EXPOSITION

SCRIPTURAL TEXT
SUMMARY
TAKE THE CHALLENGE
REFLECTION
With greater or lesser violence, with greater or
lesser harm, every sin has repercussions on the
entire ecclesial body and the whole human family.

Reconciliatio et Paenitentia, 16
OBJECTIVES
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students
are able to:

1. define social sin
2. identify the three types of social sin
3. explain how social sin offends the
common good



Luke 19: 45-48
Then Jesus entered the temple area and
proceeded to drive out those who were selling
things, saying to them, "It is written, 'My
house shall be a house of prayer, but you have
made it a den of thieves.'

Luke 19: 45-48
The chief priests, the scribes, and the
leaders of the people, meanwhile, were
seeking to put him to death, but they could
find no way to accomplish their purpose
because all the people were hanging on his
words.
structure
situation
attitude
Begets other
social problems
Social Sin Defined:
Situations or structures of society
which cause or support evil, or

Social Sin Defined:
Situations or structures of society
which cause us to fail to correct
evils and injustices when
it is possible to do so.
Social Sin Defined:
Sum total of negative factors which
prevent the attainment of the
common good
Structures which
systematically oppress human
dignity and violate human
rights, stifle human freedom
and imposes gross inequality
between the rich and poor
Situations which promote
and facilitate greed and
human selfishness
Attitude of persons who do
not take responsibility for
evil being done or who
silently allow oppression
and injustice
The poverty and destitution of
the great mass of our people are
only too evident, contrasting
sharply with the wealth and
luxury of the relatively few
families - the elite top of our
social pyramid.
PCP II, 24
Social Sin: some examples
Colonialism
Racism
Sexism
Trapo System
Child Labor
Pornography
Migrants
Oil Cartels
Illegal Drugs
Arms Race
Social Sin in a global context
International Debt
Cultural Imperialism
Ideological Warfare
Transnationals vs. Govts
International Labor Market
Think critically:
What does social sin
deprive people that
prevents them from
attaining humanization?
Limit opportunities for
many people, except
for a few
CAUSE:
Personal sin of people against
the community
References
PURPOSE:
References:
Images taken from:

http://www.freefoto.com/images/15/01/15_01_33---Tree-Black-and-White_web.jpg?&k=Tree+-+Black+and+White
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/3915514724_bbeecc719d.jpg
http://profy.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/images/aleslie/poverty%20gap.jpg

Video from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN7x95heHhc

Some slides from Fr. Dan Kroeger, OFM

Gorosepe, V. Forming the Filipino Social Conscience.