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Catholic Social Teaching

• LIFE AND DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
• CALL TO FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND PARTICIPATION
• RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• OPTION FOR THE POOR AND VULNERABLE
• THE DIGNITY OF WORK
• SOLIDARITY
• CARE FOR GOD'S CREATION

Call to Family, Community, & Participation

The human person is not only sacred, but social. How we organize our society – in economics and politics, in law and policy – directly affects human dignity and the capacity of individuals to grow in community. Marriage and family are the central social institutions that must be supported and strengthened, not undermined. Every person has a right to participate in social, economic, and political life and a corresponding duty to work for the advancement of the common good and the well-being of all, especially the poor and weak.