Human Dignity

An essential part of society is the underlying principle of respect for human dignity . When a society starts to loose respect for human life, in whatever stage, it puts itself in extreme danger. Whether a society neglects a person’s right to life, as seen in the practices of abortion or euthanasia, or neglects a person’s rights to the basic necessities for preserving life, as seen in the inhuman conditions of work or even the unjust social systems such as extreme socialism or liberalism, they put themselves at risk. To neglect any of these aspects of life would directly contradict the Gospel message, to love your neighbor as yourself. Our sole purpose on this earth and the way we will ultimately enter into Heaven is to learn true self-giving love. We see that each predicament society finds itself in is caused by a lack of genuine care for another person. Society and its members must struggle to uphold the dignity of every human person; if we can accomplish this goal then our world would not be faced with such chaos. It seems that this answer is a little too simple, but then again, is it really surprising that God’s law would make absolutely perfect sense?