The Church's View Of Itself And Its Role In The Modern World
1. What is the role of the state in the modern world?
To represent the people of a particular nation for the sake of the common good. The state and its authority is necessary, but must be within the limits of moral order. Citizens have every right to protect themselves against the abuse of authority, but they in turn also have a role to use their vote to what they believe is the common good. 1. What is the church's view of itself and its role?
The Catholic Church has always had a vision which has evolved and adapted with whatever the social demands of the time were. The rights and dignity of human beings is paramount, and is applicable to all no matter what gender, race, age or economic status they may be. The Church must in no way be confused with the political community and is similarly autonomous and independent from politics. El Salvadorian Bishop Oscar …show more content…
Political imprisonment: those who disagreed with how the government operated often 'disappeared', but were actually secretly kidnapped and would be imprisoned, tortured or killed. b. Abuse of authority: the very structure of this government itself was immoral in every possible way. It had usurped its governance, then misused its authority to dominate its citizens and rule with the power of fear. c. Denial of religious freedom: anyone who used doctrines of religion (particularly Catholicism) to speak out against the government were branded as communists, which was considered illegal within El Salvador. d. Denial of political freedom: communism itself was disallowed because the American government had supplied El Salvador with weaponry to fight off 'communism'. This quickly became abused by the government and anyone who showed a hint of communist support became a political prisoner. e. Dispossession of land: whole communities of coffee bean plantations owned by Indians were displaced and given to wealthy El Salvadorian families.
Essentials of a Just Society
To represent the people of a particular nation for the sake of the common good. The state and its authority is necessary, but must be within the limits of moral order. Citizens have every right to protect themselves against the abuse of authority, but they in turn also have a role to use their vote to what they believe is the common good. 1. What is the church's view of itself and its role?
The Catholic Church has always had a vision which has evolved and adapted with whatever the social demands of the time were. The rights and dignity of human beings is paramount, and is applicable to all no matter what gender, race, age or economic status they may be. The Church must in no way be confused with the political community and is similarly autonomous and independent from politics. El Salvadorian Bishop Oscar …show more content…
Political imprisonment: those who disagreed with how the government operated often 'disappeared', but were actually secretly kidnapped and would be imprisoned, tortured or killed. b. Abuse of authority: the very structure of this government itself was immoral in every possible way. It had usurped its governance, then misused its authority to dominate its citizens and rule with the power of fear. c. Denial of religious freedom: anyone who used doctrines of religion (particularly Catholicism) to speak out against the government were branded as communists, which was considered illegal within El Salvador. d. Denial of political freedom: communism itself was disallowed because the American government had supplied El Salvador with weaponry to fight off 'communism'. This quickly became abused by the government and anyone who showed a hint of communist support became a political prisoner. e. Dispossession of land: whole communities of coffee bean plantations owned by Indians were displaced and given to wealthy El Salvadorian families.
Essentials of a Just Society