08-0063 Tuason‚ Mara Alessandra I. Reflection paper on the “Corporate Social Responsibility in the Encyclical ‘Caritas in Veritate’” According to Benedict XVI‚ in his encyclical‚ “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is seen as a natural ethical responsibility‚ which does not come from abstract principles‚ nor is limited to management skills; which derives from the objective or purpose of the company and its role in society. Which is based in justice and charity; is voluntary; focuses
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CARITAS IN VERITATE (CHARITY IN TRUTH) BENEDICT XVI‚ 2009 This social encyclical tackles the interrelationship and complementarity between justice‚ love‚ and truth. Love must be the foundation of all our efforts to create a more just world: ‘charity demands justice’ but at the same time ‘charity transcends justice and completes it in the logic of giving and forgiving.’ However‚ Benedict XVI points out that sentimentality and emotionalism arise when charity/love is practiced without truth. He
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events if there weren’t organisations to spread the word. Caritas helps people around the world get back on their feet with serious problems like the ones that I have talked about above and many more that a lot of people do not know about. How does Caritas help assist to address one or more of these problems? After a Latin word that means loving and compassion‚ the company that we know today that helps improve mankind is Caritas. Caritas is a humanitarian agency whom opens their arms to all who
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Caritas is one of the largest humanitarian networks around the world whose primary mission is to build a better world for the poorest of people‚ regardless of their social background‚ political beliefs‚ gender or religion. Their work is shaped by the tradition of Catholic Social Teaching which first started in 1897 in Germany and based on the two qualities central to their work‚ love and compassion‚ their commitment to upholding the human dignity of those at greatest risk‚ now spans over 200 countries
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Caritas Pirckheimer (Early Modern Period 1524-1528) Caritas Pirckheimer‚ held the position of an abbess in her convent‚ and encountered religious conflicts during her time in Nuremberg‚ Germany‚ St. Claire church. Between the years of 1524 to 1528‚ the Reformation created an issue where Pirckheimer‚ defended her cloister and sisters’ rights in the City council’s attempt to close it down and force the members to renounce their vows. The council made an effort to replace
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Caritas Lorenz Worthmann once said‚ “Caritas is Latin for love and compassion – two qualities which are central to our work…” Worthman first founded caritas in 1897. He believed that it’s important to help those who cannot help themselves‚ so he began the foundation that we all know as Caritas today. Caritas works to prevent common injustices in the world such as homelessness and poverty. Caritas has been running for over a hundred years globally‚ but only for fifty years in Australia. Volunteers
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Caritas *Their role is charitable‚ enabling countries that have met misfortune to get back on their feet again‚ mostly through Catholic Church donations -Four areas they work in. Kenya‚ China‚ Peru and Fiji. * Three types of programs. Basic health‚ Education‚ Climate justice. * Profile on each region Kenya. Caritas Australia and our partners provided food/cash for work to 40‚000 people and supplied supplementary feeding to elderly‚ children‚ pregnant women and new mothers. We provided
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Malawi- Caritas (CADECOM) Caritas Australia is the international aid and development organisation of the Catholic Church in Australia. They work alongside local partners and hundreds of communities around the world. Caritas Malawi is in partnership with CADECOM (the Catholic Development Organisation Commission in Malawi.) Caritas Australia is working to empower the most marginalised communities in Malawi‚ which is one of the smallest countries in Africa and one of the poorest in the world. Aims
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ritas Australia - Poverty Caritas Australia is a non-profitable organisation that aims to help those in poverty around the world. From humble beginnings in 1897 Germany‚ Caritas‚ named after a Latin word meaning love and compassion‚ grew to become one of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies. Caritas’ main focus is to break the cycle of poverty‚ no matter a persons ethnicity‚ political beliefs‚ gender or religion. Caritas Australia works to end poverty and promote justice in over
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1. Should the President of Caritas Christi Health Care be fired? Why? Mr. Haddad Care should be terminated if the proper conditions exist for the termination to take place. A proper investigation of the situation should take place to determine and address the primary factors involved. The allegations brought forward by these women need to be examined on a case by case basis. Once the reliability of the witnesses has been established‚ then a further determination can be established. Knowing the
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