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Diocesan Bulletin May 2012 - Eparchy of Idukki
Diocesan Bulletin May 2012 - Eparchy of Idukki
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make our efforts converge towards the very same goals: greater<br />
justice, greater security, greater transparency, greater peace.<br />
The Church is an expert in humanity ; it has often been<br />
affirmed, and the Church’s expertise is rooted in its active engagement<br />
in human affairs, ceaselessly looking towards the ‘new heavens’ and<br />
‘new earth’ (2 Peter 3:13), which she points out in order to help<br />
people live their lives in the dimension of authentic meaning. Gloria<br />
Dei vivens homo: The glory of God is man and woman alive!<br />
This conviction, first expressed by St. Irenaeus of Lyons in 185 AD,<br />
is the reason why the Church teaches not only Catholics but everyone<br />
of good will about the things that truly matter in life. “Testimony to<br />
Christ’s charity, through works of justice, peace and development,<br />
is part and parcel of evangelization, because Jesus Christ, who loves<br />
us, is concerned with the whole person. In the context of faith, the<br />
social doctrine of the Church is, therefore, “an instrument of<br />
evangelization - of ministry - because it places the human person<br />
and society in relationship with the light of the Gospel.” 21 We know<br />
that “openness to life is at the centre of true development... The<br />
acceptance of life strengthens moral fibre and makes people capable<br />
of mutual help.” 22 (to be continued)<br />
1<br />
“Spetta alle comunita cristiane analizzare obiettivamente la situazione del loro<br />
paese, chiarirla alia luce delle parole immutabili deil’evangelo, attingere principi dl<br />
riflessione, criteri di giudizio e direttlve di azione<br />
nell’insegnamento sociale detla chiesa, quale e stato elaborato nel corso della<br />
storia........ Spetta alle comunita cristiane individuare, con I’assistenza detlo Spirito<br />
Santo - in comunione coi vescovi responsabili, e in dialogo<br />
con gli altri fratelli cristiani e con tutti gli uomini dl buona volonta -, le<br />
scette e gli impegni che conviene prendere per operare le trasformaziont<br />
sociali, politlche ed economiche che si palesano urgenti e necessarie in<br />
molti casi..” Octagesima Adveniens, 1971, §4).<br />
2<br />
Gaudium et Spes, §1.<br />
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3<br />
Economic Survey 2005-2006.<br />
4<br />
World Economic Forum, India Economic Summit: Linking Leadership<br />
with Livelihood, Mumbai: J2-14.11.2011, p. 2.<br />
5<br />
World Economic Forum, India Economic Summit: Linking Leadership<br />
with Livelihood, Mumbai: 12-14.11.2011, p. 6.<br />
6<br />
UNDP, Human Development Report 2010, p. 3.<br />
7<br />
Caritas in veritate, § 76.<br />
8<br />
Caritas in veritate, § 34.<br />
9<br />
Caritas in veritate, § 43.<br />
10<br />
Caritas in veriiate, § 14.<br />
1<br />
' Cf. John Paul II, Centesimus Annus, §41.<br />
12<br />
Caritas in veritate, § 53, referring to Centesimus Annus, § 41.<br />
13<br />
Cft\ Benedict XVI, Message, World Day of Peace, 1.1.2011, § 7.<br />
14<br />
Caritas in veritate, § 54. In the light of the revealed mystery of the Trinity,<br />
we understand that true openness does not mean loss of individual identity<br />
but profound interpenetration.<br />
15<br />
Caritas in veritate, § 21.<br />
16<br />
In Redemptoris Missio, Pope John Paul II speaks of the need to live the<br />
Beatitudes and to have the spirituality of missionaries in today’s world.<br />
17<br />
Caritas in veritate, § 76.<br />
18<br />
Caritas in veritate, § 19,<br />
19<br />
Caritas in veritate, § 7.<br />
20<br />
Caritas in veritate, § 57.<br />
21<br />
Cfr. Compendium, p. xxii, with reference to Pope John Paul II, Centesimus<br />
Annus, § 54.<br />
22<br />
Caritas in veritate, § 28.<br />
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