PRINCIPLE OF COMMON GOOD

"The common good is understood as the social conditions that allow people to reach their full human potential and to realize their human dignity."[13]

The common good concerns the life of all.

The common good is always oriented towards the progress of persons.

3 Essential Elements

Respect for the Person

=> Respect the fundamental and alienable rights of the human person.=> Exercise of the natural freedom indispensable for the development of the human vocation.

Social Well-Being and Development

=> Development is the epitome of all social duties.=> Proper function of authority to arbitrate: food, clothing, health, work, education and culture, suitable information, the right to establish a family

Peace

=> The stability and security of a just order.

Illegal Logging

Dynamite Fishing

Overpopulation

Water pollution

Air Pollution

Global Warming

Slash and Burn

War