{"id":28983,"date":"2018-11-15T21:04:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pmc-rolla.com\/?page_id=28983"},"modified":"2025-06-10T16:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T21:05:18","slug":"directives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smphealth.org\/stkateri\/about-us\/directives\/","title":{"rendered":"Directives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1537302989524{padding-top: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461313099115{margin-top: -13px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;32146&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]Promulgated by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, the Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD) for Catholic Health Care Services serves as a normative guide for all Catholic-sponsored healthcare systems. The ERD provides Catholic healthcare systems with authoritative guidance and instruction on matters central to the Catholic healthcare ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The ERD is made up of a preamble, introduction, and six parts, each with an important theological introduction, followed by numbered directives.<\/p>\n<p>Some themes from the six parts include the following:[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Social Responsibility of Catholic Health Care Services&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h6|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1537304316357{margin-bottom: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"gem-list gem-list-type-checkbox\" ><ul>\n<li>Human dignity and sacredness of human life<\/li>\n<li>Rights of the human person, including right to adequate health care<\/li>\n<li>Biblical mandate to care for the poor, including social advocacy<\/li>\n<li>Advancing the common good and stewardship of resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Pastoral and Spiritual Responsibility of Catholic Health Care&#8221; 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