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Catholic Social Teaching and

The UNs Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Directions: 1) Refer to the Classwork Resources page on my teacher website and find
the sections entitled Catholic Social Teaching and St. Pope John Paull II on The
Value and Dignity of Life. 2) Skim through some of the documents on Catholic Social
Teaching (Pope John Paul IIs Evangelium Vitae; the website on Catholic Social
Teaching) 3) Also read the The UNs Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 4) In the
chart below, find THREE important COMMON principles that Catholic Social Teaching
and the UNs Declaration of Human Rights share as it pertains to human dignity. Be sure
to cite evidence from the various texts that support your claims. Be sure to include
page/section numbers and document titles in parenthetical citations.

Catholic Social Teaching
(evidence from various
documents)
Common principles/ideas
on human dignity
UNs Universal Declaration
of Human Rights
(evidence from various
documents)
1.










2.









3.










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