Human dignity

Social justice:
Social justice concerns itself with our responsibility to ensure that all people are given a ‘fair go’.
Some issues that social justice aims to cover are;
• Poverty
• Child Labour
• Refugees
• Homelessness
• Hunger
Dignity of the Human Person:
Belief in the inherent dignity of the human person is the foundation of all catholic social teaching. Human life is sacred, and the dignity of the human person is the starting point for a moral vision for society. This principle is grounded in the idea that the person is made in the image of God. The person is the clearest reflection of God among us.
Questions:
1. List the 5 issues social justice aims to cover
2. In your own words explain what is meant by human dignity
3. What is meant by a moral vision for society?
4. Which of the 5 social justice issues relates to human dignity?
Answers:
1. Poverty, child labour, Refugees, hunger, homelessness is the probles that social justice try to resolve.
2. What it means is that when someone has no pride in them when someone doesn’t value themselves as a person then they have no dignity such as; slaves, homelessness, poverty, hunger.
3. It means that everyone in the society has to have dignity for the society to be moral, for the society to be equal and fair, so everyone belongs and is not discriminated against for any reason.
4. The issues that relate to human dignity include; homelessness, child labour, poverty, hunger and in part refugees.