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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.

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The 8 subtopics

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What you need to know

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How do Humanists ground human rights, and how do Catholics respond?

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What are human rights for, and what did Pacem in Terris teach about them?

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How are absolute and relative poverty defined and measured?

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What do Catholics mean by equality?

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What is religious freedom?

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What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

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What is racial harmony?

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What is racial discrimination?

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What does social justice mean for Catholics?

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What does Jesus command in John 13:34?

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What does the Catechism (1738) teach about freedom?

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What problems do prejudice and discrimination cause?

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What does the Catholic Church teach about racial harmony?

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What does the Catholic Church teach about racism?

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How is wealth distributed in the UK?

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What is absolute poverty?

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What do Catholics understand by human rights?

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How do Catholics interpret John 13:34 as a teaching on equality?

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What does the Catechism (1747) teach about the limits of freedom?

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What does the Catechism (1934) teach about human equality?

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What does Galatians 3:28 teach?

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What is the setting of Acts 17:22–28?

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How is wealth distributed across the world?

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What is relative poverty?

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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. 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. 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. 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. 4

    What is the purpose of human rights?

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    Human rights protect individuals from abuse by the powerful, including governments. Human rights also set standards for the dignity every person should enjoy.

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    What did Pope John XXIII teach about human rights in Pacem in Terris?

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    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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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.
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