Question

what is three common elements of china and egypt

Answer 1

The Catechism teaches us that there are three essential elements of the common good.

The first is respect for the human person. Those in authority and society in general must respect the fundamental and inalienable rights of the human person, and should permit each of us to fulfill our vocations in life, including the right to act in conformity with one’s well formed conscience. It is here, in the area of respect for the human person, that those of us in the Americas and in Europe and other 1st world countries are especially challenged.

The second is the social well-being and development of the group. Those in authority are called to arbitrate in the name of the common good, between various interests, but always making accessible to each person what is truly needed for a human life. It is here where many third world countries most especially struggle.

The third is peace. By this, those in authority have the obligation to obtain and sustain stability and security found in justice, protecting society as a whole and the individual person.

As the Catechism tells us, “The common good is always oriented towards the progress of persons. ‘The order of things must be subordinate to the order of persons, and not the other way around.’ This order is founded on truth, built up in justice, and animated by love.”