Social justice

Social justice is the concept of helping those who are vulnerable and exploited in society and working to fix societal ills. Social justice places particular emphasis on personal support, while acknowledging that passing laws to protect the vulnerable is also important. Examples include donating to charity, helping the homeless, providing food for immigrants and supporting laws to end societal problems.

It is important to note that in recent years, this term has unfortunately been associated with social progressivism. This is not social justice is understood in a Christian democratic context. It is not contradictionary to help the most vulnerable while also supporting traditional moral values. Quite the opposite, Christian democrats believe that only a combination of traditional morality and social justice can form a healthy society.

Economic justice
A branch of social justice with a higher emphasis on legal change is economic justice, which emphasizes the need of access to quality healthcare, a solid social safety net and corporate regulation to prevent worker exploitation, while still affirming the fundamental right to private property.