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This document summarizes the Vatican II document Dignitatis Humanae, which was published in 1965. It affirms that human dignity originates from God and that all people are made in God's image. Dignitatis Humanae spells out the Church's support for protecting religious liberty. It declares that people should be free from coercion in matters of religion and free to seek religious truth. The document discusses how human dignity is inherent, inviolable, and inalienable based on biblical, moral, and ecclesial sources.

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This document summarizes the Vatican II document Dignitatis Humanae, which was published in 1965. It affirms that human dignity originates from God and that all people are made in God's image. Dignitatis Humanae spells out the Church's support for protecting religious liberty. It declares that people should be free from coercion in matters of religion and free to seek religious truth. The document discusses how human dignity is inherent, inviolable, and inalienable based on biblical, moral, and ecclesial sources.

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DIGNITATIS

HUMANAE
PAMELA CAGARA | JOSEF BRYAN CARONONGAN

Latin Title: Dignitatis Humanae


English Title: Human Dignity
WHO: Vatican II
WHEN: 1965

What is Human Dignity?


Human dignity originates from God and is of
God because we are made in Gods own image
and likeness (Genesis 1:26-27).
Dignitatis Humanaespells out the Church's support for the
protection of religious liberty.

What is Human Dignity? (cont.)


Human life is sacred
Human beings have transcendent worth and value that comes from
God
human dignity is not something that we can bestow or take away
from another person.
Human beings are qualitatively different from any other living being in
the world
Belief in the dignity of the human person is the foundation of morality
The principle of human dignity is the foundation of all the Catholic
social teaching principles.

Declaration of
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Characteristics of Human
Dignity
1. Inherent
2. Inviolable
3. Inalienable

Sources of Human Dignity


Biblical source: Scripture rooted in scripture
Moral source: Tradition the use of reason and reflection
based in the Catholic tradition.
Ecclesial source: Church teaching expressed in the Popes
Encyclical letters, Apostolic letters, Synod documents,
Apostolic exhortations, and the bishops Pastoral letters,
which respond to the issues of the day

Biblical Vision of the Human Person


- The human person is made in the image and likeness
of God.
- Human dignity is not earned or merited, but inherent.
- The human person is free to accept or reject the
ongoing self-communication of God
- Human dignity is realized and protected in
community with others.

Theological Vision of the Human


Person
- Affirms that God is the source and creator of all
life.
- The concept of human dignity is based on
revelation and is essentially theological in nature.
- The human person is capable of knowing and
loving God, unlike any other creature.
- The human person is to be morally responsible
for the concrete protection of human dignity, and
to do good and avoid evil.
- The human person is free.

Political Vision of the Human


Person

- The person is an independent individual who


has rights and responsibilities that are
bounded by legal limits
- Equality is a foundation of the political vision.
- The role of the political state is active but
limited

Qualities of Human Dignity


- Historical Beings

- Embodied Spirit
- Conscious Beings
- Rational Beings

Religious Freedom
Includes two important aspects
1. freedom from
2. freedom for
Religious freedom requires that a society both refrain from preventing
people from living out their religion and help to create the conditions for
religious expression to flourish.
Free society - is one where people actively seek religious truth and fully
live out that truth in public and private.

How does this teaching on Human


Dignity connect with my life?
It provides:
- Principles for reflection;
- Criteria for judgment;
- Guidelines for action;
- Tools for conscience formation

Some Quotes from Catholic Social


Teaching on Human Dignity
Life, especially human life, belongs to God;
whoever attacks human life attacks Gods very
self.
The Gospel of Life, #9

Some Quotes from Catholic Social


Teaching on Human Dignity (cont.)
Human persons are willed by God; they are
imprinted with Gods image. Their dignity does
not come from the work they do, but from the
persons they are.
The Hundredth Year #11

Some Quotes from Catholic Social


Teaching on Human Dignity (cont.)
The human person is the clearest reflection of
Gods presence in the world; all of the Churchs
work in pursuit of both justice and peace is
designed to protect and promote the dignity of
every person. For each person not only reflects
God, but is the expression of Gods creative work
and the meaning of Christs redemptive ministry.
The Challenge of Peace, #15

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