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by CAPP-USA<\/span><\/h5>\n <\/p>\n
Solidarity and subsidiarity are key components of our Faith, having the potential to place the laity on the path to discovering our supernatural destiny.<\/span><\/p>\n\nSolidarity and Subsidiarity are both born in and expressions of human dignity and both are absolutely central to the implementation of Catholic social doctrine<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nCatholic Social Teaching informs us that good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the principles of Catholic social teaching. As Pope St. John Paul II said:\u2028”The State must contribute to the achievement of these goals both directly and indirectly. Indirectly and according to the principle of subsidiarity, by creating favourable conditions for the free exercise of economic activity, which will lead to abundant opportunities for employment and sources of wealth”. (Centesimus Annus, 15)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n![\"Pope](\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/popebenedict_resized.jpg\")
Pope Benedict XVI provides deep insight into the relationship between solidarity and subsidiarity<\/p><\/div>\n
You can\u2019t have one without the other!<\/span><\/p>\nThe principles of solidarity and subsidiarity, despite enjoying over a century of magisterial reflection on the nature of politics, economics and culture, have been presented or interpreted as independent of each other or even, at times, in conflict.\u2028However, “The principle of subsidiarity must remain closely linked to the principle of solidarity and vice versa”. (Pope Benedict XVI, 58)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nWhy?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
“[T]he former without the latter gives way to social privatism, while the latter without the former gives way to paternalist social assistance that is demeaning to those in need.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 58)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nSolidarity and subsidiarity both \u201cflow\u201d from Human Dignity. These two foundational principles of Catholic social teaching are both offspring of the prime principle, Human Dignity, which flows from the correct understanding of the human person.<\/span><\/p>\nSolidarity and subsidiarity are both born in and expressions of human dignity and both are absolutely central to the implementation of Catholic social doctrine.\u2028While the case for solidarity deriving from human dignity may, at first, appear to be easier to grasp than for subsidiarity – in fact, most times it is not. Pope Benedict tells us that, \u201cundoubtedly the principle of subsidiarity [is] an expression of inalienable human freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n“Solidarity is first and foremost a form of assistance to the human person”. (Pope Benedict XVI, 57)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nWhile “subsidiarity respects personal dignity by recognizing in the person a subject who is always capable of giving something to others.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 57)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n“The principle of subsidiarity must remain closely linked to the principle of solidarity and vice versa”. (Pope Benedict XVI, 58)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nSolidarity and Subsidiarity are Key Components of our Faith!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Pope Benedict XVI (and this is very deep insight) points out that \u201cthe principles of solidarity and subsidiarity\u2026have the potential to place men and women on the path to discovering their supernatural destiny.\u201d (Address to the 14th Pontifical Council on Social Sciences, May 2008)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cTrue solidarity\u201d he tells us, \u201cbegins with an acknowledgment of the equal worth of the other\u201d and \u201ccomes to fulfillment only when I willingly place my life at the service of others. Herein lays the \u201cvertical\u201d dimension of solidarity: I am moved to make myself less than the other so as to minister to his or her needs.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cSimilarly, subsidiarity\u2026manifests a \u201cvertical\u201d dimension pointing towards the Creator of the social order. A society that honors the principle of subsidiarity liberates people\u2026granting them the freedom to engage with one another in the spheres of commerce, politics and culture\u2026they leave space for individual responsibility and initiative, but most importantly, they leave space for love\u201d. (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nWhat amazing insights! Catholic social teaching offers not only a prescription for \u201cliving our lives together\u201d in society but, simultaneously, points us to God.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat are the Human Rights on Which the State Must be Ordered?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Catholic Social Teaching identifies the most important human rights on which a democracy must be ordered (Centesimus Annus, 47)<\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1.<\/strong>The right to life<\/span> (and points out that an integral part of this is the right of the child to develop in the mother\u2019s womb from the moment of conception).<\/span><\/p>\n2.<\/strong> The right to live in a united family.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n3.<\/strong> The right to live in a moral environment<\/strong><\/span> (conducive to the growth of a child\u2019s personality).<\/p>\n4.<\/strong> The right to develop one\u2019s intelligence and freedom<\/strong><\/span> (in seeking and knowing the truth).<\/p>\n5.<\/strong> The right to work<\/strong><\/span> (and from that work to support oneself and one\u2019s dependents).<\/p>\n6.<\/strong> The right to freely establish a family<\/strong><\/span> (to have and rear children through the responsible exercise of one\u2019s sexuality).<\/p>\n7.<\/strong> The right to religious freedom<\/strong><\/span> (understood as the right to live in the truth of one\u2019s faith and in conformity with one\u2019s transcendent dignity as a person).<\/p>\nWhat Makes up Society?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Catholic Social Teaching establishes the need to maintain vibrant and critical interaction between economics, culture, and politics, emphasizing that of these three, culture is the most important. We use Catholic Social Teaching to examine each of these components.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWhat Must the State Do to Ensure Subsidiarity is Respected?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
The Church defines what is required \u201cin order for the principle of subsidiarity to be put into practice\u2026”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- respect and effective promotion of the human person and the family;<\/span><\/li>\n
- ever greater appreciation of associations and intermediate organizations in their fundamental choices and in those that cannot be delegated to or exercised by others;<\/span><\/li>\n
- the encouragement of private initiative so that every social entity remains at the service of the common good, each with its own distinctive characteristics;<\/span><\/li>\n
- the presence of pluralism in society and due representation of its vital components;<\/span><\/li>\n
- safeguarding human rights and the rights of minorities; bringing about bureaucratic and administrative decentralization;<\/span><\/li>\n
- striking a balance between the public and private spheres, with the resulting recognition of the social function of the private sphere;<\/span><\/li>\n
- appropriate methods for making citizens more responsible in actively “being a part” of the political and social reality of their country.\u201d (Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, 187)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What is Solidarity?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nSolidarity Flows From Faith<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nThe Love of Jesus<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nCatholic Social Teaching and Sacrifice<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nA Short Course on Subsidiarity<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nThe Critical Importance of the Principle of Subsidiarity<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nSchool Choice and Catholic Social Teaching<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”\/solidarity\/” button_text=”Learn More About Solidarity” button_alignment=”center” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”30px” button_text_color=”#054368″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ button_on_hover=”off” locked=”off” 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_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”\/articles” button_text=”Back to Articles” button_alignment=”center” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”30px” button_text_color=”#054368″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ button_on_hover=”off” locked=”off” 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=”Widget of Issues ” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px||” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”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=”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
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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. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][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_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Image & Text” module_id=”newsletter” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#eb7525″ z_index=”950″ display_conditions=”W3siaWQiOiI2MmUwMjk2ZS1lYmY5LTQwYWYtYmM0Mi0zZmEzYzUyNGNlYTEiLCJjb25kaXRpb24iOiJwYWdlIiwiY29uZGl0aW9uU2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiZGlzcGxheVJ1bGUiOiJpc05vdCIsImR5bmFtaWNQb3N0cyI6W3sibGFiZWwiOiJDYXJpdGFzIGluIFZlcml0YXRlIiwidmFsdWUiOiI0NzIxNCJ9XSwicG9zdFR5cGVMYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiYWRtaW5MYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiZW5hYmxlQ29uZGl0aW9uIjoib24ifSwib3BlcmF0b3IiOiJPUiJ9XQ==” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_direction=”left” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_module=”45073″ saved_tabs=”all” locked=”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=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ 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_font=”Playfair Display||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_2_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”30px” header_4_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font_size=”32px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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\nSolidarity and Subsidiarity are both born in and expressions of human dignity and both are absolutely central to the implementation of Catholic social doctrine<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Catholic Social Teaching informs us that good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the principles of Catholic social teaching. As Pope St. John Paul II said:\u2028”The State must contribute to the achievement of these goals both directly and indirectly. Indirectly and according to the principle of subsidiarity, by creating favourable conditions for the free exercise of economic activity, which will lead to abundant opportunities for employment and sources of wealth”. (Centesimus Annus, 15)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
Pope Benedict XVI provides deep insight into the relationship between solidarity and subsidiarity<\/p><\/div>\n
You can\u2019t have one without the other!<\/span><\/p>\n
The principles of solidarity and subsidiarity, despite enjoying over a century of magisterial reflection on the nature of politics, economics and culture, have been presented or interpreted as independent of each other or even, at times, in conflict.\u2028However, “The principle of subsidiarity must remain closely linked to the principle of solidarity and vice versa”. (Pope Benedict XVI, 58)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
Why?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
“[T]he former without the latter gives way to social privatism, while the latter without the former gives way to paternalist social assistance that is demeaning to those in need.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 58)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nSolidarity and subsidiarity both \u201cflow\u201d from Human Dignity. These two foundational principles of Catholic social teaching are both offspring of the prime principle, Human Dignity, which flows from the correct understanding of the human person.<\/span><\/p>\n
Solidarity and subsidiarity are both born in and expressions of human dignity and both are absolutely central to the implementation of Catholic social doctrine.\u2028While the case for solidarity deriving from human dignity may, at first, appear to be easier to grasp than for subsidiarity – in fact, most times it is not. Pope Benedict tells us that, \u201cundoubtedly the principle of subsidiarity [is] an expression of inalienable human freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n
“Solidarity is first and foremost a form of assistance to the human person”. (Pope Benedict XVI, 57)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
While “subsidiarity respects personal dignity by recognizing in the person a subject who is always capable of giving something to others.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 57)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n“The principle of subsidiarity must remain closely linked to the principle of solidarity and vice versa”. (Pope Benedict XVI, 58)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Solidarity and Subsidiarity are Key Components of our Faith!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Pope Benedict XVI (and this is very deep insight) points out that \u201cthe principles of solidarity and subsidiarity\u2026have the potential to place men and women on the path to discovering their supernatural destiny.\u201d (Address to the 14th Pontifical Council on Social Sciences, May 2008)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cTrue solidarity\u201d he tells us, \u201cbegins with an acknowledgment of the equal worth of the other\u201d and \u201ccomes to fulfillment only when I willingly place my life at the service of others. Herein lays the \u201cvertical\u201d dimension of solidarity: I am moved to make myself less than the other so as to minister to his or her needs.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cSimilarly, subsidiarity\u2026manifests a \u201cvertical\u201d dimension pointing towards the Creator of the social order. A society that honors the principle of subsidiarity liberates people\u2026granting them the freedom to engage with one another in the spheres of commerce, politics and culture\u2026they leave space for individual responsibility and initiative, but most importantly, they leave space for love\u201d. (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
What amazing insights! Catholic social teaching offers not only a prescription for \u201cliving our lives together\u201d in society but, simultaneously, points us to God.<\/span><\/p>\n
What are the Human Rights on Which the State Must be Ordered?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Catholic Social Teaching identifies the most important human rights on which a democracy must be ordered (Centesimus Annus, 47)<\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1.<\/strong>The right to life<\/span> (and points out that an integral part of this is the right of the child to develop in the mother\u2019s womb from the moment of conception).<\/span><\/p>\n
2.<\/strong> The right to live in a united family.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
3.<\/strong> The right to live in a moral environment<\/strong><\/span> (conducive to the growth of a child\u2019s personality).<\/p>\n
4.<\/strong> The right to develop one\u2019s intelligence and freedom<\/strong><\/span> (in seeking and knowing the truth).<\/p>\n
5.<\/strong> The right to work<\/strong><\/span> (and from that work to support oneself and one\u2019s dependents).<\/p>\n
6.<\/strong> The right to freely establish a family<\/strong><\/span> (to have and rear children through the responsible exercise of one\u2019s sexuality).<\/p>\n
7.<\/strong> The right to religious freedom<\/strong><\/span> (understood as the right to live in the truth of one\u2019s faith and in conformity with one\u2019s transcendent dignity as a person).<\/p>\n
What Makes up Society?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Catholic Social Teaching establishes the need to maintain vibrant and critical interaction between economics, culture, and politics, emphasizing that of these three, culture is the most important. We use Catholic Social Teaching to examine each of these components.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWhat Must the State Do to Ensure Subsidiarity is Respected?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
The Church defines what is required \u201cin order for the principle of subsidiarity to be put into practice\u2026”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n
- respect and effective promotion of the human person and the family;<\/span><\/li>\n
- ever greater appreciation of associations and intermediate organizations in their fundamental choices and in those that cannot be delegated to or exercised by others;<\/span><\/li>\n
- the encouragement of private initiative so that every social entity remains at the service of the common good, each with its own distinctive characteristics;<\/span><\/li>\n
- the presence of pluralism in society and due representation of its vital components;<\/span><\/li>\n
- safeguarding human rights and the rights of minorities; bringing about bureaucratic and administrative decentralization;<\/span><\/li>\n
- striking a balance between the public and private spheres, with the resulting recognition of the social function of the private sphere;<\/span><\/li>\n
- appropriate methods for making citizens more responsible in actively “being a part” of the political and social reality of their country.\u201d (Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, 187)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What is Solidarity?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nSolidarity Flows From Faith<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
The Love of Jesus<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
Catholic Social Teaching and Sacrifice<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
A Short Course on Subsidiarity<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
The Critical Importance of the Principle of Subsidiarity<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
School Choice and Catholic Social Teaching<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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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
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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
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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
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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. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n
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