Directed Reading Question For

Directed Reading Question for

Pacem In Terris

Directions: Use these questions to guide your reading of this document. You should be able to

answer and discuss these questions and the topics related to the questions.

1. In paragraph 1 what is the "divinely established order?"

2. In paragraph 2 & 3 what is Pope John XXIII establishing?

3. In paragraph 4-7 what is the pope helping us to recognize, within the human person, that governs our actions?

4. In paragraph 15-27 Pope John talks about various rights. What are those rights and give an example for each.

5. In paragraph 28-38 Pope John talks about duties in relation to rights. Give an example. Why are these two connected?

6. In paragraph 40 - 42 what three characteristics of our modern age has the pope identified?

7. In paragraph 46 what does Pope John say about society and rulers?

8. How does paragraph 47 balance the comments made in paragraph 46?

9. What message is Pope John trying to articulate in paragraph 51?

10. Building upon RerumNovarum what major theme is developed in paragraph 53-56?

11. What are the "principal duties of any government" as articulated in paragraph 62? How would you summarize these three points?

12. What major theme, from the US bishops teaching on the Catholic social justice, is paragraph 64 addressing?

13. Referencing the US bishops teaching on Catholic social justice what theme best represents paragraph 65? And why?

14. Regarding the role of government and its citizens what major points does Pope John make between paragraphs 70 and 79?

15. What is the basic premise articulated in paragraphs 80-82?

16. In paragraphs 86 to 89 what does Pope John established as fundamental in the governance of the state?

17. Paragraph 98 promotes the relationship between states. What are some modern examples where this has taken place?

18. In addressing the plight of refugees in paragraph 103–108 what does Pope John say we must recognize and respect within each person – – citizen or refugee?

19. In paragraph 109–113 Pope John talks about the arms race. What does he say is needed in order to avoid disaster? Why is this important when establishing an agreement between states?

20. Has the progress mentioned in paragraph 130 been realized? And if so, how?

21. In paragraph 140-145 Pope John recognizes the positive contributions theUnited Nations organization has made upon global society. He mentions a particular declaration coming from that organization. What is the name of the document and what does he a firm within the document that connects it with what we have learned about social justice?

22. In paragraph 165 what does the pope mean when he says "the world will never be the dwelling place of peace, till every man preserves in himself the order ordained by God to be preserved."