CCC applications to Diocesan Physical Education Curriculum

DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN BODY

CCC 364

The human body shares in the dignity of the image of God. The whole human person is intended to become, in the body of Christ, a temple of the Spirit.

CCC 1004

The believers’ body and soul already participate in the dignity of belonging to Christ. This dignity entails the demand that he should treat with respect his own body, but also the body of every other person, especially the suffering.

CCC 1197

Christians also become temples of the Holy Spirit, living stones out of which the Church is built.

CCC 2280

We are responsible for life before God and to accept our life gratefully as stewards of the life God has entrusted to us.

CCC 2288

Life and physical health are precious gifts entrusted to us by God. We must take reasonable care of our life and body.

CCC2289

Morality requires respect for the life of the body.

CCC 2291

The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and life. They encourage people to practices gravely contrary to the moral law.

CCC 2393

By creating the human being man and woman, God gives personal dignity equally to the one and the other. Each of them, man and woman, should acknowledge and accept his sexual identity.

CCC 2394

Christ is the model of chastity. Every baptized person is called to lead a chaste and moral life.

CCC 2523

Modesty inspires a way of life which makes it possible to resist the allurements of fashion and pressures of society. Modesty is awakening a respect for the human person.

RESPECT FOR ONESELF AND OTHERS

CCC 872

There exists among all Christians faithful and true equality with regard to dignity… whereby all Christians cooperate in the building up of the Body of Christ.

CCC 1789

“The Golden Rule” Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.

CCC1907

Respect for the person in the name of the common good, bound to respect the rights of the human person.

CCC 1913

Participation is the voluntary and generous engagement of a person in social interchange. It is necessary that all participate each according to his position and role in promoting the common good.

CCC 1914

Participation is achieved first of all by taking charge of the areas one assumes is his personal responsibility.

CCC 1932

As you did it to one of the least of my brothers, you did it to me.

SELF WORTH – SELF ESTEEM

CCC 1924

The common good thus allows people, either as groups or individual to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily.

CCC 1926

The dignity of the human person requires the pursuit of the common good.

CCC 1931

Everyone should look upon his neighbor as another self.