Catholic Social Teaching in Modern Age Unit 2

1. _____ The Catholic Church promotes socialism as an economic system.

• True

• False

Over one million of the Venezuela's population live in poverty.

• True

• False

There are God-given rights and duties that apply to all human beings and that must be respected and protected by society.

• True

• False

According to Church teaching, the Church, not governments and economic institutions, must protect and provide for the material and spiritual needs of the people.

• True

• False

The Church supports the positive values of the free market but also warns against an unregulated free market that fails to protect human dignity.

• True

• False

The scriptural definition of justice is “right relationships.”

• True

• False

Justice is a theological virtue.

• True

• False

The Church states that the primary responsibility for social justice rests with the Church and its believers, not with the social institutions.

• True

• False

Catholic social teaching is based on four foundational principles: respect life, protect the environment, promote the common good, and practice solidarity.

• True

• False

In 1817 the bishops of the United States started a national organization to help them lead the charity, peace, and social justice work of the Church in the United States.

• True

• False