22 Apr 2024
Dignitas Infinita
Dominic and Paul wrap up this season with a conversation about the new document from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), Dignitas Infinita, about the infinite dignity of the human person. We discuss the main themes of the document before moving on to sharing our positive and negative reactions to it.
“Every human person possesses an infinite dignity, inalienably grounded in his or her very being, which prevails in and beyond every circumstance, state, or situation the person may ever encounter. This principle, which is fully recognizable even by reason alone, underlies the primacy of the human person and the protection of human rights. In the light of Revelation, the Church resolutely reiterates and confirms the ontological dignity of the human person, created in the image and likeness of God and redeemed in Jesus Christ. From this truth, the Church draws the reasons for her commitment to the weak and those less endowed with power, always insisting on ‘the primacy of the human person and the defense of his or her dignity beyond every circumstance’” (Dignitas Infinita 1).
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Spiritual Abuse Workshop
https://www.popefrancisgeneration.com/p/i-myself-will-shepherd-my-sheep (https://www.popefrancisgeneration.com/p/i-myself-will-shepherd-my-sheep)
Life as Christ: Catholic Social Teaching Retreat
https://www.practicalkerygma.com/p/what-is-life-as-christ-catholic-social (https://www.practicalkerygma.com/p/what-is-life-as-christ-catholic-social)
Dignitas Infinita
https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2024/04/08/240408c.html (https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2024/04/08/240408c.html)
Fratelli Tutti
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html (https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html)
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