Catholic social teaching has been called "our best kept secret," "our buried treasure," and "an essential part of Catholic faith." Yet, in the words of the U.S. Catholic bishops: "Far too many Catholics are not familiar with the basic content of Catholic social teaching. We need to do more to share the social mission and message of our Church."
Solidarity
We are one human family. Our responsibilities to each other cross national, racial, economic and ideological differences. We are called to work globally for justice. Authentic development must be full human development. It must respect and promote personal, social, economic, and political rights, including the rights of nations and of peoples It must avoid the extremists of underdevelopment on the one hand, and "superdevelopment" on the other. Accumulating material goods, and technical resources will be unsatisfactory and debasing if there is no respect for the moral, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of the person.