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Regardless
of any factors
or reasons we can think of,
individuals have an
inherent and
immeasurable worth and
dignity; each human life is
considered sacred.
The
principle of Human
Dignity means that
Catholic Social Teaching
takes a strong position on
issues around the start
and end of life.
SOUL + BODY
=MAN
THE TRANSCENDENT
DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN
PERSON
-+O.V. Cruz, JCD
-St. John Paul II
TWO CHARACTERISTICS
One is corporal and the
other is transcendental
which is definitely absent in
brute animals-and so in all
beings on earth, be they
living or still.
UNIQUENESS OF
THE HUMAN
PERSON
Man as an I capable of
self- understanding, selfpossession and selfadministration.
In
RESPECT FOR
HUMAN
DIGNITY