I. Respect For the Human Person

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

1930
Respect for the human person entails respect for the rights that flow from his
dignity as a creature. These rights are prior to society and must be recognized
by it. They are the basis of the moral legitimacy of every authority: by
flouting them, or refusing to recognize them in its positive legislation, a
society undermines its own moral legitimacy.³⁶ If it does not respect
them, authority can rely only on force or violence to obtain obedience from its
subjects. It is the Church’s role to remind men of good will of these rights
and to distinguish them from unwarranted or false claims.

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