There are many injustices throughout the world today, and one apparent example is the dehumanization of lower class people. Many people are exploited in order for others to make a profit. This is largely in developing countries, but it also exists in industrialized countries. The main cause of this injustice is large companies trying to make money. This injustice occurs in multiple forms, including ill treatment of naive people and discrimination of others for past mistakes. Catholic social teachings, such as life and dignity of the human person and dignity of work and the rights of workers, further explain how these injustices are truly immoral.
Foremost, the Catholic social teaching, life and dignity of the human person, teaches that everyone …show more content…
The best example of this teaching appears in the story about Gato and Flaco. One day, Flaco went with a couple of his friends to buy drugs, and he and his friends decided to use the drugs right outside the place that they purchased them. While experiencing this indulgence, he was hit by a car so hard that “the car had crushed [his] right leg and ripped his left arm clean off his body” (Boyle 131). When the news had spread through the neighborhood, a rival gang member, who was outside of the church parking lot with a group of friends, said that he was “glad that shit happened to Flaco last night” as Gregory, or “G,” was walking by (Boyle 131). When G heard this, he was infuriated; therefore, he yelled at the group causing them to feel sorry for what they did. The moral of this story is to love everyone and treat them with dignity and respect even if they are considered an enemy. This story exemplifies the teaching because G indirectly taught the group of kids that all life is important, and since Flaco is a human being, he deserves respect. Furthermore, he tells them that he never wants to hear them pleased by the injuries of another person because everyone deserves to be treated …show more content…
Gregory says in the beginning of the book that he “hired huge swaths of gang members” (Boyle 4). He also says that “there is no question that everybody working at homeboy would have been fired anyplace else” (Boyle 178). This relates to the teaching because Gregory is hiring people who have clearly made mistakes in the past. Unlike other people, though, he is giving them decent jobs that other people admire. He also treats them with dignity and respect, and he is patient with them through it all. Finally, he is paying them more than minimum wage which is generous since the people are working unskilled jobs. Although Gregory is not making a profit for himself or the industry that he is working in, he is treating his employees in a moral way which is what the Catholic social teaching is telling us to
Foremost, the Catholic social teaching, life and dignity of the human person, teaches that everyone …show more content…
The best example of this teaching appears in the story about Gato and Flaco. One day, Flaco went with a couple of his friends to buy drugs, and he and his friends decided to use the drugs right outside the place that they purchased them. While experiencing this indulgence, he was hit by a car so hard that “the car had crushed [his] right leg and ripped his left arm clean off his body” (Boyle 131). When the news had spread through the neighborhood, a rival gang member, who was outside of the church parking lot with a group of friends, said that he was “glad that shit happened to Flaco last night” as Gregory, or “G,” was walking by (Boyle 131). When G heard this, he was infuriated; therefore, he yelled at the group causing them to feel sorry for what they did. The moral of this story is to love everyone and treat them with dignity and respect even if they are considered an enemy. This story exemplifies the teaching because G indirectly taught the group of kids that all life is important, and since Flaco is a human being, he deserves respect. Furthermore, he tells them that he never wants to hear them pleased by the injuries of another person because everyone deserves to be treated …show more content…
Gregory says in the beginning of the book that he “hired huge swaths of gang members” (Boyle 4). He also says that “there is no question that everybody working at homeboy would have been fired anyplace else” (Boyle 178). This relates to the teaching because Gregory is hiring people who have clearly made mistakes in the past. Unlike other people, though, he is giving them decent jobs that other people admire. He also treats them with dignity and respect, and he is patient with them through it all. Finally, he is paying them more than minimum wage which is generous since the people are working unskilled jobs. Although Gregory is not making a profit for himself or the industry that he is working in, he is treating his employees in a moral way which is what the Catholic social teaching is telling us to