YOUCAT Lesson 332
YOUCAT the catechism for Catholic youth
332 How is the solidarity of
Christians with other people expressed?
Christians are committed to just societal structures. Part of this is universal access to the
material, intellectual, and spiritual goods of this world. Christians also make sure that the dignity of
human work is respected, which includes a just wage. Handing on the faith is also an act of
solidarity with all mankind. [1939-1942, 1948]
Minimum wage by U.S. state and territory, as of
January 1, 2016. Minimum
wage increased to $9.00 January 1, 2016. Employers who offer health
benefits can pay employees $7.25.
Minimum wage by U.S. state and territory, as of January 1, 2016.
Versus the federal rate: Green states are higher that the federal rate Green is higher ; Blue states are the same as the federal rate Blue is the same ; Red states are lower than the federal rate Red is lower ; and Yellow states have NO minimum wage law! Yellow states have no minimum wage law
Versus the federal rate: Green states are higher that the federal rate Green is higher ; Blue states are the same as the federal rate Blue is the same ; Red states are lower than the federal rate Red is lower ; and Yellow states have NO minimum wage law! Yellow states have no minimum wage law
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Solidarity is the practical hallmark of a Christian. Practicing solidarity is not just a command
of reason. Jesus Christ, our Lord,
identified completely with the poor and the lowly (Matthew 25:40). To
refuse solidarity with them would be to reject Christ.
Principles of Solidarity (from Latin solidus=thick, firm,
strong): a principle of Catholic social teaching that aims at strengthening
community and promoting a “civilization of love” (Pope John Paul II).
[1939-1942, 1948]
III.
HUMAN SOLIDARITY
1939 The
principle of solidarity, also articulated in terms of "friendship" or
"social charity," is a direct demand of human and Christian
brotherhood.( Compare
John Paul II, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis 38-40; CA 10.)45
An error, "today
abundantly widespread, is disregard for the law of human solidarity and
charity, dictated and imposed both by our common origin and by the equality in
rational nature of all men, whatever nation they belong to. This law is sealed
by the sacrifice of redemption offered by Jesus Christ on the altar of the
Cross to his heavenly Father, on behalf of sinful humanity."( Pius XII, Summi pontificatus, October 20, 1939; Acta Apostolicae Sedis 31 (1939) 423 ff.)46 –Catechism of
the Catholic Church, Second Edition
1940 Solidarity is manifested
in the first place by the distribution of goods and remuneration for work. It
also presupposes the effort for a more just social order where tensions are
better able to be reduced and conflicts more readily settled by
negotiation. –CCC
1941 Socio-economic problems
can be resolved only with the help of all the forms of solidarity: solidarity
of the poor among themselves, between rich and poor, of workers among
themselves, between employers and employees in a business, solidarity among
nations and peoples. International solidarity is a requirement of the moral
order; world peace depends in part upon this. –CCC
1942 The
virtue of solidarity goes beyond material goods. In spreading the spiritual
goods of the faith, the Church has promoted, and often opened new paths for,
the development of temporal goods as well. And so throughout the centuries has
the Lord's saying been verified: "Seek first his kingdom and his
righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well"(Matthew 6:33.)47
IN BRIEF
1948 Solidarity is an eminently Christian
virtue. It practices the sharing of spiritual goods even more than material
ones. --CCC
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