To support this interpretation of Catholi c personalism as a shift away fro m the virtue tradition t o an affirmation of a Kantian account of rights, Kraynak points t o three key passages from authoritative Churc h teaching: Dignitatis Humanae, Gaudium et Spes and the Catechism. Th e commo n them e in each of these passages is that the Churc h endorses the language of rights and grounds those rights in the dignity of the human person. So, o n Kraynak's interpretation. Catholi c personalism, which has influenced official church teaching, is based on what he perceives as a synthesis of traditional Thomisti c metaphysics with an affirmation of what he calls Kantian o r "Kantian-like" rights. T h e next step in his argument is t o sho w that this affirmation of Kantian-like rights is counterproductive for Christian teaching. Whil e granting that there are several benefits t o be gained in using the language of rights, Kraynak concludes that, as a matter of practical wisdom , the negative effects of endorsing the language of rights by emphasizing the dignity of the person far outweigh the benefits.

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To support this interpretation of Catholi c personalism as a shift away fro m the virtue tradition t o an affirmation of a Kantian account of rights, Kraynak points t o three key passages from authoritative Churc h teaching: Dignitatis Humanae, Gaudium et Spes and the Catechism. Th e commo n them e in each of these passages is that the Churc h endorses the language of rights and grounds those rights in the dignity of the human person. So, o n Kraynak's interpretation. Catholi c personalism, which has influenced official church teaching, is based on what he perceives as a synthesis of traditional Thomisti c metaphysics with an affirmation of what he calls Kantian o r "Kantian-like" rights. T h e next step in his argument is t o sho w that this affirmation of Kantian-like rights is counterproductive for Christian teaching. Whil e granting that there are several benefits t o be gained in using the language of rights, Kraynak concludes that, as a matter of practical wisdom , the negative effects of endorsing the language of rights by emphasizing the dignity of the person far outweigh the benefits.