65. Each individual and also every human community is responsible for the concrete and actual realization of human dignity. Meanwhile, it is incumbent on States not only to protect human dignity but also to guarantee the conditions necessary for it to flourish in the integral promotion of the human person: “In political activity, we should remember that ‘appearances notwithstanding, every person is immensely holy and deserves our love and dedication.’”[Fratelli Tutti 195, quoting Evangelii Gaudium 274]
States seems to mean government: legislation, executive policy, and judiciaries. If human communities are included in that first sentence, could that also mean schools, workplaces, and any association that brings together two or more persons?
We’ll wrap this up in one more post.
Click this link to read the DDDF document on the Vatican site.
Catholic Sensibility 