Guiding Principles
Your Catholic Voice Foundation is motivated by the example of Jesus Christ to ease suffering, provide development assistance, and foster charity and justice. We are committed to a set of Guiding Principles and hold ourselves accountable to each other for them.
Guiding Principles:
Your Catholic Voice Foundation draws upon a rich tradition of Scripture and Catholic social teaching, which serve as the foundation for our Guiding Principles. Acting as a guide to what a just world might look like, these Principles are shared across religious and cultural boundaries and articulate values that are common among people who seek to promote and work towards true justice and lasting peace.
Sacredness and Dignity of the Human Person
Created in the image of God, all human life is sacred and possesses a dignity that comes directly from our creation and not from any action of our own.
Rights and Responsibilities Every person has basic rights and responsibilities that flow from our human dignity and that belong to us as human beings regardless of any social or political structures. The rights are numerous and include those things that make life truly human. Corresponding to our rights are duties and responsibilities to respect the rights of others and to work for the common good of all.
All of us are social by nature and are called to live in community with others — our full human potential isn't realized in solitude, but in community with others. How we organize our families, societies and communities directly affects human dignity and our ability to achieve our full human potential.
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