Catholic Social Teaching--Sec. 1, Pt. 1

What is the second truth revealed in the Creation accounts?

• God gave human beings a share of his divine life

• human beings were created to live only in communion with one another.

• human beings were created to live in communion with God, who alone is the source of our true happiness.

How did the example of Cain and Abel influence society?

• God saw Cain and Abel's obedience and founded a new society starting with them.

• From Cain's sin against Abel, things only got worse and as generations went by the sins of human being multiplied.

• After Abel's sin against Cain, society worsened.

The Paschal Mystery is...

• Jesus' Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension

• Jesus' Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Assumption

• Jesus' Suffering, Resurrection, Ascension, and Assumption.

What important truth about social justice do we learn from the Exodus event?

• God is only on the side of those in power.

• God is on the side of those who have been treated unjustly--often called the oppressed--and that nations or groups that treat others unjustly lose his favor.

• God is not as interested the issues of those treated unjustly as we many think.

Describe the social dimension of God's Covenant with Abraham:

• It was to be an example of peace and justice to others.

• It was to restart society because of the sinfulness that had taken over society.

• It was to be example to love those who are fleeing a land because of opression.