EXPOSITION

SCRIPTURAL TEXT

SUMMARY

TAKE THE CHALLENGE

REFLECTION

SOCIAL SIN

“With greater or lesser violence, with greater or lesser harm, every sin has repercussions on the

entire ecclesial body and the whole human family.”

Reconciliatio et Paenitentia, 16

OBJECTIVES

LESSON OBJECTIVES:At the end of the lesson, the students are able to:

1. define social sin2. identify the three types of social sin3. explain how social sin offends the

common good

Luke 19: 45-48

Then Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.'“

Luke 19: 45-48

The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death, but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words.

personal sin social sin

structuresituationattitude

Begets other social problems

personal sin

Brain drain

Social Sin Defined:Situations or structures of society which cause or support evil, or

Social Sin Defined:Situations or structures of society

which cause us to fail to correct evils and injustices when

it is possible to do so.

Social Sin Defined:Sum total of negative factors which

prevent the attainment of the common good

Structures which systematically oppress human

dignity and violate human rights, stifle human freedom and imposes gross inequality

between the rich and poor

Situations which promote and facilitate greed and

human selfishness

Attitude of persons who do not take responsibility for

evil being done or who silently allow oppression

and injustice

“The poverty and destitution of the great mass of our people are only too evident, contrasting sharply with the wealth and luxury of the relatively few families - the elite top of our social pyramid. “

PCP II, 24

Social Sin: some examples

• Colonialism• Racism• Sexism• Trapo System• Child Labor

• Pornography• Migrants• Oil Cartels• Illegal Drugs• Arms Race

Social Sin in a global context

• International Debt• Cultural Imperialism• Ideological Warfare• Transnationals vs. Gov’ts• International Labor Market

Think critically:

• What does social sin deprive people that prevents them from attaining humanization?

Limit opportunities for many people, except for a few

CAUSE:

Personal sin of people against the community

essence

References

PURPOSE:

References:Images taken from:

http://www.freefoto.com/images/15/01/15_01_33---Tree-Black-and-White_web.jpg?&k=Tree+-+Black+and+Whitehttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/3915514724_bbeecc719d.jpghttp://profy.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/images/aleslie/poverty%20gap.jpg

Video from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN7x95heHhc

Some slides from Fr. Dan Kroeger, OFM

Gorosepe, V. Forming the Filipino Social Conscience.