Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B 1RB0
Catholic Christianity: Catholic BeliefsAny paper
Catholic Christianity: Living the Catholic LifeAny paper
Catholic Christianity: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Catholic Christianity: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Catholic Christianity: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Catholic Christianity: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Catholic Christianity: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Catholic Christianity: EqualityPaper 3
Christianity: Christian BeliefsAny paper
Christianity: Living the Christian LifeAny paper
Christianity: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Christianity: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Christianity: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Christianity: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Christianity: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Christianity: EqualityPaper 3
Islam: Muslim BeliefsAny paper
Islam: Living the Muslim LifeAny paper
Islam: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Islam: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Islam: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Islam: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Islam: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Islam: EqualityPaper 3
Buddhism: Buddhist BeliefsAny paper
Buddhism: Living the Buddhist LifeAny paper
Buddhism: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Buddhism: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Buddhism: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Buddhism: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Buddhism: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Buddhism: EqualityPaper 3
Hinduism: Hindu BeliefsAny paper
Hinduism: Living the Hindu LifeAny paper
Hinduism: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Hinduism: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Hinduism: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Hinduism: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Hinduism: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Hinduism: EqualityPaper 3
Judaism: Jewish BeliefsAny paper
Judaism: Living the Jewish LifeAny paper
Judaism: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Judaism: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Judaism: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Judaism: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Judaism: Religious ExperiencePaper 3
Judaism: EqualityPaper 3
Sikhism: Sikh BeliefsAny paper
Sikhism: Living the Sikh LifeAny paper
Sikhism: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Sikhism: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Sikhism: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Sikhism: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Sikhism: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Sikhism: EqualityPaper 3
Catholic Christianity: Equality
- 8 subtopics
- 24 things to know
- Paper 3
- Paper 3, Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, for the religion studied in this area. Two of the three areas are taken, each through a different religion
What Catholic Christianity: Equality covers
Catholic Christianity: Equality is examined in Paper 3, Area of Study 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, if Catholic Christianity is the religion studied for that area. A student who studies Catholic Christianity may not study Christianity in their other area. It covers Catholic teaching on human rights, Catholic attitudes towards equality and inequality, Catholic attitudes towards religious freedom and a multi-faith society, Catholic attitudes to prejudice and discrimination, Catholic attitudes towards racial harmony, Catholic attitudes towards racial discrimination, Catholic attitudes to social justice and Catholic attitudes towards wealth and poverty.
Where it is assessed
Paper 3
Area of Study 3, Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, if this is the religion studied for that area.
Check the Pearson Edexcel specification ↗The 8 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- Catholic teaching on human rightsThe Universal Declaration and why it was adopted, Pacem in Terris, The Common Good (36 to 37) and the common good in Catholic thought, situation ethics, and Humanist arguments with the Catholic reply.Open →
- Catholic attitudes towards equality and inequalityThe new commandment of John 13:34 read broadly and narrowly, why equal does not mean identical, the Good Samaritan, the causes and problems of inequality, Jubilee 2000, and local action.Open →
- Catholic attitudes towards religious freedom and a multi-faith societyCatechism 1738 and 1747 on freedom and its limits, Dignitatis Humanae (1965), interfaith dialogue, the benefits and challenges of a multi-faith society, and objections to faith schools.Open →
- Catholic attitudes to prejudice and discriminationCatechism 1934 and 1935, why discrimination against religions is wrong, the rejection of antisemitism, Catholics' own history of discrimination in Britain, help for persecuted Christians, and situation ethics.Open →
- Catholic attitudes towards racial harmonyGalatians 3:23 to 29 on the Law and baptism, what the name Catholic signifies, Archbishop Denis Hurley, the Catholic Association for Racial Justice, St Martin de Porres, and life in a multi-ethnic society.Open →
- Catholic attitudes towards racial discriminationPaul at Athens in Acts 17 on one human race and living in God, the harm racism does to victims and society, a UK case exposing institutional racism, and the Church facing its own failures.Open →
- Catholic attitudes to social justiceWealth distribution in the UK and the world, Rerum Novarum, Populorum Progressio (1967), Catechism 1928 to 1933 on dignity, 'another self' and the disadvantaged, work in England and Wales, and situation ethics.Open →
- Catholic attitudes towards wealth and povertyAbsolute and relative poverty at home and abroad, Jesus on the dangers of wealth, 1 Timothy 6:10, the Sheep and the Goats as a challenge to the rich, virtue ethics, and UK relief.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What are human rights for, and what did Pacem in Terris teach about them?
How are absolute and relative poverty defined and measured?
What do Catholics mean by equality?
What is religious freedom?
What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?
What is racial harmony?
What is racial discrimination?
What does social justice mean for Catholics?
What does Jesus command in John 13:34?
What does the Catechism (1738) teach about freedom?
What problems do prejudice and discrimination cause?
What does the Catholic Church teach about racial harmony?
What does the Catholic Church teach about racism?
How is wealth distributed in the UK?
What is absolute poverty?
What do Catholics understand by human rights?
How do Catholics interpret John 13:34 as a teaching on equality?
What does the Catechism (1747) teach about the limits of freedom?
What does the Catechism (1934) teach about human equality?
What does Galatians 3:28 teach?
What is the setting of Acts 17:22–28?
How is wealth distributed across the world?
What is relative poverty?
Take Catholic Christianity: Equality further
The same content, four other ways.
Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
Absolute poverty vs Relative poverty
Absolute poverty: lacking the basic necessities such as food, water and shelter. Relative poverty: being poor compared with others in the same society.
Racial harmony vs Racial discrimination
Racial harmony: different ethnic groups living together peacefully with mutual respect. Racial discrimination: unfair treatment of people because of their race or colour.
Human rights vs Common good
Human rights: basic freedoms belonging to every person simply by being a person. Common good: the conditions that allow everyone in society to flourish.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What do Catholics understand by human rights?
Model answer
Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person simply because they are human. Examples include the right to life, freedom of religion and a fair trial.
- 2
Why do Catholics believe every person has human rights?
Model answer
Every person is made in the image of God and has an equal, God-given dignity. Human rights protect that dignity and cannot be removed by any government.
- 3
When and why was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted?
Model answer
The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948. The Declaration followed the horrors of the Second World War and the Holocaust.
- 4
What is the purpose of human rights?
Model answer
Human rights protect individuals from abuse by the powerful, including governments. Human rights also set standards for the dignity every person should enjoy.
- 5
What did Pope John XXIII teach about human rights in Pacem in Terris?
Model answer
Pacem in Terris (1963) lists rights including life, food, shelter, education, work and freedom of worship. Every right comes with a matching duty to respect the rights of others.
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What is The Common Good and the Catholic Church's Social Teaching?
Model answer
The Common Good is a 1996 statement by the Catholic bishops of England and Wales. The statement applies Catholic Social Teaching to life in Britain.
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Catholic Christianity: Equality revision questions
- What does Catholic Christianity: Equality cover in Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B?
- 8 subtopics: catholic teaching on human rights, catholic attitudes towards equality and inequality, catholic attitudes towards religious freedom and a multi-faith society, catholic attitudes to prejudice and discrimination, catholic attitudes towards racial harmony, catholic attitudes towards racial discrimination, catholic attitudes to social justice and catholic attitudes towards wealth and poverty. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Catholic Christianity: Equality organised?
- By the Edexcel 1RB0 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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