But does it not remain true that this event was a symbol of
the human dignity of all persons, of their participation in the common life, of their will to be free from the control of another people?
A conservative pundit criticizes the statement because it also affirms that «the Catholic Church teaches emphatically that individuals and society must respect the basic
human dignity of all persons, including those with a homosexual orientation.»
They recognize that Catholic schools cultivate faith formation, a deep understanding of God's love and a heightened appreciation for
the human dignity of all people.
The presumption of innocence protects the fundamental liberty and
human dignity of any person accused by the state of criminal conduct.
Not exact matches
Bottom line,
people should not have to dress or behave in certain societally approved ways in order to be treated like
human beings deserving
of the same
dignity as more privileged
people.
And Catholic thinkers — the writings
of Jacques Maritain are a prominent case in point — have long promoted a «Christian Humanism,» a perspective that celebrates the created
dignity of the
human person in God's design for the world.
Political Life and
Human Dignity Mary Ann Glendon («The Bearable Lightness of Dignity,» May) is right on target in noting that within the Christian tradition, dignity has a twofold meaning: «In its ontological sense it is a given attribute of the person, while, in its moral sense, it is a call to an end to be gradually realized.
Dignity Mary Ann Glendon («The Bearable Lightness
of Dignity,» May) is right on target in noting that within the Christian tradition, dignity has a twofold meaning: «In its ontological sense it is a given attribute of the person, while, in its moral sense, it is a call to an end to be gradually realized.
Dignity,» May) is right on target in noting that within the Christian tradition,
dignity has a twofold meaning: «In its ontological sense it is a given attribute of the person, while, in its moral sense, it is a call to an end to be gradually realized.
dignity has a twofold meaning: «In its ontological sense it is a given attribute
of the
person, while, in its moral sense, it is a call to an end to be gradually realized.»
Unfortunately, little attention is given to understanding how
human dignity of the clinician is threatened and violated in the current health care environment... [which] has led to the systemic violation
of the
dignity of the clinician (and ultimately that
of persons who are sick), created moral distress among clinicians, and the collapse
of the healing relationship.
His appeal to the
dignity of humanity, the toleration
of differing ideas, and emotivism finds a needed alternative in James Rogers» response from a Christianity that observes how sin perpetuates «the indignity
of the
human person.»
In a statement, Pope Francis said: «At a time when our
human family is beset by grave humanitarian crises demanding far - sighted and united political responses, I pray that your decisions will be guided by the rich spiritual and ethical values that have shaped the history
of the American
people and your nation's commitment to the advancement
of human dignity and freedom worldwide.
Evangelical Catholicism draws the will, the energy, the strength, and, if necessary, the stubbornness to continue defending and promoting the
dignity of the
human person from the power
of the gospel.
The archbishop also asserted that laws are based upon certain principles: «the pursuit
of the common good through respect for the natural law, the
dignity of the
human person, the inviolability
of innocent life from conception to natural death, the sanctity
of marriage, justice for the poor, protection
of minors, and so on.»
Additional reasons might be given for The United Methodist Church to rid itself
of a commitment to abortion rights: the increasing numbers
of African delegates (who are, in the main, pro-life) to General Conference; the horrifyingly high abortion rates (though the annual totals are continuing to decrease) in the United States; the pro-life drift
of American public opinion (which United Methodism seems to follow); the uncommon clarity
of ecumenical teaching on the
dignity of the
human person; and the providence
of God.
The Modern notion
of individual autonomy is an attenuated or thinner version
of the Christian conception
of the
dignity of the
human person.
Start with the science that shows the humanity and individuality
of the embryo, and then make philosophical arguments about the equality
of all
human beings as
persons possessing inherent
dignity.
Theologies were written to suggest that non-white
people did not bear the image
of God like white
people did and were therefore not worthy
of basic
human dignity.
As Zmirak writes, Röpke «centered his economics in the
dignity of the
human person, who lives not alone but as part
of a family and a community; who thrives or suffers according to the health
of those institutions; and who regulates his own economic activity according toýfinancial and personal incentives that he» and not the State» is best equipped to interpret.»
The state should be run in accordance with what is best to maintain
human dignity and a standard
of living that we as a
people can all agree on.
On November 29, Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, secretary
of state, wrote to Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal
of Jordan, the chief organizer
of the letter
of the 138, on behalf
of the pope: «Common ground allows us to base dialogue on effective respect for the
dignity of every
human person, on objective knowledge
of the religion
of the other, on the sharing
of religious experience, and, finally, on common commitment to promoting mutual respect and acceptance among the younger generation.
By telling
people that they can not obey God in this area, the bishops undermine the
human dignity of the working classes, and degrade their morality further.
Contemporary cultures had lost a vital understanding
of the foundations
of human dignity and were increasingly marked both by disillusion and by a mechanical and instrumental account
of the
human person.
Further, it is not true that being killed by a fully autonomous military drone necessarily violates the
dignity of the
human person.
What violates the
dignity of the
human person is being treated unjustly.
One might go further and point out that the concept
of «
person» helps us understand
human dignity as something deriving from the fact
of one's intrinsic being» rather than from the extent
of freestanding autonomy, the «quality
of life,» that a
person might demonstrate.
The appropriate explanation
of Christian asceticism begins with the
dignity of the complete
human person, not only his soul but also his body.
• Traditional liberals, writes our friend Robert P. George, have promoted their views as a way that
people holding conflicting comprehensive doctrines» «an integrated set
of beliefs about the
human good,
human dignity, and
human destiny»» can live together.
In our time, in fact, especially in some countries, we are witnessing a disturbing divergence between reason, whose task is to discover the ethical values linked to the
dignity of the
human person, and freedom, whose responsibility is to accept and promote them.
Bernard Farrell - Roberts argues that government proposals use a profoundly unjustified approach to brain death and the
dignity of the
human person.
They have always had as their goal the reconciliation between
human solidarity on the one hand and the
dignity of individual, concrete
persons, situations, and facts on the other.
Assumed consent would have the effect
of making our bodies a commodity for the use
of the state and others, and would therefore compromise the
dignity of the
human person.
«Whatever insults
human dignity, such as subhuman living conditions, arbitrary imprisonment, deportation, slavery... the selling
of women and children; as well as disgraceful working conditions, where men are treated as mere tools for profit, rather than as free and responsible
persons; all these things and others
of their like are infamies indeed... they are a supreme dishonour to the Creator.»
Eve's incarnation teaches the solitary Adam how the
human body is not some autonomous vehicle but precisely how the infinite life and
dignity of each
person is made manifest.
Ours is indeed a consumeristic culture, the kind that too often turns
people into commodities, and I believe Christians can speak into that culture in a unique, life - giving way — not only as it concerns sex - on - demand, but also as it concerns food - on - demand, celebrity - on - demand, stuff - on - demand, cheap - goods - on - demand, pornography - on - demand, entertainment - on - demand, comfort - on - demand, distraction - on - demand, information - on - demand, power - on - demand, energy - on - demand, and all those habits that tend to thrive at the expense
of the
dignity and value
of our fellow
human beings or our planet.
Seeing the lives and examples
of the Christian saints; along with understanding the
dignity of the
human person and the intentions underlying its practices, Christian asceticism provides a clearer and more holistic view
of the
human person.
[1] The culture
of death denies the fundamental
dignity of the
human person
These men and women have fought for the abolition
of slavery (Wilberforce), established orphanages for abandoned children (Mueller), advanced civil rights for racial minorities (King), fought against HIV / AIDS (Koop), provided
human touch, restored
dignity, and shelter for the poor (Mother Teresa), created places
of belonging and contribution for
people with disabilities and special needs (Tada), and fought against the sex trade and
human trafficking (Caine).
Moreover, in our time the language
of universal
human rights is the most available discourse for cross-cultural deliberation about the
dignity of the
human person.
The League
of Nations, with President Wilson's 14 points, failed; and global blood in ceaseless flood and genocidal gore inflicting millions
of human casualties awakened the
peoples of the earth to the urgency
of the United Nations as a global guardian and sentinel on the qui vive
of peace and security and respect for
human dignity, worth
of the
human person and inalienable
human rights.
The inviolable
dignity of the
human person is derived from and directed to that which transcends the authority
of the state.
Karl Marx, and others with a heart, felt the need for a revolutionary humanization
of the system as inevitable and morally mandatory for the
dignity and decency
of the
human person.
A third, a physician in New York City, praised the Catholic tradition for its emphasis on
human dignity and social justice, but added: «I am troubled by the fact that I find greater acceptance
of myself as a whole
person in my professional community as a physician, than I do in the official hierarchy
of the church
of my family, my childhood, and my life.»
There is no doubt that work, an adequate standard
of living, health care, food, clothing, housing, and education are all
human goods that are, as the Declaration says, «indispensable for [a
person's]
dignity and the free development
of his personality» (Article 22).
Martyrs testify to intoxicating love and «the inviolability
of the moral order,» which includes the personal
dignity of the
human person.
One must make a reasoned decision about these truths, and in that sense the United Nations Charter and the Declaration reaffirm «faith in fundamental
human rights, in the
dignity and worth
of the
human person, and in the equal rights
of men and women.»
Since religious freedom is based on the inherent
dignity of the
human person there is no question
of it permitting the treatment
of individuals to be based on the view that some are
of a lesser
dignity than others.
While couched in different language, Catholic social teaching has much in common with this approach, in its overriding concern to safeguard the unique
dignity of every
human person, created in the image and likeness
of God, and in its emphasis on the duty
of civil authority to foster the common good.
[9] The Church's social vision, built on principles
of justice, peace, freedom and solidarity, [10] presents, this writer would submit, values which serve much better if we want to uphold the
dignity of the
human person.
The area in which schools should have a very significant role to play (and where perhaps some Catholic schools currently underperform), is the promotion
of a culture in which young
people understand and engage with the Church's key teachings relating to sexuality and the inherent
dignity of human life.
The great St John Paul said that religious freedom is «the basis
of all other freedoms and is inseparably tied to them by reason
of that very
dignity which is the
human person» (letter to the Secretary General
of the United Nations, 1978).
• the capacity to reach objective and universal truth as well as valid metaphysical knowledge; • the unity
of body and soul in man; • the
dignity of the
human person; • relations between nature and freedom; • the importance
of natural law and
of the «sources
of morality,»... • and the necessary conformity
of civil law to moral law.