Racist ways of thinking and behaviors are rooted in the very reality of sin, which began from the very esse

I think this reading is well written and well rooted in scripture. They mainly use the book of Genesis to further specify our unity in our descent. The authors also effectively used historical data and the example of Jesus to strengthen our Catholic stance in dealing with racism. Racism definitely deprives people of their worth and value and therefore must be avoided at all costs. I also think this reading corresponds with human experience since it deals a lot about people’s attitudes and behaviors toward racism in the past and present. People aren’t perfect. Even I possess prejudices to a certain degree. I think it is important to view things in other’s perspective. Being egocentric or ethnocentric is very selfish. A personal experience of being racially prejudiced was when I was visiting Korea. When me and my brother spoke English on the subway, they found us interesting and started talking to us. But when they found that we were from the small island of Guam and not the mainland, they began to look down on us and started to whisper things behind our backs. I think even those racial jokes and slangs we often use are mean and stereotyped. Everyone is unique and immensely special. I think this reading was pretty strong, but I found this particular reading VERY long. I think it was unnecessary to give examples for every single point. This just resulted in my paper being longer than usual. Other than that, I definitely agree with the author’s proposal that racism should be prevented and equality promoted. Working with one another through interdependence, solidarity, and fraternity, we can draw closer to fulfilling God’s ultimate intention for us to survive and thrive on this earth.

nce of humanity. “Racial prejudice,… awareness of the biologically determined superiority of one’s own race or ethnic group with respect to others, developed above all from the practice of colonization and slavery at the dawn of the modern era.” (Pontifical Justice & Peace Commission, The Church and Racism: Toward a More Fraternal Society, 1988) We can definitely see racist behaviors apparent throughout history. Greco-Roman ancients didn’t seem to have any knowledge of any racial distinctions. Their attitudes about their racial superiority arose not from innate biological reasons but rather from slavery. It is highly important to remember that these slaves were once persons who belonged to groups conquered in war, and not persons who were hated because of their race. Even The Hebrew people who had received a unique degree of love from God often cursed pagans because of their religious distinctions. Moreover, the Christians in the middle ages scorned Jews for their refusal to believe in Christ. Dramatic attitude changes came about from the discovery of the New Worl

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