laughing emphasize that the common good in Catholic social teaching focuses on the human person.” title_text=”best-friends-blond-hair-bonding-1574650″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px|||||” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”|40px|30px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The common good is not “simply the sum total of particular interests; rather it involves an assessment and integration of those interests on the basis of a balanced hierarchy of values; ultimately it demands a correct understanding of the dignity and the rights of the person.”\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 47)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Indeed, “[t]he common good, since it is intimately bound up with human nature, can never exist fully and completely unless the human person is taken into account at all times.”\u00a0(Pope St. John XXIII, 55)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n “The notion of the common good also extends to future generations\u2026”\u00a0(Pope Francis, 159)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”http:\/\/thechurchinmalta.org\/en\/posts\/72180\/promoting-the-common-good—the-archbishop-on-independence-day-2017″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Learn more” button_alignment=”left” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_text_color=”#054368″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#054368″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”FAQ 1-1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#f2f2f2″ custom_padding=”0px||0px” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”50px||50px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_line_height=”1.5em” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_align=”center” header_4_text_color=”#084369″ header_5_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”||20px” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Q: To whom does the common good apply in Catholic social teaching?” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#084369″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_margin=”||20px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”50ms” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A: The common good \u201cis concerned with the interests of all\u201d (Pope Leo XIII, 51)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u201cwithout favoring any individual citizen or category of citizen.\u201d \u201c[E]very single citizen has the right to share in it\u2014although in different ways, depending on his tasks, merits and circumstances.\u201d\u00a0(Pope St. John XXIII, 56)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Pope Francis has also made it clear that the common good applies to future generations. (Laudato Si, 159)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Q: In Catholic social teaching, does the common good entail a responsibility of each individual?” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ _builder_version=”4.16″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#084369″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_margin=”||20px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”100ms” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A: Yes! According to his means and position in society, to participate \u201cin promoting the common good…by taking charge\u00a0of the areas for which one assumes \u200bpersonal responsibility<\/em>\u200b\u201d. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1914)<\/em><\/a> And, it is in the \u201c\u200bpolitical community<\/em>\u200b that the most complete realization [of the common good] is found\u201d. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1910)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Q: Is the common good simply the sum total of individual interests?” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#084369″ background_color=”#ffffff” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”150ms” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A: No.\u00a0The common good “involves an assessment and integration of these interests on the basis of a balanced hierarchy of values; ultimately it demands a correct understanding of the dignity and the rights of the person.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 47)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Indeed, \u201c[t]he common good, since it is intimately bound up with human nature, can never exist fully and completely unless the human person is taken into account at all times.\u201d\u00a0(Pope St. John XXIII, 55)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_css_main_element=”width: 100% !important;” make_fullwidth=”on” global_module=”31023″ saved_tabs=”all” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_slider show_image_video_mobile=”on” module_class=”three-principles” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ header_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#084369″ header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.5em” body_text_color=”#084369″ width=”100%” width_last_edited=”off|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_slide_image_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_slide_image_phone=”width: auto;||margin: 0 auto !important;”][et_pb_slide heading=”Three Key Principles” button_link=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/catholic-social-teaching-principles\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Three-Principles.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” image_alt=”Three circles containing symbols of the three principles of catholic social teaching: human dignity, subsidiarity, and solidarity.” image_tablet=”” image_phone=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/3-Key-principle-icons-resized.png” image_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” z_index=”0″ overflow-x=”hidden” overflow-y=”hidden” link_option_url=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/catholic-social-teaching-principles\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 300px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles –\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Human Dignity” button_link=”\/human-dignity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/human-dignity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Solidarity” button_link=”\/solidarity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Solidarity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/solidarity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Subsidiarity” button_link=”\/subsidiarity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/subsidiarity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. 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It is the Sole Reason for the Existence of Governments<\/h4>\n
\u201cThe political community exists…for the sake of the common good, in which it finds its full justification and significance, and the source of its inherent legitimacy\u201d.<\/h5>\n
Applies to Future Generations<\/span><\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” disabled_on=”off|off|on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”50px||50px|” custom_padding_tablet=”50px||50px|” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AdobeStock_242342824.jpeg” alt=”A young boy in a crowd symbolizes the future generations to which the common good applies in Catholic social teaching” title_text=”AdobeStock_242342824″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#084369″ custom_padding=”|40px|10px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nApplies to Future Generations<\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”||10px|40px” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”29px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nNot An End In Itself<\/h4>\n
The Common Good in Catholic Social Teaching is Also Spiritual<\/h4>\n
\u201cSocial and psychological alienation and the many neuroses that afflict affluent societies are attributable in part to spiritual factors…\u200b
There cannot be holistic development and universal common good unless people\u2019s spiritual and moral welfare is taken into account<\/strong>\u201d.<\/strong><\/h5>\nThe Common Good in Catholic Social Teaching: A Summary<\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” disabled_on=”off|off|on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”50px|0px|50px|0px” custom_padding_tablet=”||” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/best-friends-blond-hair-bonding-1574650.jpg” alt=”A group of young women smiling and laughing emphasize that the common good in Catholic social teaching focuses on the human person.” title_text=”best-friends-blond-hair-bonding-1574650″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px|||||” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#084369″ custom_padding=”|40px|10px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nThe Common Good in Catholic Social Teaching: A Summary<\/h4>\n
The Common Good in Catholic Social Teaching: FAQs<\/h4>\n
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