Human life is sacred and the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. We believe that every person is precious, that people are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person. These are only portions of what the Catholic social teachings represent. It is our duty to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first. The USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) directs us to put the needs of others first, especially those that are poor and vulnerable. Exodus 22:20-26 - You shall not oppress the poor or vulnerable. God will hear their cry. Basic justice implies that all peoples are entitled …show more content…
NAN, a product made by Nestle is infant food formula that was marketed in third world developing countries where it is proven the water to be unsafe. Nestle, without being affected, aggressively marketed the dry baby formula to new mothers for the sole purposes of making a profit, without any regard to humanity. Companies earn profits on high priced products or services and then sell it at a higher cost than what it took to make. In order to use the infant formula, because it is a dry based product, water must be added. Continuing issues that developing countries encounter involves contaminated and unsafe drinking water. The baby formula was given to the labor and delivery wards of the hospitals where the babies were born. The babies were fed via bottles using the product from Nestle, versus being breast fed. Naturally, the babies grew to enjoy the flavor and mother’s enjoyed the new way of feeding, providing a new found freedom. Unfortunately, upon leaving the hospital, the mothers were not able to feed their babies for much longer due to not being able to afford to purchase the product. The product was sold at nearly half the cost of what a family could actually afford. In addition, to the high cost of the product, the water being used (outside the hospital) wasn’t safe. Babies were not gaining weight; they were losing weight, and becoming extremely …show more content…
As stated above, humanity overpowers money. Society should not be driven/valued by money, but by people. The lives of millions were not even considered. Those lives were vulnerable babies without a voice, babies who were dependent on adults to care for them. Unfortunately, most mothers of the babies weren’t educated enough, to properly take care of their children; but they instinctively knew that breast milk was the way in which to feed their newborn children. Sadly, it was highly educated individuals from Bristol Meyer/Nestle that dismissed the dynamics of those in need (poverty and vulnerable state) in order to make millions of dollars of capital gain for their company. This is a total injustice to the children who died, to the mothers who lost their children, to their respective communities, to all family members and to society overall. First, and foremost – the children who died didn’t have a voice. The mothers were blind-sided/ fooled by a large successful corporation within a largely developed country. Nestle created a need where a need did not exist. They convinced mothers that their physical features (breasts) were better used to attract the opposite sex than to feed and nourish their young children. Mothers instinctively respected and trusted the executives from Nestle
In Case Study 6.3, H.B. Fullers products can be considered high quality, based on their status as a leading manufacturer of it’s products, and with it’s slew of awards and honors. Although child welfare advocates campaign for Fuller to revise their products by adding noxio...
The Catholic Church declares human life as being ever so sacred and that for a moral vision for our society, the human person's dignity must be the basis. It is believed that in the inherent dignity of the human person and the sacredness of human life contains the premise of all our social teaching's principles.
Jesus gave us the Beatitudes to instruct all people to clothe the naked, feed the hungry, visit the imprisoned, etc. Their mission is also intertwined with the corporal works of mercy. The corporal works of mercy refer to the physical body of another. We are called to provide for those who cannot provide for themselves. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is dedicated to rehabilitating families in the local community by providing quality meals, clothing, housing, and spiritual healing. These families may have experienced violence, are homeless, and are unjustly oppressed by the surrounding individuals. The Society provides medical care, food boxes, and general care. Jesus commanded that we serve the least of God’s people. He gave us the Beatitudes as instructions that we are to abide by. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is putting Jesus’s words into
The Book of Amos, the teachings of Jesus through the Gospels and the Church’s Constitution all make one thing very clear. Our actions and social institutions should all benefit the human person and respect human dignity. These actions and institutions should be “founded on truth, built on justice, and animated by love.” (Huebsch p. 144)
There are countless social justice issues that Christian ethicists have the opportunity to address. The aim of Christian ethics is to determine one’s moral responsibility based off of a biblical framework. When discussing many social justice issues, it is easy to decipher precisely what scripture has to say, and what humanity’s moral stance should be. Yet, in many ways, humanity will still struggle to accept that moral and ethical responsibility, even when that moral stance is clearly mapped out in scripture. One such issue is poverty. This paper will look closely at the biblical teachings on poverty, the key ethical standpoints of sacredness of life, love, and justice, as well as the moral responsibilities Christians face. It seems,
Nestlé is well known for producing chocolate but is in fact one of the world’s largest multinational food companies producing everything from frozen meals to infant formula. Nestle executives describe the company as the “world’s leading nutrition, health, and wellness company.” Nestlé has been criticized for pushing bottled water sales in developing nations, which is not only costly for communities, but deters governments from improving water sanitation efforts locally. Similarly Nestlé has been accused of marketing infant formula to new mothers in Turkey claiming t...
As a result of the melamine based infant formula, infants across China's provinces were being hospitalized for kidney stones (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan, 2014). Subsequently, the World Health Organization revealed the Sanlu Group's infant formula caused more than 54,000 children to seek medical treatment and four fatalities were reported (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan, 2014). Previously, the Sanlu Group received complaints about their product as early as March, 2008, but the company's representatives dismissed the claims as a fallacy (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan, 2014). Furthermore, since a partner of the Sanlu Group verified the presence of melamine in early August 2008, why did the company suppress the findings to the public and the government until September 11, 2008 (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan,
America needs to fund more of its own child hunger issues, but we still however are avid contributors to “third-world” hunger issues. The burden of hunger and malnutrition are mainly in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. According to Sally Raphel (2104), each day in the developing world, 30,100 children die from mostly preventable and treatable malnutrition. Global recessions also cause higher food prices and foreign aid reduction. Statically, these developing world countries see child hunger the most; about 89% of undernourished people (including children) live in developing countries. The bulk (more than 70%,)of the world’s hungry are in the rural areas and villages in Africa and Asia. From a national standpoint, women and children suffer the most, and malnourished mother, and expecting mother soften give birth to underweight babies (ESchoolToday 2010). The global hunger problem is closely related to poverty, the economy, malnutrition, health conditions, unemployment; and it’s going to take a global change to totally eliminate
Ensuring that all members of society are taken care of and are treated respectfully is crucial to ensuring the well being of society as a whole. To say that those less fortunate should be left to fend for themselves, or that it is not our responsibility as citizens and responsible members of society to assist those in need of help is simply selfish. How would you feel if you were the one in need of assistance? We the people that make up society must contribute our time, resources and effort to help others who are less privileged and more susceptible to sickness due to their living conditions and the situation that they are stuck in. Ultimately, society stands to benefit when we take care of those members of society that are in need of shelter, food, financial assistance etc. Furthermore, in doing so, we are also keeping our community safe by eliminating the need for those less fortunate to turn to crime as a way to feed themselves and their family. One can only be pushed so far until self-preservation becomes the most important factor to a person, thus pushing those who are hungry to resort to stealing, robbing and other such crimes to survive.
Nobody wants their child get sick especially when they just born for a few months. As a result, baby food became the biggest food safety problem that can impair most people most family. Be Careful when we are buying powder milk, we all want our babies healthy and happiness. This article told us how China’s food safety problem is serious and how toxic the food is. The government should pay more attention to food safety issues. Kids are the future of this world, if they are live in a toxic world, our country probably becoming nothing. I wish we could eat more healthier and live in a better world. What’s more, we should always be careful and share the information all the time, so that more child could grow up happily and
One of the most basic teachings in the Catholic Church is to ?Love one another as I have loved you.? This can be implied towards people living in poverty as we can follow the steps that Jesus had undertaken to love other people even if they are your enemies. By showing love and compassion we can create a world that is aware of poverty issues and help the declination of poverty. Countless organisations are heavily involved in carrying missions to help ultimately eradicate poverty. These charities and organisations include CARITAS, World Vision, Oxfam, St Vincent de Paul and many other non profitable organisations which help carry out work to help those who are in need.
Catholic Social Teachings, also known as Catholic Social Justice, and virtue ethics share a common ground within their beliefs. Although one pertains to Christianity and the other to Catholicism, they both contain similar rules to live by. The rules of Catholic Social Teachings (CST) and virtue ethics can also be related to those of people with no faith. I believe that this is held to be true because all people have a quota, or certain goal, that they wish to accomplish during their lifetime. Thus, there must be a path, containing these rules that lead every individual on the right way towards their end goal. The points where these paths cross is where CST, virtue ethics, and people with no faith, all come together and share a step in their
As the practical influence was the more important of the two, the Catholic Church developed an extremely large practical role in the social services before it evolved. Today this order is being reversed. The church’s role as a service provider was deteriorating mainly because falling vocations left the church without suitable persons to sustain their roles. The reputation of the Catholic Church has also been stained by the found information of the shocking abuses committed by members of the Catholic Clergy on vulnerable people, particularly children, whom had been placed in their care. Despite the effects of these scandals, the new means of influencing social policy debate has a substantial effectiveness and may well offer a means by which the church can play an important role in the development of social policy in the future (Socialjustice.com. 2014).
Nestle, which is one of the world’s largest manufacturer and supplier for food products, is always involved in numerous issues related to environmental issues, ingredients use in the products, economic issues and import and export. Greenpeace has attacked few of them with the hope to improve the company’s practices and turn them into a company, which is eco-friendly. One such accusation is the use of palm oil in Mars, which caused mass deforestation in Indonesia, and with the help of social media(Facebook and Youtube) this controversy was put online for the world to know. Nestle’s irresponsible act of sourcing palm oil from Indonesia led to a downfall in its Brand name. Later on, on demands of the Greenpeace and other activist groups Nestle had to change its sourcing which wouldn’t have been possible without the help and constant questioning on...
How we treat our fellow human beings is how we treat the Savior of our world. Many Catholics have become inspired by Jesus’ message to care for the lowliest of the lowly. One such example of someone who historically went to the periphery of society to care for the lowly ones was Saint Jerome Emiliani.