Declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on human dignity: discussion of the main themes

Abstract

The Declaration on Human Dignity, announced already in 2019, saw the light of day after 5 years of consultations, preparations and amendments. The text of the Declaration contains accents belonging to moral reflection. From this perspective, this article analyzes its individual threads. In the first issues, it organizes issues related to terminology, presents the teaching of the Church, biblical foundations and the development of Christian thought. The most extensive part discusses some serious violations of human dignity. These include: the drama of poverty, war, the hardships of migrants, human trafficking, sexual abuse, violence against women, abortion, surrogate motherhood, euthanasia and assisted suicide, the rejection of people with different abilities, gender theory, gender reassignment and digital violence.