CST promotes civil, political, social, and economic rights for all human beings because all are children of God and have an intrinsic human dignity. The U.S. Bishops advocate that these rights must be protected in all national, state, and local policies and programs.
“Every human has the right to life, to bodily integrity, and to the means which are suitable for the proper development of life; these are primarily food, clothing, shelter, rest, medical care, and education and employment, and finally the necessary social services.” ﹣Pope John XXIII, Pacem in Terris, 1963, #11
