08 Social Sin
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Transcript of 08 Social Sin
EXPOSITION
SCRIPTURAL TEXT
SUMMARY
TAKE THE CHALLENGE
REFLECTION
SOCIAL SIN
“With greater or lesser violence, with greater or lesser harm, every sin has repercussions on the
entire ecclesial body and the whole human family.”
Reconciliatio et Paenitentia, 16
OBJECTIVES
LESSON OBJECTIVES:At the end of the lesson, the students are able to:
1. define social sin2. identify the three types of social sin3. explain how social sin offends the
common good
Luke 19: 45-48
Then Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.'“
Luke 19: 45-48
The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death, but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words.
personal sin social sin
structuresituationattitude
Begets other social problems
personal sin
Brain drain
Social Sin Defined:Situations or structures of society which cause or support evil, or
Social Sin Defined:Situations or structures of society
which cause us to fail to correct evils and injustices when
it is possible to do so.
Social Sin Defined:Sum total of negative factors which
prevent the attainment of the common good
Structures which systematically oppress human
dignity and violate human rights, stifle human freedom and imposes gross inequality
between the rich and poor
Situations which promote and facilitate greed and
human selfishness
Attitude of persons who do not take responsibility for
evil being done or who silently allow oppression
and injustice
“The poverty and destitution of the great mass of our people are only too evident, contrasting sharply with the wealth and luxury of the relatively few families - the elite top of our social pyramid. “
PCP II, 24
Social Sin: some examples
• Colonialism• Racism• Sexism• Trapo System• Child Labor
• Pornography• Migrants• Oil Cartels• Illegal Drugs• Arms Race
Social Sin in a global context
• International Debt• Cultural Imperialism• Ideological Warfare• Transnationals vs. Gov’ts• International Labor Market
Think critically:
• What does social sin deprive people that prevents them from attaining humanization?
Limit opportunities for many people, except for a few
CAUSE:
Personal sin of people against the community
essence
References
PURPOSE:
References:Images taken from:
http://www.freefoto.com/images/15/01/15_01_33---Tree-Black-and-White_web.jpg?&k=Tree+-+Black+and+Whitehttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/3915514724_bbeecc719d.jpghttp://profy.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/images/aleslie/poverty%20gap.jpg
Video from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN7x95heHhc
Some slides from Fr. Dan Kroeger, OFM
Gorosepe, V. Forming the Filipino Social Conscience.