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    The document defines and discusses the concept of the "common good". It provides quotes from multiple Popes describing the common good as the conditions that allow people to achieve fulfillment, not just the sum of individual interests. It says human flourishing has physical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions. While important, the common good is not the ultimate good, which can only be found in God. The document outlines three essential elements of the common good: respect for persons, social well-being and group development, and peace. It concludes by listing some threats to the common good such as war, discrimination, individualism, poverty, and lack of religion.

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    The document defines and discusses the concept of the "common good". It provides quotes from multiple Popes describing the common good as the conditions that allow people to achieve fulfillment, not just the sum of individual interests. It says human flourishing has physical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions. While important, the common good is not the ultimate good, which can only be found in God. The document outlines three essential elements of the common good: respect for persons, social well-being and group development, and peace. It concludes by listing some threats to the common good such as war, discrimination, individualism, poverty, and lack of religion.

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    The document defines and discusses the concept of the "common good". It provides quotes from multiple Popes describing the common good as the conditions that allow people to achieve fulfillment, not just the sum of individual interests. It says human flourishing has physical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions. While important, the common good is not the ultimate good, which can only be found in God. The document outlines three essential elements of the common good: respect for persons, social well-being and group development, and peace. It concludes by listing some threats to the common good such as war, discrimination, individualism, poverty, and lack of religion.

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    Common Good

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    The document defines and discusses the concept of the "common good". It provides quotes from multiple Popes describing the common good as the conditions that allow people to achieve fulfillment, not just the sum of individual interests. It says human flourishing has physical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions. While important, the common good is not the ultimate good, which can only be found in God. The document outlines three essential elements of the common good: respect for persons, social well-being and group development, and peace. It concludes by listing some threats to the common good such as war, discrimination, individualism, poverty, and lack of religion.

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    Common

    Good
    Reporters:
    Hanson Jay Dela Rosa, RN
    Lillien Gonio, RN
    Kent A. Lagayada, RN

    What does

    Common
    Good mean???

    the sum total of conditions of social


    living, whereby persons are enabled
    more fully and readily to achieve their
    own perfection.

    Pope John XXIII

    "is not simply the sum total of particular


    interests; rather it involves an assessment and
    integration of those interests on the basis of a
    balanced hierarchy of values; ultimately, it
    demands a correct understanding of the dignity
    and the rights of the person"

    Pope John Paul II

    Human flourishing is multifaceted because the


    human being as such has many dimensions.

    Human fulfillment includes a physical dimension


    of health and psychological well-being.

    However, the common good, as important as it is, is not the greatest good.
    The ultimate fulfillment of every human person can be found only in God, but
    the common good helps groups and individuals to reach this ultimate good.

    Besides the good of the individual, there is a


    good that is linked to living in a society: The
    common good. It is the good of all of us, made up
    of individuals, families and intermediate groups
    who together constitute societyTo desire the
    common good and strive towards it is a
    requirement of justice and charity (love).

    Pope Benedict
    XVI

    By common good to be understood the sum total of


    social conditions which allow people, either as groups
    or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully
    and more easily.

    The common good concerns the life of all. It calls


    prudence from each, and even more from those who
    exercise the office of authority.

    Three Essential Elements


    1. Respect for the person

    .public authorities are bound to respect the fundamental


    and inalienable rights of human person.
    .Society should permit each of its members to fulfill his
    vocation.
    .CG resides in the conditions for the exercise of the natural
    freedom indispensable for the development of the human
    vocation, such as the right to act according to a sound
    norm of conscience and to safeguard, privacy and rightful
    freedom also in matters of religion.

    Three Essential Elements


    2. Social well-being and development of the group itself
    Development is the epitome of all social duties.
    Proper function of authority to arbitrate, in the name of the
    common good, between various particular interests; but it
    should make accessible to each what is needed to lead a
    truly human life (food, clothing, health, work, education,
    and so on)

    Three Essential Elements


    3. Peace

    Stability and security of a just order.


    Authority should ensure by morally acceptable means the
    security of society and its members.
    It is the basis of the right to legitimate personal and
    collective defense.

    Threats to Common Good


    WAR

    Threats to Common Good


    RELIGION

    Threats to Common Good


    DISCRIMINATIO
    N

    Threats to Common Good


    INDIVIDUALISM

    Threats to Common Good


    POVERTY

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